Status match season is truly upon us, with Royal Jordanian joining the matching party.
Interestingly, you can match hotel and airline programmes in this status match!
The programme allows a match to their “Silver Jay” and “Golden Sparrow” statuses. It is not open to their top-tier status – “Platinum Hawk”.
As Royal Jordanian is a oneworld carrier, the following status will match to a oneworld alliance level:
- Silver Jay – Oneworld Ruby
- Golden Sparrow – Oneworld Saphire
- Platiuhm Hawk – Oneworld Emerald
Which countries can take part?
The match is not open to everyone in all countries – so do a bit of digging. Currently, the status match is accepting applicants from the following counties:
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Iraq
- Ital
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Netherland
- Oman
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirate
- United Kingdom
What airlines can you match from?
Like most matches, you cannot match from an airline inside the same alliance as Royal Jordanian. The list of airlines gives you some options to play with:
| AIRLINE | SILVER JAY | GOLD SPARROW | PLATINUM HAWK |
| Air Europa
SUMA |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM |
– |
| Air France
Flying Blue |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM ULTIMATE |
– |
| Austrian Airlines
Miles & More |
FREQUENT TRAVELLER | HON CIRCLE SENATOR |
– |
| Brussels Airlines
Miles & More |
FREQUENT TRAVELLER | HON CIRCLE SENATOR |
– |
| Egyptair
Plus |
SILVER | ELITE GOLD PLATINUM |
– |
| Emirates
Skywards |
SILVER | GOLD IO PLATINUM |
– |
| Etihad
Guest |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM |
– |
| Gulf Air
Falconflyer |
SILVER | BLACK GOLD |
– |
| KLM
Flying Blue |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM ULTIMATE |
– |
| Kuwait Airways
Oasis Club |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM |
– |
| LOT Polish Airlines
Miles & More |
FREQUENT TRAVELLER | HON CIRCLE SENATOR |
– |
| Lufthansa
Miles & More |
FREQUENT TRAVELLER | HON CIRCLE SENATOR |
– |
| Middle East Airlines
Cedar Miles |
SILVER | GOLD PLATINUM PRESIDENTS CLUB |
– |
| Oman Air
Sindbad |
SILVER | GOLD | – |
| SWISS
Miles & More |
FREQUENT TRAVELLER | HON CIRCLE SENATOR |
– |
| Saudia
Alfursan |
SILVER | GOLD | – |
| Scandinavian Airlines
EuroBonus |
SILVER | DIAMOND GOLD PANDION |
– |
| TAP Air Portugal
Miles&Go |
SILVER | GOLD NAVIGATOR |
– |
| Turkish Airlines
Miles&Smiles |
CLASSIC PLUS | ELITE ELITE PLUS |
– |
| Virgin Atlantic
Flying Club |
SILVER | GOLD |
Hotels too?
Hotel status is being matched too – if you haven’t got an airline status to match.
Again, you cannot match to Platinum Hawk.
The hotel programmes include :
| AIRLINE | SILVER JAY | GOLD SPARROW | PLATINUM HAWK |
| Accor
ALL |
GOLD SILVER |
DIAMOND PLATINUM |
– |
| GHA
Discovery |
GOLD PLATINUM |
TITANIUM | – |
| Hilton
Hilton Honors |
GOLD SILVER |
DIAMOND | – |
| Hyatt
World of Hyatt |
DISCOVERIST EXPLORIST |
GLOBALIST | – |
| IHG
IHG One Rewards |
GOLD ELITE SILVER ELITE |
DIAMOND ELITE PLATINUM ELITE ROYAL AMBASSADOR |
– |
| Langham Hotels
Brilliant |
DIAMOND TOPAZ |
RUBY SAPPHIRE |
– |
| Marriott
Bonvoy |
GOLD ELITE SILVER ELITE |
AMBASSADOR ELITE PLATINUM ELITE TITANIUM ELITE |
– |
| Mealia Hotels International
Mealia Rewards |
GOLD SILVER |
PLATINUM | – |
| Preferred Hotel Group
Prefer Hotel Rewards |
GOLD SILVER |
TITANIUM | – |
| Radisson Hotel Group
Radisson Rewards |
PREMIUM VIP |
– | |
| Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Golden Circle |
GOLD JADE |
DIAMOND | – |
| Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Wyndham Rewards |
GOLD PLATINUM |
DIAMOND | – |
How much does the status match cost?
Like a lot of status matches we’ve seen recently, there is a cost attached.
- For Silver Jay the fee is USD$49
- For Golden Sparrow, the fee is USD $149
Where can I apply?
Head to https://rj.statusmatch.com/. The Frequently Asked Questions – which is worth a long dig through is at https://rj.statusmatch.com/faq/ and is worth a long read if you’re considering this status match.
Is it worth it?
For the Silver Jay, not really. Oneworld Ruby gives you limited privileges across the alliance.
Golden Hawk could be tempting – especially if you need to diversify away from your current elite programme and have a matching programme you can take advantage of (e.g. an Elite hotel programme). This level also gives you oneworld Saphire, meaning you can enter lounges and enjoy priority accesses where offered.
Before signing up for any programme, it is also worth time to check the benefits, mileage earning and retention numbers (especially if you’re going to transfer your loyalty. You can find out about the Elite Benefits and Retention programme at https://www.rj.com/en/royal-club/welcome-to-royal-club/benefits-at-glance, and their mileage earning programme at https://www.rj.com/en/royal-club/earn-and-buy/earn-miles
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