Status Match Reference

When a user wants to switch loyalty programs or shortcut to elite status, the question is rarely "can I match?" but "should I match?" The answer depends on three things this skill makes explicit: how often the program lets you do it, what it costs (free vs paid concierge), and whether a credit card already grants the tier you want.

Reference data: data/status-match.json. Refresh cadence is 90 days because rules change occasionally but not weekly.

Critical Rule: Lifetime Restrictions Punish Wasted Matches

Many of the best status matches are once-per-lifetime or once-every-3-years. A match wasted in the wrong year because the user doesn't have travel coming up is gone forever. Always read the lifetime_warning field before recommending an application.

The biggest offenders: