Hey everyone,

New to the forum here, thank you for reading in advance! I would like to hear your thoughts on my situation as I will be flying around 4/5 times per year to Seoul and Tokyo from Amsterdam in Premium Economy (probably booking class G). I'm looking for the best FF to join and doubting about the right Alliance for me. My current situation:

1. What is most important to you in a frequent flyer program (FFP)?
upgrades, priority services, baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, lounge access, etc.
>>> Reply: Baggage Allowance, Lounge Acces, Upgrades.

2. How many miles do you usually fly each year? How many flights/sectors?
less than 25000 miles, 50000+ miles and 20-25 flights, etc.
>>> Reply: Around 20 flights per year (business and personal)

3. What fare class do you usually buy?
first, business, premium economy, economy
>>> Reply: Premium Economy for Business (around 12 flights per year) and Economy for Personal flights (around 8 flights per year)

4. Are you able to choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
>>> Reply: I can usually pick the airline myself depending on the availability and travel time. I traveled to Tokyo and Seoul with both Lufthansa/ANA and KLM this year. For personal travel, I flew to Almaty with Turkish Airlines through Istanbul which I do 2 times per year on average.

5. Which routes do you fly most often?
transatlantic, domestic USA, intra-Asia, etc.
>>> Reply: AMSTERDAM - SEOUL - TOKYO & AMSTERDAM - ISTANBUL - ALMATY.

6. What is your home airport?
>>> Reply: AMSTERDAM (EHAM)

7. Do you have status in any FFP? What is it? How miles do you have banked in each FFP, if any?
>>> Reply: Both accounts with Flying Blue (34 XP and 5300 miles, 4 flights) and Miles & More (10k status miles with 3 flights), no status yet.

8. What are your preferred airlines, if any?
>>> Reply: I liked ANA very much as well as KLM. Turkish Airlines is also quite nice, but the fact they don't have a premium economy class is a bit disappointing.

A couple of side notes here:

- I have been looking into Lufthansa's Miles & More, but I'm not sure if the new program change (01.01.2024) is beneficial for premium economy travelers as some German sources claimed there will be no difference in mileage accrual between economy and premium economy classes anymore starting in 2024. Does anyone have some more information on this?
- Flying Blue is also an option and seems a great option to reach a Gold status relatively fast (being able to buy XP through fuel compensation packages through KLM, for example) but I'm not sure about SkyTeam as an alliance and the fact that most of my destinations lie within the Star Alliance network with bigger hubs from my preferred airlines (Almaty, Istanbul, Tokyo, Seoul)
- ANA's Milage Club seems like a great option, given their price per mile (2.8 cents) but the price can get quite steep for a Premium Economy ticket if not booked in time (2/3 months before departure). Do you have any experience with the Milage Club?
- I also looked at One World's programs like British Airways and Japan Airlines but they can get quite expensive as well.
- I currently have an AMEX Gold Card so I'm saving up points to convert into miles, if needed.

I would love to know your thoughts and any tips and tricks are welcome!

Thank you in advance!