Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
With low cost fares your chances of earning status is not good. Your chances of upgrades is 1% at best. Need to be realistic.
If flying RTW if properly constructed few flights will be on Air NZ. From a freq flyer miles perspective the less NZ flights the better. ANZ Airpoints is a very poor fp, unless flying Air NZ a lot, including NZ domestic flights
Far better to join another Star ffp (not Air NZ). But check the booking class
You do not say how the RTW will be done: segment by segment or a structured alliance RTW? OneWorld also has RTW products. In my view the OW *ONE* 16 segment is better than the distance based offered by Star & OW.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...t-faqs-33.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Fair enough. I know it's a tall order to get any perks flying just economy.
The RTW is probably not a true RTW because it will be done per segment, using different airlines I found through ITA Matrix, Momondo and Rome2Rio. I'm not totally clear if that's considered an RTW or not.
I would like, however, to benefit from this trip as much as possible if I can build up anything to help for next year's travels. I'm not too fussed about being on NZ Airpoints because I'm also unsure how long I'll stay here.