Originally Posted by
thepla
I guess they always give a free bag or a bug on their website. To me it would seem to get no benefit for any elite status is ridiculous. ....
As a UA Silver, you get benefits went flying UA. To get benefits on a partner flight, you need to be UA Gold or higher. That is the way the Star Alliance is set up. Silver (Frequent Traveler) on LH does not get anything special from UA.
Your Marriott benefit helps on UA but not on *A partners.