Finnair still seems to be matching topbonus elites, and also M&M elites (up to silver, as you point out, with a gold challenge): https://www.finnair.com/de/gb/finnair-plus-tier-match

In the past they also matched Malev Duna Club elites when Malev went bankrupt, but otherwise they do not match AFAIK.

Yeah, but what's the point? Finnair Silver to Gold is about as hard as BA Blue to Silver (where both AY Gold and BA Silver amount to OW Sapphire).

Iberia finally matched me to Oro from SEN after 4 months of waiting.

How long is the card valid for? I am still waiting since Nov 2017

Valid until april 2019. I did not get any notification from them. I have just randomly logged into my account and noticed its oro.

Hey, Everyone !
A question about Alaska Mileage Plan and status matches: I am MVP Gold 75k (earned, not matched). Well on my way to earning it again, but I'm wondering if, outside the major US carriers of UA, DL, and AA, there are any airlines that match MP. I'm now based in Bangkok and travel mostly to Europe and North America on BA, AY, AA, and CX, so I've been looking at joining those programs, but don't mind switching things up if it makes sense. BA has already said to me they won't match anyone, and I've read throughout here that AY is a no-go, too. I don't love AAdvantage's earning potential (though I recognize no one can really compare to AS on that!). Anyone have any luck with Qatar or Emirates, perhaps?

If you're interested in a OW status match, LATAM has one but with one major caveat, you need to have flown with them at least once in the past 12 months. If you meet that requirement, I would go ahead and try that .

I've also heard reports that AY can match you to Silver if you have flown at least one roundtrip with them in the past 12 months. But i think this is less official and not as publicized as the LATAM match.

Thanks!

Can I use AA MM 35K miles to qualify towards Elite?
 

Hi all, I've tried to follow thread and can't find this answer. I will hit 1MM+ on my next AA flight and will receive 35K BM. Do those count towards elite? I have a bunch of 500 mile upgrades sitting in my account (B/C they never expire! But Elite status does!). Trying to determine if I'll need to do a challenge or if it's in the bag. Thanks much!

Bonus miles do not count towards elite status. Welcome to FT.

Thank you!

I'm going to be a Flying Blue Gold (Skyteam Elite Plus) in a few weeks time, and I am considering a long trip to India in Ethiopian next January, but hold no *A status. Does Ethiopian offer any sort of status match? StatusMatcher.com only shows one case, from LATAM Platinum, which got denied.

I am not aware of any status match to Star Alliance, there may be some or not, but I just wanted to point out that you don't need to try to get a status match with Ethiopian just because you will fly them; status with any Star Alliance member will grant you benefits, so just try to get status with whichever Star Alliance is possible, not necessarily Ethiopian.

Yes, I looked at TK and UA but both are challenges and I don't see myself flying neither in the near future. Thanks!

https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/05/11/...march-31-2019/

Tried the offer on the IHG website 1 week ago, still waiting an answer from someone (ANA or IHG)..