The facts:

Been a homeless global traveler without a base for 4.5 years and now find myself parked in Dubai for the next year.

I've been UA 1K for years, and have to be ranked pretty high, I'm usually first on upgrade lists after GS. (Not making GS year after year has been a bummer, especially after 248K in a single year. I think I fly too much.)

My routes are almost entirely international, not focused on a single region, and usually include multiple stops not roundtrip tickets. For instance this week I'll fly DXB > HKG > SHA/PVG > MNL > DXB... A couple of weeks later a trip to Europe, then a US trip, with maybe a pop down to central America, etc.

EK has offered a status match (one tier down) of gold to switch over. Tempting...

But, I'm not sure about switching especially considering the nature of my itineraries and the regional legs of trips without a network like UA/Star Alliance.

What would you do?