Instant (and free) GHA Gold status
Today, let’s go through a new update from Plaza Premium’s Smart Traveller programme. Smart Traveller is the loyalty programme of Plaza Premium Group. You can earn...
11 August 2026
Tagged: status match
Success: Preferred Hotels Titanium status match
When I was complaining about Choice’s latest devaluation not long ago, I mentioned some of the remaining sweet spots in the programme, including Preferred Hotels &...
31 July 2026
Hyatt x Air Canada partnership, Marriott Titanium to Hyatt Globalist fast track?
Partnerships between hotel groups and airlines seem to be accelerating. Just a few days after Marriott unveiled its new collaboration with Japan Airlines, Hyatt and Air...
18 July 2026
Marriott x Japan Airlines partnership, get instant oneworld status
Marriott has always been one of the most active hotel groups when it comes to airline partnerships. It already has varying levels of cooperation with airlines...
14 July 2026
Malaysia Airlines status match – buy Skyteam and oneworld status?
Today’s topic is a status match, along with a related loyalty trick. Realistically, most readers probably won’t have a chance to use it, but it’s an...
8 July 2026
SAS EuroBonus status match for India members
SAS EuroBonus again – they have brought back the status match offer, although unfortunately most readers probably won’t be eligible this time. The promotion is restricted...
31 May 2026
Finnair: free 1,000 Avios and status match offer
Finnair recently launched a status match offer, but the scope is quite limited, so I didn’t rush to cover it earlier. Applications need to be submitted...
14 April 2026
Marriott & Shinsegae Duty Free status match
Last year, taking advantage of the new route launch, I quickly redeemed a Virgin Atlantic ticket from London to Seoul, which solved my Easter trip back...
24 March 2026
Final call: Lufthansa status match for ITA Volare
Last year, Lufthansa launched a free status match for ITA Airways members, and it was hugely popular. After it ended, they shifted their focus to matching...
20 March 2026
SAS adds British Airways to status match
Last week I wrote about SAS’s status match promotion, which at the time was only open to elite members from Finnair and airBaltic. The scope has...
15 March 2026
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