Originally Posted by
MASTERNC
The effect might not be as much as you think. You could already take the Hilton Gold from the Platinum card and status match to National's top tier, then status match to PC.
Status matching works only once, the next year you have to earn the status like everyone else.
Most customers don't bother / don't know it is an option, especially if they earned their original status passively with business travel
So, the effect will be big.