Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

stephwana Welcome to FT


I am also confused about your intentions & spending.
Is someone else going to spend GBP5000 on your credit card?

For in-frequent flying the Lufthansa freq flyer is not the best. Others with Star alliance knowledge will hopefully given an opinion. United Airlines tend to be the default ffp for many people.

With alliance & partners you can earn and use miles on other airlines as well as on the airline which you have joined.

Also very cheap fares can earn or low miles on many ffp's. You have to be careful about expiry of miles.

For one a year trip Aust - UK you better to keep selecting the airline on price. If you get miles it’s a bonus. You are unlikely to collect enough miles to use before they expire to be worthwhile.