Originally Posted by
Adam Gawlowski
I am undecided between them. I am in San Francisco and would choose *Alliance, except that singapore airlines suites can't be bought with miles and also united devaluations make me want to have AA and also has first class lounges. So as both are good, which ones do you think, I should join. If you have questions, reply and I'll answer them to aid you in helping me find a good alliance
UA is a no-brainer out of SF purely because of the sheer number of flights and direct options.
If you want SQ, you can just credit SQ. SQ Suites can in fact be bought with miles if you are using SQ miles and SQ credits at 100% on every UA fare bucket. However crediting to SQ means you give up access to E+ if you reach elite levels.
SQ is also a 1:1 transfer partner of AMEX MR, Chase UR, Citi TYP, and SPG (which is 20k:25k or 1:1 if less than 20k transferred) so if you have credit cards that collect any of those (or stay in SPG properties) you can supplement your UA flying for your SQ mileage account and work towards the miles needed for SQ Suites.