Hi all - new here and have tried to study the various FFPs, however I would really appreciate your input as they are quite confusing! I will be travelling more going forward and am debating which FFP to pledge my loyalty to: AAdvantage or Marco Polo / Asia Miles. The below will be my anticipated travels for this year (may increase going forward):

Based in NYC (JFK/LGA):
- 1-2 business class trips to Asia (British Airways - usually with stops, so for example, I've calculated that if I bank one return NYC/India trip to Marco Polo, that alone would get me 290 club points which is almost enough for Marco Polo silver)
- 2 economy / premium economy class trips to Asia (Cathay)
- 10-12 economy class domestic trips of various lengths (American)

Additionally, I usually travel around Asia quite a bit (on Cathay) every time I visit - so there are a few additional short-haul flights there in between Asian cities.

I think my answer would've been to commit to AAdvantage had the business trip(s) not provided the incentive of almost automatic silver status to Marco Polo. Prior to this year, I've only achieved status on United and never cared to think too much about my non-Star Alliance flights, so oneworld is completely foreign to me as to how things work. My initial thought is that it seems easier to accrue points on Asia Miles (for flight redemptions) since it's distance-based, whereas AAdvantage is fare-based. Lounge access is nice (especially CX's The Pier in HKG - which is where I usually fly long-haul into/out of Asia), but not my priority as I have Priority Pass Select membership via Chase Sapphire Reserve. Main priorities are ease of accumulating points/miles for free flights and chances for upgrades (which to be honest, aren't too easy nowadays).

What would you do:
- Credit the BA business flights to Marco Polo for the automatic Silver status and bank the rest of the flights to AAdvantage?
- Credit everything to Marco Polo / Asia Miles (should qualify for Gold then)?
- Credit everything to AAdvantage (not sure what that will get me)?
- Other ideas?

Thanks so much, and apologies in advance if this has been discussed before! I've asked friends who travel frequently for business and received various opinions, so thought I'm better off reaching out to the pros!