Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
If you apply directly with MPC Green you have to pay application fee of $50 USD. If you apply for Asiamile it's free.
We know that. The issue is how can that $50 related to lounge access.
Originally Posted by
CrazyJ82
Another good point. The lounge access for lowest-tier elite is unusually generous. But at 30k, the threshold is slightly higher than for many programs' equivalent. And, crucially, there are no tier bonuses for mileage earning. The lowest tiers on AA/UA/BA etc don't come with lounge access, but they offer 25% RDM bonuses.
+1 CX MPC SL actually has one of the most generous elite benefit if you compare with all low-tiered elite.
To an low-tiered elite, he/she may prefer lounge access than 25% RDM bonuses (7.5K miles).