Some lucky loyalty program members are being gifted status from airlines, even if they didn't requalify organically.

A look at the complex systems to attain qualifying status for both airlines.

United Airlines’ status match program for 2025 just debuted, giving top-tier loyalty members from competitors a chance to earn equal status in the MileagePlus program. The 2025 MileagePlus Premier ...

A look at what MileagePlus Premier gives you, and what you need to qualify.

Customers have between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025, to reach premier status for 2026. In mid-2025, Premier Platinum and 1K members also will have the ability to redeem PlusPoints for new perks such as ...

Do you look on with envy as an airline’s elite loyalty members get called to board even before first class passengers? You likely think they are being rewarded for taking dozens of flights annually ...

For most of my career as a travel editor, airline elite status was the goal. I planned trips around it, tracked progress obsessively and flew airlines I didn’t always love because it helped achieve ...