My wife and I are planning to go to Italy next summer. Our plan is to collect enough miles to fly business or first (something we rarely do). I'm trying to figure out the best airlines to consider with a combination of luxury and points value, so that i can be more focused on my points collection.

I was leaning towards alitalia since i've heard they recently upgraded and they fly direct. The downside is the fuel cost and i'd prob rather use more points than spend cash if i could.

I already have about 130000 delta miles, but i'm also building points miles in citi thank you, chase and amex.

Would love to hear what people think

Brad