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Old Oct 18, 2019 | 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by shawbridge
The primary virtues of Star Gold are: 1) access to lounges in Canada, the US and elsewhere without having to pay; 2) occasional upgrades to first on AC. I
Thanks for any advice.
If you are not a ST elite of another airline than DL you wont have access to DL lounges except if you are on international trip

If you fly DL as an ST elite of another airline than DL you probably have more chances to date beyonce than being upgraded

Originally Posted by shawbridge
I am a BOS-based flyer though live part of the year in Marin County and the summer outside of Montreal..
So from BOS you have KL , DL , AF , AZ and KE , which is pretty wide choice

Originally Posted by shawbridge
I fly to London, Toronto, Calgary, NY, Sao Paulo and San Francisco regularly but also to Rome/Venice, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Mexico City, every once in a while and on occasion to almost everywhere (Sydney, Singapore,Vietnam, Croatia, Prague, Vienna, etc.). Usually business class for work but premium economy for vacations. In the past, I've avoided Air France and Alitalia.....usually fly business class for work but will take flights to Calgary on AC and appreciate the upgrades.
Then UX or FB can be suitable for you , you should take a look . If you fly long haul in prem eco and bizness then FB might be easier
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