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Old May 4, 2016 | 6:49 pm
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txviking
5 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Florida
Programs: Delta SkyMiles; Hilton HHonors; NEXUS; National Emerald Club Executive
Posts: 367
Best options from West Palm Beach?

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.) PBI
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.) Economy
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k) 25K-50K
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc) None
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.) Good redemption rates, frequent upgrades, maximize earnings from mostly domestic flights
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc) US Domestic, especially to SEA, DFW, IAD
(7) Preferred Airlines Delta, Alaska
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you chooose your airlines, class of service?)Mostly for work. I can choose routes and carriers, but generally cannot choose the fare class

PBI is a smaller airport; it looks like my best choices tend to be PBI -> ATL -> Anywhere. I also frequently fly out of FLL – it's a longer drive, but worth it for better flight options at times (e.g. FLL-SEA direct on Alaska.) I also like Delta's program insofar as miles not expiring. When I fly American, I credit those miles to Alaska. I try to avoid United, but I do have a FF account with them.
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