Marriott x Cathay Status Match Promo

Marriott and Cathay Pacific just announced a promo in which you can match your elite status from one program to the other - and it goes both ways. In mid-December 2023, Marriott announced a similar promotion with Singapore Airlines. It's great to see this expanding to other airlines.

Marriott Bonvoy To Cathay Status Match

If you have Marriott Platinum, Titanium, or Ambassador status, you can instantly match to Cathay Silver status (oneworld Ruby) and enjoy your new Cathay status for 12. While oneworld Ruby isn't particularly useful, Cathay actually gives its Silver members lounge access on flights operated and marketed by Cathay itself.

Once you've matched to Cathay Silver status, you can earn Gold status (oneworld Sapphire) if you earn 300 status points within 12 months. That's a 50% fewer status points than is usually required to earn Cathay Gold. Oneworld Sapphire is the sweet spot of oneworld status, in my opinion.

Cathay to Marriott Bonvoy Status Match

If you have Cathay Silver, Gold, or Diamond status, you can get Marriott Gold status instantly which will be valid through February 2025.

I find Marriott Gold status to be middling at best but, with this promo, you can earn Marriott Platinum if you stay 10 nights within six months. For context, Marriott Platinum typically requires you to stay 50 nights in a calendar year.

In the US, we have several credit cards that offer 15 Marriott elite nights for being a card holder and you can have two of these cards. One even offers 25 elite nights and comes with Marriott Platinum status. While this offer will be useful for with Cathay status who don't have access to these credit cards, this status match isn't as compelling as matching Marriott to Cathay.

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