To begin with, The Platinum Card from American Express comes with the following Elite Status benefits:

• Hilton Honors Gold Elite Status
• Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status
• Radisson Rewards Gold Elite Status
• Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star Status

To receive these automatic elite statuses you'll have to log in to your Amex account and register for them. Once registered, these are just some of the benefits you get with each of the above programs:

Hilton Honors Gold Elite Status

Key benefits:

• 80% bonus points on all Hilton stays
• Space available room upgrades
• Daily Food & Beverage Credit (U.S. hotels only) or Continental Breakfast (non-U.S. hotels)

Click here to learn more about Hilton Honors Gold Elite Status on Hilton's site.

 

Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status

Key benefits:

• 25% bonus points on all Marriott stays
• Enhanced room upgrades
• 2pm late check out

Click here to learn more about Marriott Gold Elite Status on Marriott's site.

 

Radisson Rewards Gold Elite Status

Key benefits:

• 5 bonus points per US$ spent on all Radisson stays
• Enhanced room upgrades
• 2pm late check out

Click here to learn more about Radisson Rewards Gold Elite Status on Radisson's site.

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star Elite Status

Key benefits:

• 25% bonus points on Hertz rentals
• One car class upgrade
• Expedited rental service

Click here to learn more about Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star Status on Hertz's site.

 

That's it for the three hotel elite and one car elite statuses that come as a benefit with the Platinum Card - but it doesn't stop there.

When you receive your Platinum card, register for all of the above elite offers. Once you have confirmed you have elite status with the above four programs you are then set to take advantage of them to get you even more elite statuses.

The next step in your journey of garnering elite status via your Platinum Card once you have at least one or more of the statuses in place that come with the card is to take advantage of status match offers that other hotel, car rental and cruise loyalty programs provide:

Ideally you don't want to go and apply for all of these at once. Apply for them when you know you can utilize the benefits - whether on an ongoing basis or even just a one time use. Some like Best Western will let you keep the status or reapply for status each year while others you have to be more careful like Choice Hotels who will only match once per lifetime.

1. Best Western Rewards Status Match

Best Western has had one of the longer running status match offers and it is very easy to get.  Simply put, the Elite Level Status Match No Catch promotion will match your other hotel reward program status with, you guessed it, no catch. The level you get depends on what Best Western thinks the equivalent level is in their program. For example, years ago my Hyatt Platinum status gave me Best Western Diamond status. As of today, I would use the Marriott Gold from the Platinum Card as reports from Statusmatcher.com show most people getting Best Western Diamond Select as their match. As a comparison, Hilton Honors Gold tends to only get you Diamond.

Click here to learn more and to request Best Western's Status Match No Catch .

Here are the benefits of the levels you could be matched to in Best Western Rewards:

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2. Wyndham Rewards & Caesars Rewards Status Match (Currently paused)

NOTE: This Status Match offer is temporarily unavailable at this time.

Wyndham Rewards is another hotel chain loyalty program that offers an Elite Status Match. Match from your best status above to get WR status for stays at Ramada's, Days Inn's etc. Wyndham's status match lasts for only 90 days so I wouldn't apply for it until two weeks before you have a planned stay at one of their hotels. If you complete 7 qualifying nights within those 90 days of having your status matched you will get that elite status until December 31 of the following year. Hilton, Marriott or Radisson Gold should get you Wyndham Rewards Diamond according to Statusmatcher.com.

Click here to learn more about and apply for the Wyndham Rewards status match

Here are the benefits of the levels you could be matched to:

As you can see you can also get elite status with Caesars Rewards if you have Platinum or Diamond status with Wyndham Rewards, so there you go one more status to add under your belt. Learn more about the Caesars Rewards status match here.

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3. Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass Status Match

This small chain with hotels two hotels in Canada and many more in the U.S., South America, Caribbean and Egypt will Elite Status Match to preferred and elite status levels in other hotel programs. Both Marriott Gold and Hilton Gold have been matched to Sonesta's top Elite level.

Click here to learn more about the Sonesta Travel Pass status match

Here are the benefits of the levels you could be matched to:

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4. Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer

Not well publicized, the Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer program also offers status matches - they only state this in their FAQ. Seeing they only have two levels, you should be matched to Elite status as you see below.

Click here to learn more about the iPrefer status match

And the benefits from the elite status levels:

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5. Choice Hotels Privileges Status Match

This is an offer that has been around for a few years but was only opened up to Canadian residents in 2018. After you submit your details including proof of your other status you'll receive an answer in 7-9 days as to what level they will match you to. Statusmatcher.com shows both Hilton and Marriott Gold members getting Choice Privileges Platinum status.

Click here to learn all about and apply for Choice Privieges' Status Match

Here are the benefits of the levels you could be matched to:

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6. WorldHotels Rewards Status Match

WorldHotels is owned by Best Western so the status match for WorldHotels Rewards is exactly the same as Best Western's. They even call it the same thing Status Mathc No Catch so it is very easy to get.  Simply put, the Elite Level Status Match No Catch promotion will match your other hotel reward program status with, you guessed it, no catch. The level you get depends on what WorldHotels thinks the equivalent level is in their program.

Click here to learn all about and apply for WorldHotel's Status Match

Here are the benefits of the levels you could be matched to:

 

7. Enterprise Plus Status Match

Rental car company Enterprise also has status match program for the Hertz Five Star status you get from the Platinum Card. They will give you Enterprise Gold level status as the match. Enterprise Gold gives you 15% bonus points and two free car upgrades per year 

Click here to learn more about the Enterprise Plus status match

8. National Emerald Club Status Match

National provides a status match program not only from other car rental programs but also airline and hotel programs. So you could submit any one of the above statuses to get National to match your status.

Click here to learn more about the National Emerald Club status match

9. Sixt Card Status Match

Sixt Car Rental provides a status match program for those who hold status with Marriott Bonvoy. Since the Platinum Card provides Marriott Gold status you can use that to get Gold Status with the Sixt Card program. Learn more about the Sixt status match here!

10. MSC Cruises Voyagers Club Status Match

MSC Cruises will status match in their Voyagers Club program to most hotel programs. MSC states you should apply no later than 14 days before the start of your cruise.

Click here to learn more about and to apply for MSC Cruise status match.

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Its not only you who can get status!
Now what makes the card even better, is that if you add a supplementary Platinum Card ($175) that additional card holder is offered all the same benefits. So your spouse or significant other or even maybe your adult children who still live at home can all get the same elite status offers that are listed above! We've done this in the Rewards Canada household and it makes for great travel for your loved ones when they don't travel with you as they don't have to rely on you for those special status benefits! And for only $175 its a great deal! Not to mention the supplementary cardholder also gets the lounge access and all the other associated benefits with the card.

And that's all she wrote! I know this is a long read but in the long run these steps can ensure your travels are just that much better - even if it is just a little benefit like complimentary water bottles or a big benefit like an upgrade to an ocean view suite! Whatever it is, chances are you wouldn't have received it without these status levels!

Here are the details of the card: