Originally Posted by
Stratonaut
W.r.t. lounge access, the *A Lounge Access Policy is quite clear. Quoting from
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/ :
I am not aware of any other (airline specific?) rules that contradict this policy. If you know of any it would be helpful if you could provide a reference.
My experience (across Europe and US) is that I never had any problems to access a lounge with the A3 Gold card while crediting miles to another programme. Just showed my card + boarding pass and they let me in without any discussion.
Like I said, it's only my opinion - not necessarily a hard and fast rule (although it has been debated on this forum extensively whether or not the Miles and Bonus program frowns on this type of activity).
Personally, I think if you are going to be using the benefits of the program, you should credit your miles to that program from which you are getting the benefits.