Originally Posted by
pinniped
I think out of Asia I'd probably want to find my easiest path to Star Gold if I could.
Gold on many airlines is a sweet deal. *G provides lounge access on all flights except for domestic US, and NW/DL golds with non-US addresses get lounge access whenever they want it (even if not flying a partner airline; this data is 5 years old, so I'm not sure how the new DL is handling things).