You can get two years of *G status on Thai Airways - 50k flight miles on any star alliance carrier credited to a TG account:
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Gold status can be attained during 3 evaluation periods:
From the date of enrollment up to December 31 of the same year.
50,000 Qualifying miles

During the first complete calendar year (January 1 - December 31) after enrolment.
50,000 Qualifying miles

From the date of enrollment up to December 31 of the next complete calendar year.
80,000 Qualifying miles

Completing 40 international sectors on THAI within any one calendar year.
Gold status is valid for a full 2 years from the month it is attained.

[This message has been edited by J-H (edited 11-02-2003).]