<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by drif:
If you go from QF Silver -> Gold or Gold -> Platinum in the first month of your new membership year, generally, do you get the new status for 23 months? </font>
Yes, once you qualify for a higher status, that status is yours until the end of your NEXT membership year.
The reduction in status credits needed to requalify (eg: 1400 to get Platinum, 1200 to keep it) makes life a lot easier too.
Forget the miles, it's all about the status.