Jc3818 Welcome to FT
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Jc3818
I have delta platinum medallion status and only familiar with Skyteam. Recently I purchased a Turkish airlines business class ticket ($6,000US) and not familiar with Star alliance. I have used Asiana in the past and would purchase United if I can get better deals domestically and add onto Star alliance. I will probably never ride Turkish airlines again unless their airfare is cheaper to Europe (1-2x/year).
My question is: do I make an account with Turkish airlines and add those miles OR add the flown miles to Asiana or United? I don't know anything BUT Skyteam rules and recently they changed so I don't accrue as many miles as I used to. I'd like to explore star alliance and not "waste" the Turkish miles.
More info:
- Most important for me is getting free flights (to LA, Hawaii, Asia) and domestic upgrades.
- I usually fly to Korea/Japan twice a year, Hawaii once a year, LA/SF 4x/year and Europe 2x/year . My home airport is JFK.
- The past 8 years, I've typically purchased economy or the cheapest flight available on Delta, KAL, JAL, and Air France for leisure and some business. I'm not picky about the airline I just want status and benefits.
I would really appreciate all your words of wisdom and experience in the star alliance world and how I can further accrue my status now and in the long term future. How do I start and what do I DO with my 6K Turkish flight?!!!
Arigato ~
Bonus question: is there a recommended credit card to help with mileage status? I currently have the Amex Platinum card
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Living in NYC my first opinion is join UA ffp.
USA based airline ffp's tend to be more generous (status benefits/earn/burn/upgrades/award cost/award cash surcharges/expiry/affiliated credit card ff mile earning/promotions) compared to non USA based airline ffp’s (even after the recently announced changes to some USA ffp’s). But if you are not flying the airline of your ffp the useful benefits are somewhat limited.
But with the change of most USA based ffp's to revenue based, flying the airline with best fares and best schedule that matches your requirements now has merit. Taking the flight that best suits your budget & schedule and treating any ff miles as bonus that may or may not be able to used is now a solid alternative to staying with a single alliance.
The airline you fly most or an airline of the country you live is the best ffp for many people. Generally however you are better earning on your primary airline due to greater recognition, better service when disruptions, ability to upgrade flights and possible operational upgrades.
Earning miles from non flying activities is easier with an airline of your home country.
Credit cards do not help with frequent flyer status. Only with redeemable freq flyer miles. This can be lucrative. With UA you have many choices for getting miles from credit card spend.
Edit: (after thread moved)
Reading your post again, are you a now member of the Asiana or United ffp's?
Generally having multiple ffp's in the same alliance is not good idea, unless you fly each a lot.
http://www.wheretocredit.com/turkish-airlines