When you join Cathay, you'll become a Green member. A membership year lasts 12 months from the date you enrolled, renewed, upgraded or downgraded into your current member status. Upon renewal, upgrade or downgrade, your Status Points will automatically be reset to zero, and a new membership year begins.

Upgrades occur as soon as you accrue enough Status Points to enter the next status threshold within a membership year. As multiple status upgrades are not allowed, you can only progress one membership status at a time.