I think I may be missing some good opportunities with this status match stuff. I've never thought about it before, but is there any downside to doing it?

For examples, Im currently Marriott Platinum and Hilton Diamond. However I have a couple stays coming up at hotels that I have no status with. Intercon and Sheraton.

Both stays are at least 2 weeks in length, should I be attempting to status match for these?


I don't think I'm grasping the concept fully, there has to be some trade off right?