Originally Posted by
piperlance
The point of my post (I was wondering what it was myself
) is to add my opinion that I don't feel compelled to retain my status and to assiduously monitor my points/SC's and plan future travel accordingly. I thought I might get caught up in it all, as some seem to. It's nice to accrue the benefits of status, and I will certainly enjoy it while it lasts, but I am not sure that I will be retaining platinum for long. By the way, that's no criticism of those who do like to achieve and maintain status. I simply wanted to voice my opinion in this wonderfully diverse forum.
One of the reasons a lot of us do get compelled to retain status is that a lot of our travel is due to work. So a combination of trying to feel as comfortable as possible when travelling for work, together with the fact that work pays for the travel, makes us want to make the most of our trips.
I know this is not the case for everyone, but I think it accounts for a fair amount of people on FT.