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If lounge access is important to the OP, I would at least consider crediting the first 20,000-25,000 miles flown on CO/UA/US to Aegean's frequent-flyer program. Aegean gives Star Alliance Gold status after 20,000 credited miles in one year. (Note that some discounted CO/UA fares only earn 50% credit on Aegean.)
The big benefit of Star Alliance Gold earned through a foreign carrier like Aegean is that it permits U.S. lounge access, even on domestic flights. The downside is that crediting the first bunch of miles to Aegean will delay earning status on one of the other carriers that might result in upgrades on those carriers. But the domestic lounge benefit might outweigh that factor.
Last edited by guv1976; Mar 30, 2011 at 8:33 pm