Originally Posted by joe123457

I am AC Elite. I have to take a Cathay Pacific trip which is ~18k miles (+class of service bonus for business). Which program does it make sense to join?

Asia miles - has double miles bonus going on right now
AA - only requires 25k miles for gold (but need 4 segments on AA metal). 1.5x miles for business class??. Could potentially do an Elite Status Challenge.

Thanks for your help!