Originally Posted by
bludevil
what do you mean by got the status not through stays?
You can get status through:
Normal stays/night/base points
Fast track stays or nights (depending on the offer)
Credit cards
Comped (lower) status through other partners sometimes
Soft landing (very occasionally, I got it once a few years ago but most people don't get it these days)
Furhtermore, with some of these other methods of getting status, the status period may depend on the timing of when you earn status (in a different timing than normal earning!)