bluestrudels Welcome to FT
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bluestrudels
1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
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Ranked by importance:
1) Family Pooling - as I will be travelling mostly with my spouse
2) Lounge Access
3) Seating Comfort - as we generally take long haul flights
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Why family pooling and why Star alliance?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...post-here.html
Family pooling is very uncommon, and not always 1 to 1 when pooling. Any way you may be better off if each of you have a ff account. Some ffp's allow family transfer, but often with a fee (so often not worth the costs) Freq flyer miles are not equal to earn or burn.
The airline you fly and the airline ffp you credit those flights to does not need to be the same.
Alaska is a good ffp for some due to its many partners, including Emirates
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...ePlan-partners