Hi everyone,

I'm an Air NZ (Staralliance) gold member and am thinking of switiching to a different airline because Air NZ is a bit too restrictive in assigning/retaining gold status (I will fly approx 80K miles this year and that still doesn't get me up to gold...).

Does anyone know if there is a *alliance partner (or other?) who will match your current level with another airline or somehow make it attractive to switch? I just rang Thai and they only make it difficult - I thought they would welcome gold flyers with open arms but no...
any advice welcome!