Originally Posted by
QT31415
I hesitate to even bring this up, but with Asiamiles and Avios having much better award availability and booking, does anyone use an airline other than AS for miles/point accumulation? I haven't been happy with AS's OneWorld issues and have been toying with crediting my international miles elsewhere, but am not skilled enough to figure out who has the most "bang for the buck".
Depends on your spend patterns - AS is great for mileage based earning. Most other programs are now spend best accrual. If you buy expensive tickets, you may be better (at least on an accrual basis) crediting to AA.
Both AsiaMiles and BA are transfer partners of quite a few credit card issuers. Neither program offers particularly great redemption value for long-haul, though BA has a real sweet spot for shorter flights.