I'm back to a decent amount of work travel after over a decade of not much at all. Programs are kinda lame these days. I'm going to make Delta gold medallion this year, imagine my surprise to learn that I don't even get lounge access for that on domestic routes. Will get a better upgrade window and some drink tickets. AC Elite back in the day was much better for about the same miles flown.
Next couple of years will be Houston instead of the US southeast so Delta won't do much for me anyway. Need to decide if I should pile the miles onto AC or WJ. WJ seems to not give me much at all.
I also hit Hilton diamond this year, and they just gave me another diamond status to give to someone. Some nice points boosters, but not much else unless you are staying in branded Hiltons (exec floor etc).
In the end I just use the perks to take my wife places so that she'll keep putting up with me being away.
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