I accrue my miles to one airline FFP per alliance. I am not loyal to any airlines or alliance, I buy whatever the cheapest airfares and accrue miles to my chosen alliance partner airlines FFP. I am not interested in gaining elite status. To me, cheaper airfare is more valuable than elite status. And, come to think of it, with miles devaluation again and again, they don't really worth much anymore these days. Many cheap tickets don't even give you miles, and I'd pick these cheap airfare with no miles any day and save myself from the headache keep tracking the miles, and hunt for mileage award availability in this competitive award ticket market.