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Originally Posted by motion
It really doesn't sound like that big of a deal. So why do people do mileage runs just to maintain status?
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Used to be it was use it or lose it. If you were at 49k miles at the end of the year, you were getting silver and the other 24k miles went out the window. Hence, the 'mileage run' to get to the next level. Couple years ago Delta started letting you roll MQMs over, so the - eg above you'd start the year at silver with 24 k rolled over from last year instead of zero, basically putting you already half way to gold.
Delta has a status match program, I don't remember the particulars about it though. USAirways has a great program that let's you buy up to a level, or do a temp upgrade for 90 days; fly a certain number of segments of miles in that period and you get the status for the duration. If your planning on doing a lot of travel in a short period time, might be worth it.
Bottom line, the service and perks you receive at gold or better really do make a difference. If you travel a lot, anything that's making the travel a little better in some way is appreciated.