Originally Posted by
lsquare
You seem to do this to me on every one of these threads. I was just looking for a discussion and I'm not necessarily looking for a new program to join. If you can't just throw something for discussion, then I think it would be great if you don't participate in this thread. Since you put it like that with so many variables out there, I mind as well not ask, but I want to.
I think in this case, it is a valid set of questions. In this case, "best" is really a subjective evaluation by a given purpose... What might be best in your opinion might not be best for someone else. When you leave a question too open ended people will naturally try to narrow down the criteria.to form a direction to go.
Case in point... Some of the airlines in the US insist on making sure their seats are maximized, so they will push their elites (automatically) up a class or two so they can fill their value seats. vs. Air Canada who generally requires you to use an ecert to upgrade. Both have their pros and cons but depending on the reader, one is likely better than the other for that person. Or another aspect, If you are a member of a *A NA-based airline... then you want to fly inter-regional Asia... which membership works best is up for debate... the possibilities are very open for debate.
The person you are responding to might be annoying to you, but in this discussion, he does have a point (it's not as if the question is "which airline program is better for last minute upgrades, UA vs AA"... )