Join Date: May 2004
Location: formerly Gold now Diamond, formerly MSY, now LAX, formerly NW, now DL
Programs: Hyatt Plat, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Delta Diamond/1MM
Posts: 4,731
Yes you have to continue to earn elite status each year...a few programs will have lifetime benefits if you have maintained a certain number of years (KLM/AF 10 years of continuous Plat gets lifetime) or some programs that you get to 1-4 million mile flown miles get you lifetime elite....