I second this.. you just have to go and do some reading on the Continental One Pass program. These are very basic questions that are listed not only on the website but also the member's guide that you receive with your card and furthermore since you are Elite within that program, I am sure that you have received much more information with regards to this.

Another suggestion would be to go and dig up more info from the Continental OnePass Forum. There I am sure most of your questions will be answered. So a visit to www.continental.com and www.skyteam.com, all your questions would generally be answered. A bit of reading will help a lot.

Sorry if I am sounding a bit sacarstic here, but just that in the recent weeks I have been seeing lots of such posting from new members which are so basic and can be easily found on the program website itself. I know I have been new here once, but sometimes these plain definition of levels within one airline and the Alliance level can be easily found on the web.

Of course last but not least welcome to the forum and I am sure you will benefit from it.