I am trying to plan some of my 2003 travel, and one big question is whether to try to requalify for United 1K. I have been a 1K for 6 years, but every year it seems less and less valuable.

Now that I have crossed the 1 million mile mark with UA, I am Premier Executive for life. For the time being, this translates into Star Alliance Gold for life.

I've never identified any specific benefit to being 1K when flying with Star Alliance partners. I guess what I'm saying is that if I have already achieved the maximum *A benefits for life, I think I might shift my money and time over to OneWorld (where, incidentally, being Emerald does seem to make a difference).

I'm looking under every stone for a Star Alliance reason to remain 1K. Does Lufthansa or another major carrier do anything special for 1Ks? I don't even know what Lufthansa's equivalent of a 100,000 mile flyer is.

Thanks!




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