This looks like a good deal for all those Ozbargainers who are platinum level members with Accor. You should be able to get instand Diamond level with Best Western.
Program Benefits here - free upgrades!
Terms and Conditions here
Website says:
With our Status Match…No Catch® program, we will match your Best Western Rewards Australasia tier to any other ELITE status in any other hotel loyalty program, FREE of charge.
MATCH YOUR ELITE STATUS IN ANY OTHER HOTEL PROGRAM
Begin earning Status Match…No Catch® points at the Elite level instantly—and watch them add up even faster.
To match your ELITE status in any other hotel program, complete the Status Match… No Catch form below, provide us with proof of elite status with another hotel program, and we’ll take care of the rest!
Questions? Email [email protected] or call 1300 728 052 (within Australia), 0800 700 499 (from NZ), +61 2 9352 3140 (from Fiji).
Best Western and Le Club Accor are probably the two lousiest hotel loyalty programs out there, and their Diamond/Platinum tiers are very underwhelming compared to Hilton/Hyatt/SPG/IHG/Marriott/Carlson, but free status is certainly better than nothing. Hopefully this'll be useful to the thousands of Accor Platinums on OzBargain. ;)