Originally Posted by
phillipas
Thanks for the reply. I'm aware of CO moving to *A, so that probably isn't the best option.
What I'm really looking for is the bmi Diamond Club of SkyTeam - good earning and cheap redemptions. It's going to be a reasonably crude choice as I have no idea about what my flying patterns with SkyTeam will be other than fairly infrequent.
Maybe AZ could be one for you, since their overall rate for status is lower, but the bad points are that the bonus miles that you earn with your elite status do not count towards future status level...and their service is just

Delta could be one..just as AKLDUBFlyer said..it went downhill.
Originally Posted by revrobertwalsh
and I can access SKY TEAM lounges when traveling internatinally. I will fly from MKE to Mexico on a Sky Team member airlines. Is Mexico considered "an international" flight? Thanks for any and all help.
if you are flying on a US-based carrier, most of them would not consider them as international...except for Mexico city for one carrier, forgot which one.