May 24, 2014, 12:34 pm
Last edit by: Mwenenzi
Before posting please read POSTS 1-3 for a comprehensive overview of how to select a program.
If you already plan to focus on one particular alliance, please visit the sticky in the relevant forum: Deciding on a oneworld FFP or Which SkyTeam FFP or Choosing a Star FFP
List of frequent flyer programs from Wikipedia
Questionnaire: Copy and paste into your post
Provide the requested information.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
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2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
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3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
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4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
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5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
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6. What is your home airport?
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7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
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8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
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If you already plan to focus on one particular alliance, please visit the sticky in the relevant forum: Deciding on a oneworld FFP or Which SkyTeam FFP or Choosing a Star FFP
List of frequent flyer programs from Wikipedia
Questionnaire: Copy and paste into your post
Provide the requested information.
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply:
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply:
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply:
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply:
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply:
6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply:
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply:
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
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Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join? Help Is Here!
Aug 29, 2015, 5:14 pm
#721
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,994
Best FF program for LAX/BUR/ONT->SFO/OAK/SJC
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My wife recently took a job in the Bay Area, and we will be going back and forth between LA and San Francsico weekly for at least the next two years. I'm wondering if this is a good opportunity to try a different airline's elite program.
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My wife recently took a job in the Bay Area, and we will be going back and forth between LA and San Francsico weekly for at least the next two years. I'm wondering if this is a good opportunity to try a different airline's elite program.
What do you/wife want from a FFP?
Look and ask here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Aug 30, 2015, 2:17 am
#722
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1
Best airline loyalty program from NYC to PEK and PVG/SHA?
I just switched jobs and will be flying from NYC (JFK, LGA, EWR) to China, either Beijing (PEK) or Shanghai (PVG or SHA), about 15 times a year.
Given the heavy volume of flying, I am very incentivized to maximize my experience through a loyalty program, but I am unsure which is the best one for my specific routes.
I just achieved United Premier 1K status (their top status) and have generally found their loyalty program OK, but I am wondering if anyone can make a case for a better program. Given the frequency of my travel, I expect I'd get status at any program fairly quickly.
Thank you for any thoughts.
Given the heavy volume of flying, I am very incentivized to maximize my experience through a loyalty program, but I am unsure which is the best one for my specific routes.
I just achieved United Premier 1K status (their top status) and have generally found their loyalty program OK, but I am wondering if anyone can make a case for a better program. Given the frequency of my travel, I expect I'd get status at any program fairly quickly.
Thank you for any thoughts.
Aug 30, 2015, 2:24 am
#723
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,994
busanbeum Welcome to FT
Look and ask here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
What are your objectives from a ffp?
What class of travel?
USA based airline ffp's tend to more generous when considering earn/burn/awards/award co payment fees/upgrades
Look and ask here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
What are your objectives from a ffp?
What class of travel?
USA based airline ffp's tend to more generous when considering earn/burn/awards/award co payment fees/upgrades
Aug 30, 2015, 6:45 am
#724
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 34
Hello
I'm looking for some advice on which airline FF to use for my upcoming 12 months of travel (and onwards).
Here's my questionnaire with some additional relevant information below, thank you in advance!
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
Upgrades and Lounge access
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
50000+, approx 14 long haul, 25 short haul
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
Business long haul, economy short haul
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Work, i can generally choose
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
London to USA but also fairly frequent to Australia plus European domestic
6. What is your home airport?
LHR
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
BA - Silver, 280k Avios, Year ends in April
Virgin, no status, 150k miles
Qantas, no status, no miles.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
Cathay Pacific, Qatar, Singapore
Additional info:
My approximate schedule is:
November Various European short haul
January London to Australia return and several domestic.
March London to Dallas return.
April London to Lax return
May Various European short haul
June London to NYC return and various US domestic
July Various European short haul
September London to Toronto return
October Various European short haul
December London to Australia and various domestic.
I'm looking for some advice on which airline FF to use for my upcoming 12 months of travel (and onwards).
Here's my questionnaire with some additional relevant information below, thank you in advance!
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
Upgrades and Lounge access
2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
50000+, approx 14 long haul, 25 short haul
3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
Business long haul, economy short haul
4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Work, i can generally choose
5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
London to USA but also fairly frequent to Australia plus European domestic
6. What is your home airport?
LHR
7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
BA - Silver, 280k Avios, Year ends in April
Virgin, no status, 150k miles
Qantas, no status, no miles.
8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
Cathay Pacific, Qatar, Singapore
Additional info:
My approximate schedule is:
November Various European short haul
January London to Australia return and several domestic.
March London to Dallas return.
