Hi everyone. I have a trip to the Middle East coming up and would consider flying EK, but I rarely travel to this region and don't see the point of joining Skywards. I looked at the web site but can't see that EK offers credit in any other carriers' program as an alternative, which seems a bit surprising. QR would also be an option for this trip, and it looks like they give credit in the UA Mileage Plus program. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks!