Which OW program should I join? (ME based, 2-3 C flights a year)
Hi,
I'm already a ST Plat (Delta), as well as *A Gold (BMI). I am trying to find the best OW program to put my miles into for redemption purposes - don't really need OW status.
I will be flying a few TLV-AMM-DXB flights on RJ in J class each year (say, 2-3 roundtrips). I already have over 100K AA miles as well as over 100K BA miles.
I would like to use my miles for awards to Europe, DXB, or North America.
I don't think crediting my RJ miles to AA makes sense, since AA credits me with actual miles flown - not a certain min. mileage, since I'm not an AA Elite. This certainly works against me on the TLV-AMM flight, which is only 67 miles...
I could credit the miles to BA, but I hate their fuel surcharge. MA seems to have a pretty poor program (though they do status-match, and I do plan to fly them once in J this year).
RJ seems like a somewhat decent program, especiallly for redeeeming on RJ. They also offer 100 points for 1st acticity + 50 points for updating one's profile.
Where do you recommend I credit my flights to? In summary, I plan to fly about 6 J segments per year, a total of about 8000-10000 flown J miles per year.
Any quick advice would be greatly appreciated, since I will be taking my next flight (TLV-AMM-DXB) tomorrow...
Thanks,
Bostonbali