Not sure if this was covered already, but I found out that my company will get a status match to one of our preferred airlines (e.g., UA) for holders of status on other airlines. Apparently they execute this through our corporate travel provider - AMEX in this case. Might be a good option for those of you at companies with large enough contracts with a travel provider.

I'll probably save my match from AA Platinum to something else until I'm forced to change my travel habits or have a lot of international flights on a different carrier.

To pre-empt the questions, I don't know if it is the same travel matches you can get on your own -- e.g., UA elite challenge where you have to fly a certain amount in a certain time. But I sincerely hope not.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has executed this through AMEX and what was the experience...