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I am running into the same situation as OP. I took almost a year off from work and flew a lot on QR & AA J class. My membership cycle ends in Sept, but by end-Feb, I would have already got 100k CP. My dilemma here is if I should get all my flights (from Mar-Sept) count towards 17/18 DM qualifications or save it for the 18/19 membership year. Given I won't travel as much this and likely next year, I should only marginally make to DM for 18/19 and will definitely fall back to GD or mid-SL in 18/19. I usually fly the cheapest available J class on long haul and lowest Y or redemption on short haul. I usually arrive HKG just 1 hour prior, and my favourite lounge food is dan dan noodle instead of fancy meals, so I am struggling if DM memberships give me a lot more value versus money spent & effort. I am also running into another problem of having too many AM. Would be good if anyone can share your wisdom
Sounds like you're indifferent about the better ground services for DM. And the higher chance of op ups doesn't matter as much as you only fly short haul in CX. So the only point where being DM vs GO will make a difference to you is the ability to redeem flights. DM's still get better availability especially near peak periods. If you're very flexible about when you redeem flights AND don't rely on the better hotline service, then you won't lose much dropping to GO.