Originally Posted by
crimsona
There's nothing stopping anybody from collecting multiple programs
This is an interesting point that very few on this board understand, and even fewer actually practice.
On SMD6, I tried explaining EYW to someone who wanted to know how I had so many Aeroplan miles. And then we got talking about Aeroplan. He is a US citizen, living in the US (his whole life), but still earns 100k+ Aeroplan miles every year.
Why? For the mini RTWs.
Every program has sweet spots. Sure, Aeroplan just cut one out (intra-Asia) and made other redemptions less optimal than in the past.
But if you want to go spend significant time in three cities around the world, and less than 24 hours in other cities, it's hard to do better than Aeroplan.
Then there's the SE crowd with the current IKK, but that's not really related to Aeroplan (although it explains why an SE might choose to collect Aeroplan).
Originally Posted by
Far Siren
What is wrong with these people?!?
You'd have to elaborate on who you're referring to by "these people"
