Originally Posted by
evergrn
First of all, I'd like to know how it works as far as living abroad (you live in China correct?) but opening up US credit card. Do you have to have an address (PO box?) in US? Or do you just have to maintain a bank account in US? Or neither?
I live in Shanghai, but I have a US address and bank account. During recent years, I've been able to spend all of Q4 in Florida.
DL is my primary FFP these days because:
1. I fly MU several times per month, and Eastern Miles sucks unless you can hit top tier (this provides space available upgrades on domestic flights, and 4 SWUs per year)
2. For my China-USA travels, I really like DL's PVG-ATL flight, even in Y
-when loads are light (usually the case), I select a window seat towards the back, and end up with an empty middle seat
-their food is honestly pretty good