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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 9:50 pm
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michaelr
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,111
(1) What is your home airport? Omaha, NE
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? Economy
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? Less than 20,000.
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? AA Gold for Life
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Award availability to Hanover, Germany (HAJ)
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? US Domestic
(7) Preferred Airlines? No preference
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Pleasure

My primary need is to travel from OMA to HAJ, most often either 1 or 2 people. I have 500k with AA. However, OneWorld does not fly into HAJ. I have about 300,000 Starpoints and about 150k with United. I am looking for the best SA airlines that SPG can transfer points into. Naturally Lufthansa looked good but their SA redemption requirements are very high in comparison with United. United and Continental are out because the transfer option from SPG to them is 2:1. Singapore looks like a decent option, I just don't know the program to understand if it is wise to transfer a load of Starpoints in the hopes to redeem for SA awards from North America to Europe. I also really like the option to fly one way, however this is secondary.

Any input is much appreciated.
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