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Sep 12, 2011 | 12:14 pm

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PVDtoDEL

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: SEA/ORD/ADB

Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat

Posts: 7,774

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Originally Posted by Shymere

Thanks a lot guys for all your comments ! That's terrific !

After reading all you said, I think I will go for one of the US program.
Prefer to get all my miles on one card rather than splitting them.

I love to go simple... mind serenity is no price

Any other advice concerning US programs from *A for a guy living in BOS and booking flights for Paris, England, and CA ?

Extra information : Seems in 2012, OnePass (Continental) and MilesAge+ (United) will merge, so it seems a good program to join... is it a dumb idea ?

Thanks in advance !

Shymere

No, DO NOT JOIN OnePass or MileagePlus. Since they are merging, the airline has more elites than they know what to do with, so they are severely slashing benifits. Also, more people to compete with on UDU - 1Ks/Plats take most...

As for booking to Paris, England, and CA, an important thing to keep in mind (especially if flying US, UA, CO, or AC) is that PVD is a great alternative airport - the connection between MBTA (Providence/Stoughton Line departing from South Station/Back Bay) is very convenient to get to the airport, although since it is a new stop, the scheduling is weird and at times very inconvenient. Often, PVD is cheaper than BOS.

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