Is it worth taking a $450 flight just to hit delta gold next year? Moving down from platinum.

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Once I stopped worrying about statuses, I saved way more and managed to get much better flights with a lot more options.

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I mean I don’t even get upgraded with platinum (comfort+ doesn’t count). Only like it for the priority boarding

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I’m silver, and my bag has only ever not fit once. 90% of the time it’s not an issue.

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Y’all crazy. Gold gets your sky priority 100% worth $500 bucks.

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For $450 is there a credit card that gets you platinum?

Gold is useless
Platinum is meh

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Gold gets you sky priority and I think still international sky team lounges. But only do this if you really will be taking 20+ flights next year

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Delta is also scaling back lounge access. No more domestic lounges on international itineraries.

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Completely agree, Gold is definitely worth $450

If you can turn it into a trip, maybe. Mileage run for gold? Absolutely not.

I’m only $15 MQD short for gold 😤 tried calling and asking what they could do, unsuccessful but maybe will try again.

Literally take a day trip anywhere

Anyone remember back in the 80s they’d sell coupon books? “For just $20, you can have this coupon book with over $50,000 in coupons!!”

That’s what this sounds like. You’re spending money to get a benefit that is likely less valuable than the extra money you’re spending

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