I'm gearing up for
hotel status match requests and will report on my success or failures in the near - future.
When searching for
hotel status match opportunities people often stumble across offers to buy status.
Hotel Status Matching is when a hotel loyalty program offers to let you «match» into their program based on your existing status in another program.
Not exact matches
Once you get
status, you can «
match» or challenge other airlines and
hotels and enjoy perks across different programs.
How rewards can help you earn
status matches or challenges — Some rewards cards give you
hotel status when you sign up or when you hit a spending threshold.
With a
status match, an airline or
hotel will grant you complimentary
status in its own loyalty program at the same level you have with a competitor.
My favorite way to see which
hotels and airlines are currently offering
status matches is to use the online tool on statusmatcher.com.
If you're
matching from a
status that you've earned from a credit card, some
hotel groups will ask you to prove your record in recent stays.
Additionally, the program's
Status Match... No Catch ® allows members to have their status with other hotel loyalty programs matched instantly upon enrol
Status Match... No Catch ® allows members to have their
status with other hotel loyalty programs matched instantly upon enrol
status with other
hotel loyalty programs
matched instantly upon enrollment.
You need to show Proof of
Status as well as Proof of stay within the last 12 months with other
Hotel Loyalty Programs, in order to be
matched.
The Importance of being first Is the deal really gone Where to book Best booking practices After you book
Status match Problems at the
hotel After your stay Guide to dealing with
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Fairmont
Hotels Fairmont President's Club Contact:
[email protected] You can ask for a
status match.
If these perks don't appeal to you or Marriott's portfolio just isn't your cup of tea, you can always leverage Marriott Gold to
status match to another
hotel program of choice.
Status Match: If you have booked directly with the hotel (if it is available direct our book link will almost always show this) it is worth checking if the hotel has a loyalty program and, if so, whether there is a status match opportunity avai
Status Match: If you have booked directly with the
hotel (if it is available direct our book link will almost always show this) it is worth checking if the
hotel has a loyalty program and, if so, whether there is a
status match opportunity avai
status match opportunity available.
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Amari
Hotels & Resorts Onyx Rewards
Match to Platinum: Contact:
[email protected] To
match your
hotel status they require you to have an upcoming stay already booked.
That means that BW will
match your elite
status with any other
hotel loyalty program, free of charge.
It also provides
matching M Life Gold elite
status at MGM
Hotels & Resorts in Las Vegas, with benefits such as VIP access to night clubs and taxi queues.
Hilton is offering to
match its members» elite
status with other
hotel chains, although the exact specifics remain unclear.
With our
Status Match... No Catch ® program, we will match your ELITE status in any other hotel loyalty program, FREE of c
Status Match... No Catch ® program, we will
match your ELITE
status in any other hotel loyalty program, FREE of c
status in any other
hotel loyalty program, FREE of charge.
To
match your ELITE
status in any other hotel program, download the Status Match... No Catch form, which provides proof of elite status with another hotel program, and we'll take care of the
status in any other
hotel program, download the
Status Match... No Catch form, which provides proof of elite status with another hotel program, and we'll take care of the
Status Match... No Catch form, which provides proof of elite
status with another hotel program, and we'll take care of the
status with another
hotel program, and we'll take care of the rest.
Marriott Platinum
status has historically been one of the harder top - level
hotel statuses to earn because, absent a
status match from Starwood, it requires staying a minimum of 75 nights at Marriotts around the world (you can reduce that to 60 nights if you have a Marriott Visa card from Chase).
To
match your
status with Hilton HHonors Silver, Gold or Diamond
status, you must provide your Hilton HHonors account number and proof of current tier
status with Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriott Rewards, IHG Rewards Club, Hyatt Gold Passport, Choice Privileges, or other
hotel loyalty program by June...
This lets members
match their airline and
hotel elite
status, as well as receive bonus miles when then transfer between programs.
Hilton appears to have taken a leaf out of Hyatt's book and announced (sort of) that they're willing to
match status from other
hotel loyalty programs — and you don't even need to have made any stays with that program.
Best Western will also
match a traveler's
status achieved on any other hotel loyalty program with its Status Match... No Catch ® pr
status achieved on any other
hotel loyalty program with its
Status Match... No Catch ® pr
Status Match... No Catch ® program.
