- Attend EuroQuest in Baltimore
- Attend BGG Con in Dallas
- Visit a state/place I havent been to before - Louisiana & Maui
- Fly more than 28,000 miles to maintain my Premier Gold status with United
Maintaining my Premier Gold status allows me to
- pick my seat with I book my ticket :-)
- Free access to Economy Plus seating
- Automatic free upgrades when available
- Priority boarding
- Priority baggage claim
- More and heavier bags for free
- Free access to Red Carpet Lounge on international flight days
A few years back I lost my status by a few thousand miles and it was awful. Decided to not let that happen again when it was achievable with some planning. You need to fly 50k miles in a calendar year to retain privileges for the following year. Melb - LAX is approx 15K round trip
My flights are quite complicated as I chose the longest path to achieve 28K miles within the dates I had. This is more complicated due to the timing of Thanksgiving. Its very busy and more expensive to fly on those dates so I will avoid them by doing a road trip during Thanksgiving.
I hit some locations more than once, so the lower letters are covered up. (click image to enlarge)
Segment 1 A(O) ,B(N),C, D
Nov 10 - 18 Mel - Baltimore, MD. EuroQuest gaming convention
Segment 2 D,E,F
Nov 18 - 24 Dallas, TX, BGG Con gaming convention
Segment 3 F, G
Nov 24 - Dec 2 Road Trip - Dallas, TX - Tampa, FL via New Orleans
Segment 4 G, H, I(M), J
Dec 2 - Dec 6 Maui, HI
Segment 5 J, K (M), L
Dec 7 - 9 Houston, TX
Segment 6 L, M, N, O
Dec 9 - 11 Fly to Melbourne
