Hi,

thanks to everybody who replied

US seems to be universally despised (and given the few times I did fly with them it seems deservedly so)

I'll have a look at Diamond Club, the Miles + Cash option seems to be a great feature (and even if they merge with M&M, not that much lost for me)

Given my low flight activity I didn't care about status till now, but since it seems to be possible to get *A Silver, what exactly are the benefits of that ? Looking at the comparison charts the main things seem to be bonus miles and lounge access on that particular airline ? (Aeroplan seems to allow trade these things off for upgrades)

thanks