I have been surfing on the site, lot of great information but overwhelming for newbie like me. I really appreciate your help, need to know which ff to sign up for airline miles. I don't travel much so mostly accumulating miles through MF , signup bonuses, using card for daily expenses. I might keep one card like CSP for ongoing expenses. Already got RedBird for me and my wife.

I need 4 tickets. Plan is to travel in 2016,2017 to following
PHX - Florida (taking cruise)
PHX - Hawaii
PHX - India via Europe or PHX-Europe



Questions
For members asking for information, to help people to assist you, can you please provide:
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
(upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: good award redemption rates (mostly be travelling in peak times, need 4 tickets as well), upgrades
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: None
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
(First, Business, Premium economy, Economy, cheapest)
Reply: economy , business is the goal :-)
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: just pleasure travel
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: US Domestic, US-India
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: PHX
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
(AA Executive Platinum, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: U.S.Airway with 4000 miles
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: Emirates for India Flights, but other than that anything goes