Based in SIN, you could consider giving *A a try. Most SQ mid Y fares (Saver etc in W and M class) earn 100% miles in several *A schemes, unlike some other carriers and alliances.
If you wanted to keep some of your flying/status OW then Aegean offers the quickest route to *G at 20K miles and *G status currently lasts 3 years plus (see Aegean forum for details). Aegean offers fairly good earn and burn ratio, miles that don't expire if you fly once every 3 years (once you have status), and some other benefits like one way bookings. Alternatively, Asiana offers Diamond (*G) status for two years at 40K miles, though miles validity is fixed (10 years once have *G).
If you are switching more of your flying to *A then at Asiana you would get Diamond+ (guess that is QF WP equivalent, though less use unless you are flying Asiana) for 2 years at crediting 100K and lifetime D+ at 500K miles (which is 50 years at 50K miles a year) - with your flight patterns that's possible, though of course the programme might change in the meantime!
If you're looking for a better value OW programme than QF, BA and AA both offer better earn/burn ratios, though it's worth comparing the respective benefits of the two as both have pluses and minuses. You may be able to achieve and hold OW Sapphire and *G simultaneously with your travel pattern. Arguably that's more use than top tier with QF, especially as it would give you two shots at redemption options.
Originally Posted by
Awesom Andy
(1) What is your home airport? SIN
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? deep discount Y, although Y+ and J if they are of excellent value (which isn't usual).
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? ~50,000 miles
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? OWE - irrelevant here.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? From most to least important: Good lounges, redemptions for family members (usually Y), don't really care about anything else
(6) Which routes do you fly most often. SIN-SYD, SIN-HKG, 3 or 4 times per year each. Also at least one long-haul flight each year. Don't do HKG-SYD although I might do so some years down the track.
(7) Preferred Airlines. Anything that stays up in the air and isn't approaching bankruptcy.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? 100% pleasure.
Just trying to see what options I have outside of OW.