(1) What is your home airport? ORD/IND
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? Y
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? At least 25k. More when the pandemic is over
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? None. Looking to earn SA Gold with a program.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Lounge access, upgrades, and good redemption rates for transpacific and US routes.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc) Transpacific (RT twice a year)
(7) Preferred Airlines: ANA for transpacific, United for US Domestic and Canada
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Pleasure
Air Canada Aeroplan:Miles: 44,053 pts, Lifetime miles: 25,967
United Mileage Plus:Miles: 2050, Lifetime miles: 0
ANA Mileage Club:Miles: 0, Lifetime miles: 13,474
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I am trying to find a milage program to settle on since I moved bases around last year. I used to fly to Canada often on AC and ANA but my college is now in the USA, so I will be flying UA and ANA more often. Every year, I will fly between Chicago and Tokyo twice since my permanent home is in Japan. I also fly within US 2/3 times a year, which will be United flights. I am not quite sure if I should stick with Aeroplan since I will barely fly any AC flights from now on. If I were to leave Aeroplan, am also not quite sure if I should use Milage Plus or ANA Mileage Club. ANA has better service so I will be using their flight most of the time. I would also appreciate some advice on which program I can earn Star Alliance status faster with. As a sidenote, I am also earning AMEX MR points when booking flights. Thank you very much.