I'm booking some flights for next year and trying to decide what makes sense given the uncertainty around the VX/AS merger.

Given my status points rollover for 2017, I only need one flight to qualify for status again. However, it seems unlikely that the Elevate program (and the existing credit card) will continue through the end of next year. So my gut is I should be burning points right now, not trying to earn status. What are other folks doing?