Originally Posted by
hockeyguy
Is 50K high-rev miles a guarantee of GS status? It was my understanding that the 50K criteria was only for renewal of GS status. If you're hoping to get a GS invite, I'd say you need to keep your travel on UA until it's confirmed. Otherwise, you could end up with ultra status on 0 airlines.
Plus, if you hit GS, why not enjoy the benefits?
I think you are misreading the OP. His signature says he's already GS, so I think he's requalifying. I think the reason he mentions 1K (which threw me off the first time around) is that GS obviously doesn't get you 1K automically, so he wanted both.