Originally Posted by
lucky9876coins
If I were to match to CO in July, does anyone know whether the matched status would be valid until the end of this year, or the end of next year? I am confident I could not requalify for Plat this year, but think I could requalify next year, so I am trying to decide when to match. Thanks!
I have it on good authority that you should wait until after June 1 to request a match. I requested & received a match just last week. However, mine expires Feb, 2008.
I called to request an extension, but they would not honor my request. The CO rep confirmed that if I had been given the status match after June 1, then it would expire Feb, 2009. It doesn't seem quite fair, but I suppose they had to pick a cutoff date... it just isn't one I like.
I really didn't need the status until after June anyway... since I've already booked much of my travel until July.
Unfortunately, a good deal of my travel is in the 1st qtr of each year, so I will not qualify for Platinum next year.