April London to Lax return
May Various European short haul
June London to NYC return and various US domestic
July Various European short haul
September London to Toronto return
October Various European short haul
December London to Australia and various domestic.
Aug 30, 2015, 7:47 am
#725
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 4
Combining points
Hi everyone, first time here but have helped out many others on travel forums. (if you need to know anything about travel in Colombia let me know)
I have been traveling a lot lately and want to know if I can get any use out of the miles I have accumulated. flights in the last 6 months include
- Bogota - LA with aeromexico
- LA - Melbourne with Air New zealand
- flights around europe with Air Malaysia and Sri Lankan Air
- Barcelona to Bogota with Iberia
I also have points with Qatar and Avianca
I know by themselves they aren't worth much but I thought if there was a way of combining them I could get something out of it.
was hoping to be able to make a trip Bogota to Mexico later in the year
and use these points. Or somehow use them on Avianca flights
any advice would be great
I have been traveling a lot lately and want to know if I can get any use out of the miles I have accumulated. flights in the last 6 months include
- Bogota - LA with aeromexico
- LA - Melbourne with Air New zealand
- flights around europe with Air Malaysia and Sri Lankan Air
- Barcelona to Bogota with Iberia
I also have points with Qatar and Avianca
I know by themselves they aren't worth much but I thought if there was a way of combining them I could get something out of it.
was hoping to be able to make a trip Bogota to Mexico later in the year
and use these points. Or somehow use them on Avianca flights
any advice would be great
Aug 30, 2015, 8:26 am
#726
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
Aug 30, 2015, 8:28 am
#727
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,606
You seem to have point spread across many alliances that are not partners within themselves. You can not combine them. You should to concentrate your points accumulation within the same carrier, that way you gain more.
Aug 30, 2015, 9:31 am
#728
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 4
combined points
sorry, Sri lanka airlines I used to and from Sri Lanka to Rome.
I havent claimed any of the points yet, I figured I can still claim them but wanted to know what the best way to do so was. ie via an alliance program or choose one individual airline program and try and claim them to that.
truth is I know little of how this works.
best result for me would be to claim points back to Avianca or Aeromexico programs
I havent claimed any of the points yet, I figured I can still claim them but wanted to know what the best way to do so was. ie via an alliance program or choose one individual airline program and try and claim them to that.
truth is I know little of how this works.
best result for me would be to claim points back to Avianca or Aeromexico programs
Aug 30, 2015, 9:51 am
#729
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
You need to figure this out for yourself.
To start, look at the websites for the airlines you flew, figure out what alliances they are in and what other partners they may have, determine what fare classes you flew in and where (if anywhere) you can credit those flights, and determine what FFP's will permit retroactive credit as much as six months after a flight, particularly if you were not enrolled at the time you flew.
To start, look at the websites for the airlines you flew, figure out what alliances they are in and what other partners they may have, determine what fare classes you flew in and where (if anywhere) you can credit those flights, and determine what FFP's will permit retroactive credit as much as six months after a flight, particularly if you were not enrolled at the time you flew.
Aug 30, 2015, 10:18 am
#730
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,606
U have points w Avianca & Qantas, they do not belong to same alliance and are not partners. U can credit air New Zealand to avianca, Iberia, air Malaysia and Sri lanka to Qantas. No luck with Aeromexico, as it belongs to Skyteam alliance. Please read the program of avianca and Qantas, you will see who is partner. In the end, for future flights, you should concentrate your flying with one particular carrier, alliance. Currently u have 2, Avianca which is Star Alliance, and Qantas, which is One World.
Suerte, yo tengo mucho tiempo en esto.
Suerte, yo tengo mucho tiempo en esto.
Aug 30, 2015, 10:19 am
#731
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 18
Best FF program for LAX/BUR/ONT->SFO/OAK/SJC
Of your choices from LAX all of the terminals are in major reconstruction and the SW terminal is about the worst for congestion. From BUR or ONT the airports are easier to handle but that limits you mostly to SW. Alaska did fly into OAK from LA but not sure about now. Because of the $$$ component needed for elite on UA and DL that makes them unattractive for purely these shuttling flights. VX has a great product though.
Aug 30, 2015, 11:36 am
#734
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/st...eromexico.aspx
https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/use/par/parairibe.aspx
Aug 30, 2015, 11:37 am
#735
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: DL PM; IHG PlatAmb; Hilton Dia; Marriott Plat; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,310
Combining points
If you have questions about Avianca, use the Avianca forum. if you have questions about Qatar, use the Qatar forum. Same for aeromexico.
But generally, no, you cannot combine points once they've been earned in different programs.
But generally, no, you cannot combine points once they've been earned in different programs.