Originally Posted by
yneris
Thanks.
But versus Lufthansa on International flying? Lounges access?
How easy is to get status mile (how many flights).
Is it better to stay with Miles and More and use United Airlines, so to accumulate as many miles as i can in one account?
Meaningful status, in terms of lounge access (on international flights), is 50k miles, less if you get some MQMs via amex. For domestic access, either 125k miles or buy in for lounge access.
The problems with sticking with miles and more are twofold. First of all, it's not a great earning program. Lots of low fares only earn partial miles on United, and the elite bonus is very poor. US-based programs put a stronger emphasis on redeemable awards, and if much of your travel is in the US you're not getting the most out of miles and more.
If you wanted to stick with flying LH, I'd evaluate whether it makes sense to participate in e.g. United's program. I'd probably go with DL out of Atlanta, though.
In terms of miles in one account, the biggest thing is to have "enough" to redeem for what you want to. Beyond that, diversification can be a good thing.