Actually, I did get some new cards from them and I think they did say Elite on it and I found it odd since I had just got the card recently. It's very annoying. I saw my spend miles post in November, but neither spend nor bonus posted in December, ZERO MILES. I have both Citi and AAdvantage on the case pointing fingers at eachother. I am hoping that the miles will post this next statement close on the 25th or I am screwed. I suppose I better reserve the flights now before award seats fill up on Qatar. I need two seats for late February flights. I believe you can book 5 days out without paying.