The airline SAS and the hotel chain Scandic both have a strong presence in the Scandinavian region. In 2024, the two companies entered into a partnership aimed at offering additional benefits to loyal customers. Together, they form a counterbalance to Norwegian Air and Strawberry Hotels, which even have a joint loyalty program called Spenn.
The partnership between Scandinavian Airlines’ loyalty program EuroBonus and Scandic’s Scandic Friends is bearing fruits: both companies actively offer a status match. This means that anyone with a frequent flyer status with SAS EuroBonus can enjoy various benefits during future stays at Scandic hotels. Likewise, those who have earned a status with Scandic can match it to SAS EuroBonus free of charge.
Status Match SAS EuroBonus ↔ Scandic Friends
The alignment of status levels between SAS and Scandic is as follows:
- EuroBonus Silver = Scandic Dear Friend
- EuroBonus Gold = Scandic Loyal Friend
- EuroBonus Diamond = Scandic True Friend
The Scandic status will be valid for as long as the corresponding EuroBonus status (and vice versa). Even those who obtained their SAS status through a status match are eligible to participate.
Status Benefits
Below, we’ll focus on the benefits of Scandic status, as we expect more of our readers to hold SAS status than Scandic status. For those interested in the reverse direction, you can read more on the SAS website.
- Dear Friend (Level 4):
- Late check-out by 1 hour (if available)
- Early check-in (if available)
- Restaurant voucher worth €7.50 / 75 SEK or 500 Scandic points
- 25% bonus points
- Loyal Friend (Level 5):
- All the benefits of Level 4
- Free upgrade by one category (if available)
- 2-for-1 hotel breakfast offer (even if not staying at the hotel)
- Restaurant voucher increased to €10 / 100 SEK or 650 Scandic points
- True Friend (Level 6):
- All the benefits of Level 5
- Free breakfast at Scandic hotels, even for non-guests (may vary by hotel)
- Restaurant voucher increased to €15 / 150 SEK or 1,000 Scandic points
Editor’s Note: Reciprocal and (even more importantly) free status matches are always a great opportunity to make the most of your hotel or frequent flyer tier. This one is especially interesting, because the customer base of SAS and Scandic neatly overlap – and you can get alliance-wide benefits like free bags, based on a middle-tier hotel status.
How It Works
The status match is currently only available on the new (beta) version of the SAS website:
If the link above results in a “404 Error,” follow these steps:
- Go to beta.flysas.com
- If already logged in, log out manually
- Click “Log in” in the top right and enter your login details
- Then click on “Profile” in the same menu, or go to beta.flysas.com/en/profile/scandic
To the right of “SAS for Work,” a new tab labelled SAS x Scandic should appear.
There, a button will allow you to link both accounts. You’ll be asked to log into your Scandic account once. After that, the status match should process within a few seconds.
In my case, it took less than a minute, and the status in my Scandic account was updated to Level 5 (Loyal Friend).
Point Transfers Between the Programs
Since August 2025, it is possible to transfer points between the two loyalty programs. Transfers will be available in both directions, with the following conversion rate:
- 1 EuroBonus point = 2 Scandic Friends points
After transferring, the points are valid for a maximum of 12 months. If they previously had a later expiration date, their validity will be shortened. Therefore, you should only transfer points if you plan to use them right away.
Redeeming Scandic Points
Thanks to the exchange rate, the transfer could be worthwhile for EuroBonus frequent flyers who’ve accumulated a lot of points. Free nights at Scandic theoretically start at 10,000 points (= 5,000 EuroBonus points) per night.
As the redemption chart shows, there are very few options for 10,000 Scandic points, but more at 15,000 or 20,000. In addition, there are regular time-limited discount promotions.
Free nights are also subject to availability quotas. While there is theoretically a Scandic Go (without breakfast) in Stockholm for 10,000 points, we were unable to find any availability in sample searches. You can check availability by selecting the corresponding filter in the hotel search:
In theory, reward nights at Scandic are available from 10,000 points (= 5,000 EuroBonus points) per night. However, at that price, the selection is very limited (only 3 hotels, one of which does not include breakfast). As shown on the Scandic website, most hotels cost between 15,000 and 40,000 points per night.
Redeeming Eurobonus Points
For those who’ve accumulated their fair share of Scandic points, a transfer to Eurobonus can also make sense. Flights within Scandinavia (including remote destinations like Svalbard and the Faroe Islands) start at 5,000 Eurobonus points (= 10,000 Scandic points) and business class flights to North America start at 60,000 Eurobonus points (= 120,000 Scandic points). The best thing is that Eurobonus flights cost very low surcharges – even business class flights to America can come with additional charges as low as €5.
Here’s an overview of the best Eurobonus sweet spots. While some of them have been affected by the program’s recent devaluation, most of them remain up to date – and rather attractive.
Translated by Ditmar
Cover Picture: Model of an SAS plane with SkyTeam livery in the SAS lounge in Copenhagen | Ditmar Lange