Alliances
With all this talk about pending alliances, has anyone yet thought about how this will effect the partnerships of each program. For instance. I was reading that the proposed alliance between American and US Airways will allow members to combine miles for award redemption. Given that news, does this mean that I can redeem my American Express Membership Rewards points for Dividend Miles and then cash them in for an award on American, essentially making American part of the AmEx plan even though they aren't an official partner? Seems these types of benefits will be the hidden gems of alliances. Anyone got similar ideas?