I am a US Expat living in Bangkok, but planning on moving to Philipines next month.

I only started traveling with any frequency when I moved away from the USA late last year and am just now trying to figure out the rewards game.

I don't think I will travel enough to get huge miles or perks from flying itself, but I do own a marketing agency and plan to start using cards for ad spend to rack up miles that way. Currently I have the Citi AAdvantage card and a simple Amex green card. My credit is good except for the fact my balances are too high from quiting the corporate world to start my own company, which is driving down the scores, preventing me from getting some premium cards like the Chase Saphire Preferred or one of the AMex business platinum/gold cards. But my goal for the rest of the year now that the business is stable is to pay those down and get 1 or 2 of the really solid rewards cards.

So with that in mind, whatever program ends up being my program of choice will probably need to revolve around points or points transfers from Citi, Chase and/or Amex.

I look forward to your feedback.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?

Flying first/biz class as an upgrade or 100% using miles. Also, discounted or free lounge access while on the ground.

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?

Not really sure. It has been sporatic over the past year with a 1 way from Dallas to Bangkok and then a handful of flights around asia and a round trip from naminal to london which I am on now. I want to increase my travels though to maybe one round trip a month. Half being regional and the other half being ong haul.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?

In the past, cheapest, but with a catch I am a bigger guy and always buy 2 economy seats instead of 1.

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?

I can choose. I am own my own company.

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?

Most often asian, but I want to increase the asia to europe and asia to the Americas trips.

(6) What is your home airport?

Was Bkk, but soon will be in Manila or Cebu.

(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?

No current status. Have miles scattered over. AA 9k, AirAsia 1k, Philipines Airlines 1k, Qatar 2k with a biz class flight scheduled from London to Manial next month

(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?

There have been no pattern, just the cheapest. 2 flights from USA to Asia on Korean Air and American Airlines. A handful of flights scattered between AirAisa, Philipine Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qatar, and so on.