FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join? Help Is Here!
Old May 11, 2016 | 6:41 am
  #1075  
nloui
 
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1
This is amazing. What a great community, and looking forward to learning a lot and giving back soon! In the meantime, would love some opinions!

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.
>>> Reply: Upgrades, priority services/lounge access, free travel

2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply: Tripit says 56,000 miles so far this year, last couple years have been about 100,000.

3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply: economy, premium economy

4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply: Very rarely able to choose, mostly for work, mostly booked through Expedia.

5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply: Domestic

6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply: LAX

7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply: Silver in Virgin America (38k) regular member on AA (58k), Delta (46k), Southwest (17k), United (10k), and Virgin Atlantic (12k). Also working on the SPG credit card promo right now.

8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply: Virgin America (WiFi, lounge, experience), Delta (WiFi, entertainment system, larger flights)
nloui is offline