Hyatt has a fantastic loyalty program to make up for the fact that they have such massive gaps in their portfolio (compared to hospitality groups like Hilton, IHG and, of course, Marriott) and any opportunity to
match your
status from one
hotel group to Hyatt Diamond
status is something you can't pass up.
It turned out that, not only was Hyatt happy to
match status from another hotel group, but they were matching to their top - tier Diamond status — and you didn't even need to have top - tier status with another loyalty program to get Hyatt Diamond S
status from another
hotel group, but they were
matching to their top - tier Diamond
status — and you didn't even need to have top - tier status with another loyalty program to get Hyatt Diamond S
status — and you didn't even need to have top - tier
status with another loyalty program to get Hyatt Diamond S
status with another loyalty program to get Hyatt Diamond
StatusStatus.
Best Western offers a
status match if you have elite
status with another
hotel program.
Best Western customers can enjoy even more rewards this summer as the UK's largest independent
hotel group pledges to
match the loyalty
status of any
hotel group — meaning more perks and points than ever before.
From today anyone, who is also an elite member of any other
hotel reward scheme, can have their
status matched to the equivalent Best Western Rewards ® customer for free.
Not every
hotel (looking at you Marriott) will honor
status match requests but it's always worth a shot.
The solution is usually to get on board with a credit card that offers you mid-tier
status and then use
hotel stays or
status challenges /
matches to reach top
status.
Get VIP treatment at
hotels with credit card benefits and
status matches.
Other times, you'll utilize an official
status match process that the
hotel advertises.
I used my Citi Premier card which had a targeted offer for 5 bonus ThankYou Points for every dollar spent at a Hilton (on top of the 3 normally earned for
hotels) and also received 1,000 Hilton HHonor points as a welcome bonus since I am a Diamond elite through
status match.
If you have elite
status with another
hotel chain, like Hyatt, Marriott, Starwood, or Hilton, Choice
Hotels will
match your
status (up to Platinum elite
status).
If you already have
status at one
hotel, see if others will
match it.
Starwood does not
match status with any another
hotel.
If you're already an elite, you can request a
status match or take part in a
status challenge with another
hotel loyalty program.
Many
hotels don't make their
status match information public.
The last time IHG
matched elite
status from other
hotel programs was back in 2015.
Because the company I work for is so big, they have agreements with some airlines on special corporate
status matches and challenges, and we also get preferred pricing at all major
hotels.
Speaking of elite
status, elite - level members of other hotel companies» programs can get their status matched instantly thanks to Best Western's quick and easy «Status Match... No Catch» fe
status, elite - level members of other
hotel companies» programs can get their
status matched instantly thanks to Best Western's quick and easy «Status Match... No Catch» fe
status matched instantly thanks to Best Western's quick and easy «
Status Match... No Catch» fe
Status Match... No Catch» feature.
Also, once you have Gold
Status, you can always look into status matches with different hotels and try to gain status with other hotel chains or you can inquire about status challenges to earn Hilton Diamond S
Status, you can always look into
status matches with different hotels and try to gain status with other hotel chains or you can inquire about status challenges to earn Hilton Diamond S
status matches with different
hotels and try to gain
status with other hotel chains or you can inquire about status challenges to earn Hilton Diamond S
status with other
hotel chains or you can inquire about
status challenges to earn Hilton Diamond S
status challenges to earn Hilton Diamond
StatusStatus.
Even better, the
Status Match, No Catch plan matches the status one has at any other hotel chain, providing perks such as bonus points, late check out, space available upgrades and other be
Status Match, No Catch plan
matches the
status one has at any other hotel chain, providing perks such as bonus points, late check out, space available upgrades and other be
status one has at any other
hotel chain, providing perks such as bonus points, late check out, space available upgrades and other bennies.
Getting the
status match is easy — simply take a screen shot of your online account that shows your
status with a competing
hotel chain, then attach it to an email you send to
[email protected].
-LSB-...] Points says that you can
match your existing
hotel elite
status to Club Carlson by emailing them at
[email protected] with a screen shot of your current -LSB-...]
Hiltons are everywhere (as of March 2014, Hilton brands encompass 4,112
hotels with over 680,117 rooms in 91 countries) so, if you're happy with what they offer, it's very easy to keep staying at their properties and maintain
status that you're gifted through a
status match.
Contact the
hotel or airline's loyalty program to ask if you can qualify for a
match based on similar
status with other
hotel or airline programs.