Airline Status Match Master Thread
#1471
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA, IHG, Hyatt
Posts: 268
Star Alliance (Gold), Skyteam (Elite Plus), Oneworld (Emerald), Emirates (Gold - Platinum), Etihad (Gold - Platinum) and El Al (Platinum - Top Platinum).
#1472
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 371
TK seems to be cutting it's full 2yr status match to a 4 month trial in most cases, numerous reports of just 4 month trials instead of the automatic 2yr match occurring in the last couple of months.
#1473
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA, IHG, Hyatt
Posts: 268
Heard that you can extend the status match to 1 year if you complete 1 long-haul trip with TK, and then extend it further to 2 years if earn 15K points, not 100% sure about it though.
#1475
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: 7,895
They used to until late last year when they changed to a challenge. More info on the TK match thread
#1476
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: 7,895
Still fairly easy for 2 years of Star gold
#1478
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Geneva, Dubai, Paris
Programs: Disillusioned Cent
Posts: 1,880
I currently have O6 Gold through a match and I'm thinking of crediting the required 45K miles to the account to requalify. Does anybody know whether this will get me an extra 12 or 24 months?
#1479
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chicago
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriot Plat, Hilton Gold, United 1K
Posts: 70
Status Match/Challenge timing
Hello all,
I hope this is in the correct thread but I have a question about strategic timing of status matches/challenges. I am United 1K and have reached out to American about doing a status match (I missed the formal program they advertised earlier). They responded and offered to direct match me to Executive Platinum during my challenge period (35k EQM in 3 months).
If I meet the requirements, EXP gets extended until Feb 28, 2017. At what point would a successfully-met challenge earn me status through Feb 2018? I've read somewhere that the cutoff is July 1, but is that when I have to wait until to start the challenge or does my challenge period need to end after it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I hope this is in the correct thread but I have a question about strategic timing of status matches/challenges. I am United 1K and have reached out to American about doing a status match (I missed the formal program they advertised earlier). They responded and offered to direct match me to Executive Platinum during my challenge period (35k EQM in 3 months).
If I meet the requirements, EXP gets extended until Feb 28, 2017. At what point would a successfully-met challenge earn me status through Feb 2018? I've read somewhere that the cutoff is July 1, but is that when I have to wait until to start the challenge or does my challenge period need to end after it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
#1480
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,649
#1482
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
for AA status challenge:
if you sign up prior to july 1 (or whatever the cutoff is), but complete it after the date, is the status still valid thru jan 2018?
or, if you sign up prior to the cutoff, is it valid thru jan 2017 regardless?
i had this row with United a few years back.
so, simply put, if i clinch AA status on July 31, does it matter when i signed up for the challenge?
or does this need to go to the AA forum?
if you sign up prior to july 1 (or whatever the cutoff is), but complete it after the date, is the status still valid thru jan 2018?
or, if you sign up prior to the cutoff, is it valid thru jan 2017 regardless?
i had this row with United a few years back.
so, simply put, if i clinch AA status on July 31, does it matter when i signed up for the challenge?
or does this need to go to the AA forum?
#1484
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,649