The Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) opens the door to eleven other loyalty programs, and almost every route starts from one of two automatic status grants the US card hands cardholders: 
Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, and — through its Infinite-tier Visa network benefit — 
National Emerald Club Executive status. Both come with the card itself, though it's now closed to new applications; existing holders keep the benefits through a product change. Gold Elite alone is enough for a free, once-per-lifetime match into 
Choice Privileges Platinum.
The bigger lever is Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite, which the card also confers — but only if you put $75,000 in purchases on it each account-anniversary year. From there, a once-per-lifetime match into 
Hilton Honors Gold continues on into National Emerald Club Executive Elite; the reference below maps every hop. Platinum Elite also runs, free, through 
Sixt Platinum and 
Avis into 
Enterprise Plus Platinum — a genuine crossing of rival rental brands, since each one matches the others' top tiers rather than an error in the chain. Either way, the $75,000 threshold only makes sense if you were already going to spend that much on the card.
Two paths cost more than a swipe of the card. Choice Privileges Diamond needs that same $75,000-spend Platinum Elite status plus a one-night stay at a Cambria hotel with proof emailed in — community reports say Choice has stopped honoring this consistently. Separately, the automatic National Executive status feeds a match into Avis and on to 
Hertz President's Circle, but only with 25-plus rentals logged in the year, and that match caps at once every five years. Marriott Gold Elite also cascades, still free, through Wyndham Diamond and 
MSC Voyagers Club Gold into 
Explora Club (Explora Journeys) Gold, with the reference below mapping that route in full.
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how (free) (2 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite (confer, official) 🇺🇸 — Automatic Gold Elite status each calendar year as cardmember. Card closed to new applications — product change only (hold another Chase Marriott Bonvoy card ~1 year first, need >= $10,000 credit limit)
Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite → Choice Privileges Platinum (match, community-verified) 🇨🇦🇺🇸 — Once per lifetime; Jan-Jun = current year, Jul-Dec = current + following year; capped at Platinum.
multi-step
how (conditional) (2 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Choice Privileges Diamond (challenge, community-verified) 🇨🇦🇺🇸 — After completing the base status match to Platinum, stay 1 qualifying night at a Cambria hotel and email proof to be bumped to Diamond. Community reports this Cambria path is intermittent/possibly discontinued (FrequentMiler 2026-02 says it no longer exists; Choice official + AwardWallet 2026 still list it).
multi-step
how (2 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Hilton Honors Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Hilton status match: instant Gold for 90 days; option to challenge (6 nights keep Gold, 12 nights => Diamond). One match per lifetime.
AvisPresident's Club
multi-step
how (3 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Sixt Platinum (match, official) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Platinum → Avis President's Club (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
multi-step
how (4 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Sixt Platinum (match, official) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
Sixt Platinum → Avis President's Club (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
Avis President's Club → Enterprise Plus Platinum (match, community-verified) 🇨🇦🇺🇸 — Matched Plus Platinum; upload current Avis statement/card; renew via 24 rentals or 85 rental days/yr
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (3 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → National Emerald Club Executive (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — National Emerald Club Executive via Visa Infinite. Card closed to new applicants (product-change only); existing holders retain.
National Emerald Club Executive → Avis Preferred Plus (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Email proof to profile.update@avisbudget.com; valid ~12 months
Avis Preferred Plus → Hertz President's Circle (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Avis Preferred Plus with 25+ rentals in the year; once per 5 years; valid through Dec 31 of 2nd calendar year after approval
multi-step
how (3 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Hilton Honors Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — Hilton status match: instant Gold for 90 days; option to challenge (6 nights keep Gold, 12 nights => Diamond). One match per lifetime.
Hilton Honors Gold → National Emerald Club Executive Elite (match, community-verified) 🇨🇦🇺🇸 — Matched status valid through Feb 28 of 2nd year; renew for Exec Elite
multi-step
how (2 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite (confer, community-verified) 🇺🇸 — Spend $75,000 in purchases per ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY year (not calendar year — FrequentMiler: "Each account anniversary year...through December 31 of the following year"; a looser ThriftyTraveler paraphrase said calendar-year but FrequentMiler's contract-style quote and TPG's actual article text both back account-year) -> Platinum Elite Status. No first-party Chase T&C document locatable to fully close this (tried benefits page, an elite-status subpage that 404s, and the Rewards Program Agreement PDF, which covers only points mechanics).
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite → Sixt Platinum (match, official) 🌍 — Status never expires; upgrades 12 mo then renew
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (4 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite (confer, official) 🇺🇸 — Automatic Gold Elite status each calendar year as cardmember. Card closed to new applications — product change only (hold another Chase Marriott Bonvoy card ~1 year first, need >= $10,000 credit limit)
Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite → Wyndham Rewards Diamond (match, official) 🌍 — Free status match. Matched status valid 90 days; to extend through Dec 31 of following year must complete 10 qualifying nights (Diamond). Requires proof of other-program status.
Wyndham Rewards Diamond → MSC Voyagers Club Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — once per lifetime; expires if no MSC cruise within 3 years
MSC Voyagers Club Gold → Explora Club (Explora Journeys) Gold (match, official) 🌍 — once per lifetime; proof of current tier required; processed in ~10 business days
multi-step⚠ one-time
how (3 steps)
Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) → Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite (confer, official) 🇺🇸 — Automatic Gold Elite status each calendar year as cardmember. Card closed to new applications — product change only (hold another Chase Marriott Bonvoy card ~1 year first, need >= $10,000 credit limit)
Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite → Wyndham Rewards Diamond (match, official) 🌍 — Free status match. Matched status valid 90 days; to extend through Dec 31 of following year must complete 10 qualifying nights (Diamond). Requires proof of other-program status.
Wyndham Rewards Diamond → MSC Voyagers Club Gold (match, community-verified) 🌍 — once per lifetime; expires if no MSC cruise within 3 years
What Ritz-Carlton Credit Card (Chase) unlocks
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