Originally Posted by CoryTrevor

I've been a long time Aeroplan member but never flew Air Canada frequently enough to get any benefit from it.

Now that I'm going go be doing a lot more travel I've been looking into the various Star Alliance rewards programs....
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On the face of it, Asiana looks like a better program as you accumulate points over 2 years and the duration of membership is 2 years. Therefore I could reach Star Alliance Gold status more quickly and keep it longer. Asiana also appears to give you the equivalent of a lifetime Star Alliance Gold membership once you hit a running total of 500,000 miles.
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