I've read every post in both threads about these changes and something is still missing, and hopefully hasn't changed. How is the qualifying year defined?
I have no shame about being a kettle EXP. A great
loophole I've done for the last few years is front loading a bunch of travel to re-qualify very early in the year which yields me status for 2 years.
I'm set to re-qualify for EXP on Feb 5th. Usually that would get me EXP until the end of Feb '18, but this quote from AA.com about the changes has me a bit concerned:
The membership year is also changing. Beginning with the 2017 membership year, elite status will be valid through January 31 of the following year.
It can't be right that someone who qualifies for EXP in November only gets status for 2 months, is it?