Originally Posted by treydawgmt

1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?

Ability to fly for cheap or free. Family of 4 (currently 3 paying fares) that is on a budget.

2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?

Currently once every other year at best, but looking to increase that a bit.

3. What fare class do you usually buy?

Cheapest

4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?

Travel for pleasure, so I'll be able to choose anything

5. Which routes do you fly most often?

Nothing specific, would like to go to east coast a decent amount, mainly NE type areas, down to Virginia

6. What is your home airport?

RFD, ORD, or MWI. RFD is super close, and free parking I think, but usually don't have the flights we need. I'd prefer RFD, but I'm going to bet that really limits the FFP.

7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?

My wife and I both have around 3500 points in Southwest Rapid Rewards. I'm in a few other FFP with no status or points.

8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?

None, though something we won't get dinged hard on baggage.

Like I said, I'm a family of four right now, myself and wife, a 3 yr old, and a 3 month old. We travel a lot, currently in the car. We'd like to start maybe flying to places like Philly, DC, Maine, NYC, etc for our vacations. I'm a firefighter so I can easily get short vacations that we travel for 3-5 days on. I'm IHG Spire Elite through spending and a lot of nights, and so we'd stay at those properties usually to lower our vacation costs. In a few months I'd be willing to open a CC or two to help us also.

TIA for any thoughts or suggestions!