Originally Posted by
Howard_Squared
Thank you. I presumed BKK would be the easiest to fly into as it seems to be the major airport in Thailand. Awardhacker is helpful, thank you. I am a member of all ffp's that are Star Alliance. That said, all of my points are currently in chase rewards. I'll need to move them once I find flights. I am trying to determine if I should just book economy now or wait to see if I can find Biz seats closer to the date. Perhaps I can use the remaining points to upgrade if there is space?
Don't make assumption on ff rewards. If you want to go somewhere else look for that destination. They may/will have flights from other major airports, like SIN HKG or HND.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ts_in_Thailand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket...tional_Airport
Makes no sense to be a member of multiple ffp's in the one alliance. Unless you fly a lot and then some. Small ff balances are of little value. Depending on the ffp, ff miles can expire before enough to use.
Is a big difference between upgrade polices of USA and non USA airlines. With non USA airlines always expect to fly in the cabin you buy.
Star Alliance has a cross airline upgrade scheme, But requires a very high priced base fare--> useless for most people.
e.g UA forum ->
How to upgrade with UA miles on Star Alliance carriers