I have an interesting question. I am currently at 148K tier miles and have an upcoming flight on 29th June: JFK-DXB-BOM. Theoretically, I will board the flight at JFK as a Gold and by the time I land in DXB, I will be a Platinum. I have a 3 hr. layover in DXB. Will I get Platinum privileges immediately? Not that it matters a lot right now, but would love to spend 3 hours waiting in the First class lounge instead of the Business Class lounge .