Originally Posted by
bon95
one good thing about it depending on the status as of booking is if you are going to lose status at the end of the year then go ahead and get those tix booked for the next year and you'll retain status for those bookings.

That may have been the case in the past but it is not any longer. I lost A-List for a short time this year and the A tag disappeared on my existing reservations a few days into January.