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Old Oct 19, 2023 | 9:31 am
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steex
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Originally Posted by Flying for Fun
Ahh, but the fine print should prevail! Also, don't cancel your Alaska Airlines Visa credit card in 2024 unless you are okay dropping back a Tier.

T&Cs from the bottom of the same page.

Members approved for a status match via the above offer that have an open Alaska Airlines Visa credit card by December 31, 2023 will have their matched elite status extended for the 2024 program year (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024). Cardholders with a matched status end date of December 31, 2024, will also be awarded one tier higher than their matched status for the 2024 program year. For example, if you are awarded a status match to MVP Gold via the above offer, and your equivalent Delta Gold Medallion status has an end date of December 31, 2024, and you have an open Alaska Airlines Visa credit card as of December 31, 2023, you’ll be upgraded to MVP Gold 75K status starting January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, as long as you continue to hold an open Alaska Airlines Visa card through December 31, 2024.

It seems pretty clear that the one Tier higher status starts on January 1st, 2024. On a positive note, there are only 73 days left in the year.

James
Ultimately, we're both parsing the exact verbiage of both T&Cs and promotional language that were not written tight as a drum. There's a lot of not-addressed-but-not-excluded scenarios. We'll see what happens!
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