Originally Posted by
nictalope
Looking for insight on branching out for additional benefits, I will have a very busy 2016.
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I was thinking of stopping UA credit in March and switching to LH (no status there now) for west coast- Europe flights, reach SEN (and get UC access in the US in the process), and then switch to AA to renew Plat or get EXP.
Or maybe continue adding miles to LH as we will be traveling in Europe this year and next
Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
I do exactly what you describe - having a high status level on multiple airlines / alliances is of tremendous value - I would suggest you carefully review the other alliances as well - putting all your miles in one alliance might not be as valuable in the long run....
For very frequent flyer's having high status in multiple airlines/alliances does have benefits. You need to carefully consider what are your objectives in a ffp. If flying business/first class you get many benefits by class of travel. As above, the second ffp in a different alliance could be better.
USA & non USA ffp operate very differently. Upgrades are far less with non USA airlines/ffp's. USA based airline ffp's tend to be more generous (status benefits/earn/burn/upgrades/award cost/award cash surcharges/expiry/affiliated credit cards/promotions) compared to non USA based airline ffp’s (even after the recently announced changes to some USA ffp’s)
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