What Is Hotel Status Match and Which Hotels Offer It?

Staying loyal to one hotel has finally paid off but now another hotel looks more appealing.

Hotel status match programs can help you enjoy elite benefits with other hotel loyalty programs for a limited time, or even in perpetuity if you switch programs. Dreamstime/TNS

By Holly D. Johnson Bankrate.com

The hotel industry is competitive, which is part of the reason hotel brands launch loyalty programs to lure in and reward frequent travelers. But there’s another tool hotel brands use to steal business travelers and jet-setters from other brands, and it’s known as a status match.