ok thanks alot for that post alex much apprec.

now a few things - if its going to be 19 round trips in two years it looks im gonna fall short by 5 round trips so thats a bummer - im sure if the aus flights counted i woulda been a little bit closer

lets see is there anyway travelling to OZ u can get HON miles or does it have to be LH metal - if so then does any LH metal make its way to the land down under?

also alex i wouldnt see the practicality in qualifiying for Sen this year isnt the whole idea for me to qualify as quick as possible at the beginning of the year hence put the august trip down to MnM, and the second trip arriving bak into aus around 16th December - then since im leaving auz again around the 30th - shouldnt i put only the return journey which is the 22 Jan on and not the departing which would mean i was qualified december 2007 instead of Jan 2008 , Jan 2008 enabling me to have 2008, 2009,2010 and till feb 2011???

with the BD program its qualification years so like u fly 57 000 first and then ur gold, u do 38 000 miles afterward for retention in a maximum time of a year to be gold for the next year. HOWEVER speaking to the BD department - they said every 38 000 miles is in effect one year so if i earn 76 000 miles in 12 months ive qualified for 2 more years - so for people who travel very very frequent - if they put their miles in BD for the next year or 2 , they could come away with Star Gold for life? i Stress extreme caution with this as this was just me talking with two marketing people in BD and one of the senior represenatives. - i strongly suggest someone else to chek this all out as well s reassure us

cheers
tokes