Never recommend US! Not that UA is that good, but I can't really think of anything where US would be better than UA. Please enlighten me if you can think of any.
LAX
SPG conversion ratio. It is 1:1 for US.
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
Friends don't let friends fly US. (And congrats on #2,000, LAX!)
We are talking about FF program for
infrequent flyer. I would never recommend US as an airline to any frequent flyer. However in my experience participating in FF program of Unites States based airline for somebody based in US (Unites States, not US Airways) has advantages over participating in a program of a foreign airline. Most FFPs are tailored for domestic customers. I have some first-hand experience. Of course most of us agree that UA MP is better than US DM but this is because we are (at least relatively) frequent flyers who want to fly the airline of our choice and use the benefits of the status (I would say, most important for me is help in case of IRROP and of course upgrades in the second place). Those are not available for the infrequent flyer anyway. Also, note that most of us will never consider redeeming miles for saver coach award. In case of OP an FFP should be considered just as a cash-back program like in COSCO or REI. UA is not a good choice because they use SPG AmEx. The only other US-based FFP is, unfortunately US and it does offer 1:1 ratio with AmEx. And though I am no longer a member of their program I sometimes play with their award booking engine to find if there are availabilities for the dates I need before calling 1K desk (yes, there are places where UA does not fly) and it is more convenient than UA engine.