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Some things to consider with AS:

* 1,000 miles for each online ticket purchase (nets her another 20,000 miles)

* 4,000 miles for first online ticket purchase

* 1,000 miles for first ITM check-in

* 1,000 miles for first web check-in

* 50% bonus miles once MVP status attained

* Award tickets can be used on AS,QX,CO,NW,AA,BA,HA,QA,CX,LA, etc. etc.

* Use AS Visa card and earn many more bonus miles (5,000 sign up, 2 miles for each dollar spent on AS tickets)

* Rather than fly UA for international, try AA or NW and earn those remaining miles for MVPG

* Gold earns 100% miles bonus, first class guest upgrades, more NW first class upgrades, bypass security line at SEA.

* As MVP or MVPG, not only do you get assigned seats, you get priority boarding... beat the herd!

* The miles do not expire, and are more flexible. Use the miles to fly to Europe, Australia, Asia, nearly anywhere!