The Status Match Master Thread
Feb 15, 2007, 12:50 pm
#931
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Priority Club Plat
Posts: 88
will airline match a hotel's status?
Has anyone ever heard of an airline matching a hotel's elite status? I have seen it the other way around, from an Airline to a hotel. I have no status on any airline, but do have elite with several hotel chains.
Feb 16, 2007, 1:56 am
#932
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: CO Plat., Marriott Platinum, Starwood Plat., Delta Gold
Posts: 103
I have only seen it when there is a promo running and many people get comped automatically (...there were a lot of angry Starwood Plats. a few months back....can't remember exactly when, but a skillful search should access this thread).
Feb 16, 2007, 10:35 am
#933
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mostly EU & (SE)Asia
Programs: Various shiny cards at hotel chains and airlines
Posts: 1,040
Does anybody have any experiences with status matching on Finnair?
Also, I am wondering what about Turkish Airlines? Has anybody succeeded with that company? I would like to get at least mid-level tier on that, so I could sometimes use the lounges on domestic flights at least...
Also, I am wondering what about Turkish Airlines? Has anybody succeeded with that company? I would like to get at least mid-level tier on that, so I could sometimes use the lounges on domestic flights at least...
Feb 18, 2007, 4:04 pm
#934
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: NYC
Programs: United 1K, HHonors Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 1,628
*Alliance and/or Skyteam US partner willing to match BAEC Euro-Gold?
I think I will be re-locating to the US (New York) in the next 6 months or so. I don't know yet how much travel I'll be doing in my new job, but it's likely to be mostly US domestic - plus trips home to Canada. Any advice on which US airlines to approach for a status match to BAEC Gold, especially while I'm still barely hanging onto that status by my fingertips? Currently, I collect Aeroplan miles (will lose Elite status at the end of this month), Air France miles (Silver status with Flying Blue, almost exclusively through Amex spend) and BA miles (3 years or so as Gold, plus one as Silver). Currently, I don't have a lot of activity in my BA account (but there are a few flights in the last month or so, and likely to be several more in April-June). Suggestions on timing, who to approach, etc? I was considering approaching BMI, since I've heard they readily comp BAEC Silver and Gold to equivalent *Alliance status, but would it make more sense to go with a US carrier?
Feb 19, 2007, 7:59 pm
#935
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
I think I will be re-locating to the US (New York) in the next 6 months or so. I don't know yet how much travel I'll be doing in my new job, but it's likely to be mostly US domestic - plus trips home to Canada. Any advice on which US airlines to approach for a status match to BAEC Gold, especially while I'm still barely hanging onto that status by my fingertips? Currently, I collect Aeroplan miles (will lose Elite status at the end of this month), Air France miles (Silver status with Flying Blue, almost exclusively through Amex spend) and BA miles (3 years or so as Gold, plus one as Silver). Currently, I don't have a lot of activity in my BA account (but there are a few flights in the last month or so, and likely to be several more in April-June). Suggestions on timing, who to approach, etc? I was considering approaching BMI, since I've heard they readily comp BAEC Silver and Gold to equivalent *Alliance status, but would it make more sense to go with a US carrier?
Feb 20, 2007, 12:54 am
#936
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: NYC
Programs: United 1K, HHonors Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 1,628
But I've noticed that US carriers don't seem to include lounge access for domestic flights as part of the benefit package they give their elite customers, whereas BMI Diamond does seem to give their elites lounge access with BMI-operated lounges plus *Alliance members (e.g. UA) have to give BMI elites access to UA-operated lounges for free. So, wouldn't it make more sense to go with BMI? Or am I misunderstanding something? I should add that I'm actually looking for comp'd status as a stopgap for a year. I'm going to continue using my Aeroplan number for *Alliance flights and hope to reach Elite again in 2007.
Feb 20, 2007, 1:03 am
#937
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
But I've noticed that US carriers don't seem to include lounge access for domestic flights as part of the benefit package they give their elite customers, whereas BMI Diamond does seem to give their elites lounge access with BMI-operated lounges plus *Alliance members (e.g. UA) have to give BMI elites access to UA-operated lounges for free. So, wouldn't it make more sense to go with BMI? Or am I misunderstanding something? I should add that I'm actually looking for comp'd status as a stopgap for a year. I'm going to continue using my Aeroplan number for *Alliance flights and hope to reach Elite again in 2007.
Feb 20, 2007, 9:03 am
#938
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Home airports:SRQ,TPA,RSW
Programs: AA 0.4MM, BA G, LH SEN,TK S, HH Dia, Sixt Plat, Hertz Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 2,689
You don't need to have a UK address anymore.Any address would do.
Feb 20, 2007, 5:53 pm
#939
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: DFW
Programs: OWE AA EXP;*A TK Gold; Marriott LTT; Hyatt Globalist; IHG Plat; National VIP
Posts: 3,097
Feb 20, 2007, 8:57 pm
#940
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 23,999
Ah, some interesting points raised above. So you could technically (not that I would ever do this
) status match from UA to a European Star carrier to receive *G, which would get you lounge access domestically? Interesting.
) status match from UA to a European Star carrier to receive *G, which would get you lounge access domestically? Interesting.
Feb 20, 2007, 9:03 pm
#941
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Then she can work on other status matches....including BMI (from BAEC Gold!) - that would give her RCC lounge access...
Kate - you can check this thread out for reference to a BD Comp: http://flyertalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622924 See Posts 2-4.
Last edited by SuperFlyBoy; Feb 20, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Feb 21, 2007, 4:01 am
#942
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Iīm on a road to nowhere
Programs: If I donīt have it, I donīt need it!
Posts: 758
I think I will be re-locating to the US (New York) in the next 6 months or so. I don't know yet how much travel I'll be doing in my new job, but it's likely to be mostly US domestic - plus trips home to Canada. Any advice on which US airlines to approach for a status match to BAEC Gold, especially while I'm still barely hanging onto that status by my fingertips? Currently, I collect Aeroplan miles (will lose Elite status at the end of this month), Air France miles (Silver status with Flying Blue, almost exclusively through Amex spend) and BA miles (3 years or so as Gold, plus one as Silver). Currently, I don't have a lot of activity in my BA account (but there are a few flights in the last month or so, and likely to be several more in April-June). Suggestions on timing, who to approach, etc? I was considering approaching BMI, since I've heard they readily comp BAEC Silver and Gold to equivalent *Alliance status, but would it make more sense to go with a US carrier?
Feb 22, 2007, 8:24 pm
#943
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 23,999
Any updates on AA status matches?
Feb 25, 2007, 9:30 pm
#945
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 116
Does US Airways still match up to top tier Chairman? I've heard they are now only match up to Plat status.
Too bad that AA does not match anymore, what about the rest of Oneworld -any that match the status?
Too bad that AA does not match anymore, what about the rest of Oneworld -any that match the status?