I did a lot of flying over the past 6 months. I was 13,000-ish miles, or one long haul flight, away from advancing to gold status on my frequent flyer card. My membership year starts in August so I’m very sure I’ll get there.

Surprise surprise I got a package today congratulating me on reaching gold status. So they didn’t even need me to put in the additional 13,000 miles. woot! Gold means I have priority waitlisting, even more extra baggage allowance. Lounge access and priority boarding applies for all oneworld airlines, not just my home airline. That will be very useful.

This means my airmiles is reset and I have to start another 12 months afresh. Hopefully I can get enough miles. I think a couple of business trips to Chicago will be good enough. I’ve been a member since 1999, I wonder if they’ll give me some benefits next year on my 10th anniversary. Hee.