The Status Match Master Thread
Mar 18, 2006 | 6:06 am
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Originally Posted by firstclasslad
I have BA Gold (One World Emerald), which airlines can I get a status match with? tHANKS
United and US Air have done it before for BA Golds -- with UA granting BA UA Premier Executive and with US Air granting US Gold.
Continental will status match up through Platinum, but BA Golds are mostly granted CO Gold (and not Platinum).
Mar 18, 2006 | 6:07 am
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Originally Posted by broadwayboy
Do you guys know if SPG and PC will match Hyatt Diamond status with their Platinum level?
Mar 18, 2006 | 6:12 am
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Originally Posted by broadwayboy
Do you guys know if SPG and PC will match Hyatt Diamond status with their Platinum level?
Mar 19, 2006 | 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
SPG will match Hyatt Diamond status by providing SPG Platinum status if you fax a copy of your card and statement.
Mar 19, 2006 | 1:01 pm
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Perhaps we could keep this thread dedicated to airline status matches and keep the hotel discussion over in this thread?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=517330
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=517330
Mar 19, 2006 | 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by firstclasslad
I have BA Gold (One World Emerald), which airlines can I get a status match with? tHANKS
But read the BD Forum - Gold status is not what it was, and some would say it is more hassle than it is worth !
UA will status match you too, I have no doubt. See instructions in first post on this Thread and elsewhere on FT (do a search).
Mar 19, 2006 | 4:19 pm
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Update --> UA came through today with Premier. ^
Mar 19, 2006 | 8:17 pm
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Just to reiterate, to get comped 1K on UA you defiinitely need some inside pull.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
Mar 19, 2006 | 9:06 pm
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Originally Posted by BillMorrow
Just to reiterate, to get comped 1K on UA you defiinitely need some inside pull.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
Mar 20, 2006 | 6:57 am
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thank you Continental (and FT!)
Faxed my US Airways Chairman's Preferred documentation to Continental on Friday and found my OnePass account upgraded to Platinum this morning. Thanks for posting the info!
Mar 20, 2006 | 7:00 am
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Originally Posted by BillMorrow
Just to reiterate, to get comped 1K on UA you defiinitely need some inside pull.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
My wife and I just applied for a status match with UA. We both are (and have been for a while) CP on US. I faxed them a cover letter and copies of our US accounts showing CP status for the last four years. Their response was to grant us EP, not 1K. Together, we fly over 250K miles per year. I guess that was not enough. Perhaps I should have sent a printout of dollars spent too.
Mar 24, 2006 | 7:00 am
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question for the pro's:
A friend of mine is AC Elite (*G) and wants to get the Status with UA.
Is it worth a try, straight from AC to UA with a status match (how does UA handle requests from other *Carriers??) or better going through another non * airline?
Thanks
A friend of mine is AC Elite (*G) and wants to get the Status with UA.
Is it worth a try, straight from AC to UA with a status match (how does UA handle requests from other *Carriers??) or better going through another non * airline?
Thanks
Mar 24, 2006 | 7:33 am
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Comps within Star Alliance are rare. They're doubly rare when it's from one carrier to another based on the same continent (occasionally folks have had luck explaining that they've moved to the other side of the world, so the switch makes sense and isn't poaching from an alliance partner).
Since United is a relatively easy comp you might be able to go from Air Canada to another carrier to United. Downside is that you won't have flight activity with that other carrier to show United... just a printout that shows your status and (if you wait long enough) an elite card. But there's a better shot of this working than of showing them your AC status.
Since United is a relatively easy comp you might be able to go from Air Canada to another carrier to United. Downside is that you won't have flight activity with that other carrier to show United... just a printout that shows your status and (if you wait long enough) an elite card. But there's a better shot of this working than of showing them your AC status.
Mar 24, 2006 | 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by PHL.
question for the pro's:
A friend of mine is AC Elite (*G) and wants to get the Status with UA.
Is it worth a try, straight from AC to UA with a status match (how does UA handle requests from other *Carriers??) or better going through another non * airline?
Thanks
A friend of mine is AC Elite (*G) and wants to get the Status with UA.
Is it worth a try, straight from AC to UA with a status match (how does UA handle requests from other *Carriers??) or better going through another non * airline?
Thanks
See posts 163 and 212
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...&postcount=163
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...&postcount=212
Mar 26, 2006 | 12:15 pm
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Thanks, we'll give it a try. Let's hope they'll do it.