Originally Posted by
croberts134
... I am US-based and have done most of my travel with AA. It's mostly domestic travel but with enough international J travel to be a PLT with AA. However, some of the benefits of being a oneworld elite (lounge access namely) only apply on my international trips since AA sells Admiral's Club memberships.
As such, I'm thinking of switching to BA or QF ...
Just remember that if you use AA for transatlantic flights you wouldn't collect any points if you joined BA. Why BA haven't reallised that this loses them more customers, who turn to *A instead, than it gains them I haven't a clue.