Now is the Time to Take Advantage of Status Match Opportunities
In November I covered a generous status match opportunity that enabled people to parlay only one mid tier elite status into the top loyalty tiers of several programs. We got a lot of questions about the timing of the deal and when to match in order to maximize value. Here’s the original deal and a bit about how to make the most of it.
Wyndham Rewards Status Match Opportunity
Wyndham is running a promotion where it will match your elite status from other hotel loyalty programs to their GOLD, PLATINUM, or DIAMOND status. Elite status includes perks like late checkout, early check-in and preferred room choice amongst other things. Status match offers are the gifts that keep on giving because they open up opportunities for matches from other rewards programs. Here’s an example where one elite status enabled me to get elite status in three different programs and a bunch of freebies: Turn Total Rewards Status into 10 Free Nights and $700 in Free Play (M Life Members Can Cash in Too)
Related: Why I Think The Wyndham Card is Undervalued
Status Match Offer Details
As you can see from the chart, this is a pretty generous offer. Hilton and Marriott Gold which can be obtained by anyone with a Platinum card both match to Wyndham’s top tier Diamond level. Also, anyone with an IHG Credit card would also be matched to top tier.
Link to Status Match
Related: My $100 Surprise In Vegas Thanks To Wyndham
Anyone who previously held Wyndham status, would have lost it by now and the Total rewards amount reset on January 1, despite keeping status until January 31.
Caesar’s Total Rewards Status Match
Once you’ve matched to Wyndham Diamond or Platinum, you’ll want to take advantage of their partnership with Total Rewards. You can match your status here. Visit www.totalrewards.com/wyndham for additional details. There also happens to be an Amex Offer for Caesar’s properties that’s good until the end of the year, check out this post for details on how to stack for maximum value.
The following statuses will be matched:
- Wyndham Rewards Platinum = Total Rewards Platinum
- Wyndham Rewards Diamond = Total Rewards Diamond
Anyone who is able to match a middle of the road status to TR Diamond is very lucky. First, Diamond status comes with a $100 celebration dinner, a free trip to the Bahamas and waived resort fees at Total Rewards Properties!
To see just how valuable waived resort fees and parking are check out these two posts: Pay Up! Newly Increased Vegas Resort Fees Pass $50 & How to Avoid Them! and Complete Guide to Avoiding Paid Parking &; Resort Fees on the Las Vegas Strip!
Related: Total Rewards Diamond Lounge Rankings & Reviews
Conclusion
This is a really generous status match offer and you should be able to open the door to a few other elite programs with your match. Additionally, Caesars has generously extended their match through 2019. Make sure you check statusmatcher.com for up-to-date data points. The above photo shows that there is a sort of challenge element to this promotion and if you want to keep your status you’re have some qualifications to meet. Hopefully, you’ll be able to status match to Caesar’s Total Rewards and a few others before your status runs out.
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If I match from Hilton to Wyndham now, and then from Wyndham to Total, what will happen on Jan 1 and Feb 1? Ie the Hilton to Wyndham is good for 90 days, so it won’t expire till mid-Feb. By then Total will have expired and I’ll lose Diamond on both? (Will I be able to re-up Wyndham from Total in January to prevent this?) thx
Wyndham ends Jan 1 but Caesars Rewards goes till Feb 1. So you have to match Caesars back to Wyndham in between those two dates and then match Wyndham back to Caesars after Feb 1.
thanks, yep I got that part. But with hilton->wyndham lasting 90 days from now, it won’t really expire on Jan 1, so I won’t be able to go from caesars->wyndham between jan1-feb1 (since wyndham will still be diamond). And then both will expire in Feb?
Great post! Wanted to ask about the extra perk for a free trip to the bahamas. I am unable to locate any further info on such or do I have to wait for my status match b/n Wyndam and Total Rewards to see the details? Im currently waiting on my status match b/n hilton gold to wyndam diamond!
Here is some info
https://www.caesars.com/total-rewards/tr-partners/atlantis-paradise-island
Thank you Mark O.! After taking a shallow look, would I qualify for the diamond package or would I have to use the gold vacation package? I have 0 points with total rewards…but should be matched with the TR diamond member once my hilton matches to wyndam then to TR diamond
Had second look seems like one would have to pay for the gold package vs receiving 3 free nites for the platinum package. Wonder why anyone would go with the gold package…
Can you do the status match for two years in a row? Do you know the T & C on that?
My Wyndham Diamond runs out 1/14. Matching to Total Rewards now will only be good for the rest of the month or will be good to January 2020?
You should be good until 2020. Their qualification period is the calendar year.
That is the question – I have not seen a for sure data point. I have to imagine since it is a new earn year it would go till 1/31/20 but I don’t know for sure. If you already have Total Rewards status it errors out.
I submitted the Total Rewards match request a few days before my Wyndham Diamond expired, said I would be matched within 7 days, never was matched, then my Wyndham dropped.
🙁 sorry to hear that
Stefan, mine took about a week the first time around. I found that Wyndham matched it within seconds where as total rewards took seven or eight days. So don’t lose hope yet
Also You can do another Wyndham match to another program they’re still running the status match promo last I checked and then match that to Caesars.
Now I have to refresh why I cared about in the first place!
Thanks for this. Did I miss the link in your article? I used this: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham-rewards/status-match