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If You’re Losing Your Hyatt Status, Here’s A Trick To Keep It

by Gary Leff on January 8, 2022

Jan 08 2022

Hyatt and MGM have a partnership that dates back to 2013. They each offer members in the other program status matches – not one time matches, but rather status in one program ‘equals’ status in the other.

And the status year in each program ends at a different time. This creates an opportunity to still have status with one program, after your status has ended in the other, and to use that to ‘match back’ to regain status – in perpetuity, or as long as this tactic has continued to last (and it’s lasted for years).

Frontier Airlines Is Matching Status – And Now Re-Matching Status

by Gary Leff on December 23, 2021

Dec 23 2021

On December 1 I covered an incredibly generous status match offer from Frontier Airlines. For $49 they’ll match against 15 different airlines and 15 different hotel programs. And they’ll even match up to top tier which basically waives all fees at this fee-based airline and makes tickets cancellable without penalty. This offer runs through December 31.

Two things have changed since the offer launched – including that they will now re-match folks who took advantage of this in 2020.

HUGE: Frontier Airlines Will Status Match Almost All Airline OR Hotel Elite Members – Up To Top Tier

by Gary Leff on December 1, 2021

Dec 01 2021

Do you have elite status with an airline – or even a hotel chain? You might even have this just from having a credit card. Frontier Airlines wants to match your status and depending on your current elite level will even give you top tier in their program.

Frontier offers super cheap airfare with a lot of add-on fees. But Frontier’s top level waives all fees and even makes tickets refundable. Basically their incredible 2020 offer is back but they’re willing to match against a lot more programs this time.

Emirates Gold Status Match Looks To Capitalize On Italian Airline Chaos

by Gary Leff on November 17, 2021

Nov 17 2021

The new Alitalia is handing out elite status to most anyone that wants it. Meanwhile Emirates is aggressively status matching anyone who reports living in Italy, in their Skywards account and to StatusMatch.com in their latest promotion.

The ‘New Alitalia’ Handing Out Elite Status To Virtually Everyone Free

by Gary Leff on October 17, 2021

Oct 17 2021

The ‘new Alitalia’ – ITA Airways – doesn’t have elite frequent flyers yet, and they’d like some. So they’re offering a status match to elites in most programs. So if you would like elite status you just need to e-mail them.

Short Window For Southwest Companion Pass Holders To Get Matched To Aeroplan 75K Elite Status

by Gary Leff on September 29, 2021

Sep 29 2021

It seemed odd that Southwest Airlines Companion Pass members were being matched to Aeroplan 75K elite status. That’s being changed. Anyone with a Companion Pass has just two days to request a match and receive this level. After that they’ll be matching just to the 50K elite level.

Those of you with a Companion Pass should consider getting your match requests in now.

Wow: Free Air Canada Elite Status For U.S. Frequent Flyers

by Gary Leff on September 27, 2021

Sep 27 2021

U.S. residents who are airline elite frequent flyers can get free Air Canada Aeroplan elite status for the rest of 2021, and keep that status for the 2022 program with by booking and flying just one roundtrip on Air Canada (or Air Canada Express or Rouge) by January 15, 2022.

This is huge for anyone with elite status and transferable credit card points, or anyone who also flies United.

New Status Match Concierge Service Gets You Elite Status Approved Quickly

by Gary Leff on August 10, 2021

Aug 10 2021

This new site is a status match concierge service for customers. So far it’s just airlines but in the next few weeks they’ll add hotel programs and eventually cruise lines, casinos, and car rentals (the need here is to get agreements into place).

A lot of airlines would do status matches if they had a formal process for it. Instead customers make unprompted asks to programs and get ignored or rejected. And they have contracts or relationships with several airlines.

Free Hyatt Mid-Tier Elite Status And Fast Track To Globalist Open To Everyone

by Gary Leff on July 26, 2021

Jul 26 2021

It turns out though that anyone can register for free Hyatt status and a fast track, and the broader offer is even better because instead of free 90 days of status, the free Explorist mid-tier status lasts through end of 2021 whether you stay enough with Hyatt to keep status or not.

What’s more, instead of having just 90 days to stay enough to keep status you’ve got until the end of the year so it’s far more generous.

New American Airlines And Hyatt Fast Tracks For Elite Status

by Gary Leff on July 13, 2021

Jul 13 2021

Hyatt and American Airlines have new offers to fast track towards elite status for current elite members of the other program. Hyatt even gives free temporary status while you work on your challenge. They aren’t super easy, or with American necessarily the best way to achieve status we’ve seen in the market, however.