Hello, thanks to the recent devaluation of AA's program, and my relocation outside the US I've been debating switching programs and alliances, any advice is much appreciated!
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
BKK (Bangkok)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
Mix of C and Y depending on flight length and cost, I try to fly business on long haul flights.
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
50k+ Some years as much as 100k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
AA Platinum
(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.)
Lounge access, upgrades, awards
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
BKK - US 2+ times per year.
BKK - India 2 times per year
BKK - HKG 2-4 times per year
BKK - Europe 1 time per year
Other asia 4-6 flights per year
(7) Preferred Airlines
Haven't flown enough star alliance flights to be sure.
Thai is decent and Turkish is hit and miss.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
Mostly for pleasure, and I can chose my airline and class.
I'll be booking two BKK-US round trips and one BKK-India round trip soon, and I'll be booking one to europe around christmas, so if I'm going to change the time is now.