Originally Posted by
serfty
FWIW, in 1996 I achieved top level (as it was then) Gold status and my three months or so QP membership was suspended. Since then I have always been able to maintain a status level that includes complimentary lounge access. About two years ago I achieved Qantas Life time Gold status and unless Qantas decide to remove the benefit of complimentary lounge access for Gold members, I'll never see that three months again.
Similarly, I transferred the bulk of my earning from QF to BA, and the rest once I'd reached QF LTS. As a BA Gold or Silver (OWE or OWS), I think I get pretty much everything I'd get from my QP membership, so I had to ... just let go, and allow the remaining period to run off without any utility.
In many ways, I'm glad I didn't talk myself into buying lifetime QP membership.