for 5-6 consecutive years i was :
Lufthansa M&M Senator
BAEC Gold
KLM Royal Wing
i then shifted some business away from KLM
and , like Rudi , will give them another chance after the generous comp/promo , which may mean to sacrifice status in BAEC,simply for the reason that their RTW fares are not competative any longer ( increasing prices by more than 50% like in southafrica did not help here either ).