Originally Posted by rbAA
Except that with SEN status and some short hop segments, intra No. America or intra Euro, especially via VIE for the current bonuses, you can generate well over 125,000 status and award miles in LH M&M and make it all the way around.
Sounds like a lot of FF miles, but our rtw interest always goes beyond "making it all the way around." Though that's certainly a requirement at the top of our list.
I haven't done the comparison for a long time, and may mis-remember, but isn't it true that for someone that wants to spend a little time on a trip that uses up 40,000 miles or more, that star is much more expensive than OWE?