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Royal Air Maroc is offering up a last minute status match, but honestly, given the cost of this match, it’s not something I will do, but it depends on your circumstance and how much you value having One World status.
You can go here to match
There is a plethora of ways to match and you should hear within 3 days whether you’re approved or not.
What status do I get?
You can look at these tables
- Silver = One World Ruby
- Gold = One World Sapphire
- Platinum = One World Emerald
Things to keep in mind: it can get pricey
The only status, in my opinion, that could be worth it is Gold because that equates to One World Sapphire and lounge access when flying outside of Morocco on a One World carrier. But is it worth $450?! Yikes…I dunno, it’s not much cheaper than an Admirals Club membership.
- (I) Only 1 status match per person will be permitted under this campaign matching to any of the status tiers.
(II) The application fees- $150 for Silver,
- $450 for Gold,
- $1000 for Platinum Lite
- $1500 for Platinum Standard
- (IV) If approved, the status match upgrade is valid until June 30, 2024.
- To extend status beyond this date, you must meet the 6-month Extention Criteria.
How long do you have to match?
Technically until June 30th 2024, but last time it ended in 2 days.
You can extend for 6 months:
You need to one of the two following things:
- (1) By June 30, 2024, flown on an eligible Royal Air Maroc flight and earned at least 1 status mile from that flight and that flight must show in your Safar Flyer account.
- (2) Have at least 1 eligible Royal Air Maroc booking linked to your Safar Flyer membership number on June 30, 2024.
From Royal Air Maroc: “Failure to meet one or more of these conditions will result in your 6-month status match being downgraded to Blue status. There are no refunds under any circumstances should you fail to meet any of the criteria for extending status until Dec 31, 2024.”
Overall
$450 for Gold? $1000 to $1500 for Platinum and valid for just 6 months? Clearly this is a revenue generator for Royal Air Maroc, but it’s far too pricey for my blood given the benefits I’d extract from those status levels.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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