Club Carlson Status Match
Jun 4, 2016, 11:53 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,961
Jun 7, 2016, 5:21 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,048
Anybody been approved for a match more than once? I matched in 2014 and subsequently barely noticed a difference in a few CC stays. With no upcoming stays it seems pointless to ask to match again.
Jun 8, 2016, 9:41 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
I matched many years ago, kept Gold status for a few years, and then let it lapse over the past year. I requested a match to one of my other statuses in this latest offering, and received a form letter saying that they would not "renew" my match as it is only available once...
Jun 8, 2016, 10:59 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,777
Requested match from HH Gold, they offered Carlson Silver. Who on earth are they kidding? What an absolute waste of an e-mail, just makes people annoyed. Carlson Silver is pretty much worthless, wish they had been upfront about pulling crap like that.
Jun 8, 2016, 6:08 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
Their equivalencies have always seemed odd to me- cc gold isn't that much better than silver- a few more earned points per stay, but no breakfast benefit. I'd equate it to Marriott or hhonors silver. I could understand that they might not want to match to their highest level, but given that Marriott and Hilton offer much more at their middle tier, it is hard to justify staying at CC properties if you don't stay enough to make and retain Concierge.
Jun 9, 2016, 4:46 am
#8
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
Yes, some have been getting repeated status matches from Carlson hotels' program.
Jun 12, 2016, 10:37 am
#10
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
Interesting- I wonder how they decide who is allowed a second match and who is denied. The email they sent me claimed the policy was once per lifetime, but clearly they can waive that... Did those of you who received a second match have a significant number of CC stays (but not enough to hit gold)?
Jun 12, 2016, 2:30 pm
#11
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SOU
Programs: It's better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all
Posts: 869
I had silver matched a few years back then as they stuffed something up I got a bump to Gold. Moved some of my stays across to Radisson properties but hardly saw anything for it. The points accrual is pretty slow compared to the redemption levels so I cashed out on a stay at some property in Sydney and then let my status lapse.
Can't say I've missed it really and now only ever stay if I'm having an overnight at LHR with a bit of parking thrown in.
Fair play to them for giving me the gold but as others have pointed out, you may be better off where you are.
Can't say I've missed it really and now only ever stay if I'm having an overnight at LHR with a bit of parking thrown in.
Fair play to them for giving me the gold but as others have pointed out, you may be better off where you are.
Jun 12, 2016, 9:26 pm
#12
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,961
They used to do matches even yearly but it seems they are clamping down... At the same time they are offering free gold to amex plat 
SAS Gold also gets CC gold as do shareholdersnin rezidor
SAS Gold also gets CC gold as do shareholdersnin rezidor
Jun 16, 2016, 11:04 am
#13
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Iowa City, IA
Posts: 337
The program really took a hit when they got rid of 2nd night free on the credit card, and really the program seems like something you would find with best western grade hotels. As someone else mentioned, really no difference between silver and gold, yet to get gold you have to stay 20 stays or 35 nights, which at that point why not just join a program with good benefits.
I'm not one of those guys that gets butthurt if i get status "the hard way" while others simply sign up for a credit card, but the way they hand out pretty much top status really shows the type of value you get from being gold, which isn't much.
I'm not one of those guys that gets butthurt if i get status "the hard way" while others simply sign up for a credit card, but the way they hand out pretty much top status really shows the type of value you get from being gold, which isn't much.
Jun 16, 2016, 7:02 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: AY Platinum, UA Premier Platinum, OneWorld Emerald, VA Platinum
Posts: 558
http://www.statusmatcher.com/report/55120
Jun 26, 2016, 6:39 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
Programs: UA 1K M, AA 2 MM PREM, AVIS First, HYATT Explorist, Marriott Lifetime Platinum., Hilton Gold.
Posts: 657
Requested match for Marriott Gold. Waiting for the reply. How long does it take for CC to get back to you? What are they matching Marriott Gold to? Gold or Silver?
Thanks
Thanks