I've been thinking recently about joining a *A program due to the fact that, especially in Europe, I'll no doubt be flying here and there from time to time. To be honest, however, I'm not all that much of a frequent flyer at present, but do hope that to change!

1) What is your home airport? (MEL)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (Economy)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<20K)
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (No, only Bronze QFF)
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (free lounge access, good award redemption rates, Frequent upgrades on travel)
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (Australia domestic, hope to travel to NZ possibly a few times a year from 2012+)
(7) Preferred Airlines (Emirates, Singapore, European carriers, AirNZ)
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (pleasure)

While I'm more likely to be using AirNZ more often than other *A airlines, I mainly want to join this group because of the large amount of European airlines linked with *A. So, what would you suggest. Should I join a European airline or AirNZ?