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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 5:42 am
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snod08
 
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Originally Posted by Emperorsr
I apologize if this is a duplicate, didn't see that you could post here until now. Anyway, the details:



For members asking for information please help people to assist you, can you provide:

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
Singapore

(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
C

(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
Usually 25K to 50K but tends to be on the higher numbers

(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
SQ PPS, LH M&M Senator

(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
Upgrades, Lounge


(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
Asiawide

(7) Preferred Airlines
SQ TG

(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you chooose your airlines, class of service?)
Business, and yes I can choose

I just wonder if it makes more sense to go with ROP since I fly almost exclusively with TG. The earn rate makes it harder to qualify for *G though and the ROP staff don't seem particularly helpful, unlike M&M.

They do have a new status level but its unclear how one can achieve it, other than being told its by invitation only.

thanks in advance
What I suggest is to seriously research the difference in EQM and RDM earning between ROP and M&M for the fares you buy.
I suspect M&M will give you more of both.

In that case, why leave miles on the table?? Go with M&M then.
But if ROP gives you the same amount of earning potential, then stick to ROP, as you could have the occasional event of an operational upgrade to F.
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