Hope someone can clarify what i think is the case here;

My membership year ends in Jan 06 and at the moment it's looking unlikely I'll go over 10k miles before then never mind the 38k required to renew Gold.

1./ Is it true I'll just drop to Silver for another 12 months?

2./ I was lucky enough to get 2 of the SK biz class to China tickets, if I did those trips next summer (as Silver?) would I then pop back up to Gold?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist! ^