Originally Posted by
UltraRant
It also fits with the Scandinavian business model: staff knows it won't get punished when they make mistakes, as long as the intention was good.
Hrrhrr... So true... After 6 months in a Scandic company ( interestingly my iPhone autocorrected to 'Scandic comedy' which seems to be more on the point) I'm fed up and leaving! I see so much in SK as I see in my current employer... That it can't be a coincidence
Originally Posted by
UltraRant
And, of course, the goodie bag... (ok, a bit sarcasm there in the end).
Oh, how could I miss out on the goodie bag?
Originally Posted by
UltraRant
But what is important in a frequent flyer program differs per person. Some people go for fast status and lounge access, others go for lots of points and bonus flights and upgrades, and other people maybe have other reasons. Before, the Aegean program used to be quite popular. They've now changed the rule,s but it's still quite decent if you want to qualify for gold fast and don't care much about points. Otherwise, Asiana might have a good deal... For me, SK is still the best deal within Star Alliance though...
I think it makes sense to be elite and collect miles in program which is reasonable close to the home market or the market you're flying to a lot. Otherwise you're looking at always crediting the miles according to the agreed Partner Rates and have to redeem *A partner awards which are usually expensive and even harder to get hold off.
Try to book e.g. OSL - MUC on Asiana, Turkish or A3. If at some point you get a agent which could do it (After Hours in hold and dozens of HUCAs, also mind the long distance calls), good luck at finding award space and then be shocked about the quotes for YQ. On SK you can book it online and pay around 500 SEK in taxes. I use the EuroBonus for intra-European bookings quite a lot since I often have to pay last minute flights Scandinavia to Germany which would be in the 300 to 800€ region while I often enough can get them for a reasonable price at EuroBonus.