<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Scandalous:
Since you mentioned a free trip to Rio as something you would like, consider flying EVA and taking the miles on Continental.</font>
The problem with BR-->CO for people that travel a lot is TMK those miles aren't EQM, nor do they qualify for elite bonuses. So, that 35K award -- besides being on CO metal -- is equivalent to a 70K award on AA or UA (isn't business only 80K?).
I didn't even mention BR's own program because everyone knows it's among the worst in the world.
In short, I like BR just as much as the next guy, but it's hard to justify making BR a primary carrier if you fly a lot and care about miles.