[QUOTE=fatboysliminal;17793202]Hello All

I am starting a new job next week and it's likely I will be flying often and to a wide range of places, the company has clients all over the world. The job is in Scotland so I'll be flying out of Glasgow or Edinburgh.

In the past, I've been a fairly infrequent flyer and mainly short haul so haven't paid any attention to frequent flyer schemes.

Where do I start working out which scheme is best for me? I won't have any control over whom I fly with. All I really want out of a scheme is the occasional opportunity to upgrade and perhaps a couple of 'free' short-haul flights.

Can someone help me?

First of all sign up for every Alliance that flys out of these airports. Then consolidate to one airlines in the Alliance and use that FF # on all flights in that Alliance. Try to make it the one you are most likely to use. Upgrades usually come by miles flown. they usually start after 25,000, 50,000 and 75,000 levels are passed. With the more miles, the more likely the upgrade. I'm sure others with more experience in European airlines will be able to help you more. Just use this as a starting point to think about Alliances, Airlines and how upgrades are given out. Good luck and enjoy.