Originally Posted by
needsake
I spent a lot of time today reading those 4 linked blogs; thank you for that. I honestly don't have a specific goal in mind, but thinking about it I think airline points in general would be my preferred thing. Once I get there, I don't care where I stay.
Next you need to decide what kind of miles you want to focus on first. Sure, you can collect several kinds, but which account do you want to focus on to reach a travel goal first? SPG points will help you add to your AA miles, and Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to UA/CO, British Airways, or Korean. Which account do you want to top off first?
Here is an article on the relative value of airline miles compared to each other.
Here is another article by Lucky that might interest you.