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Old Jan 23, 2024 | 10:05 pm
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donard
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: London (England) mostly
Programs: A3 Gold, ex-Aeroplan Elite; spouse of Hilton Honours Diamond member
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LHR based, leisure travel

(1) What is your home airport? LHR
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? Y on shorthaul, Premium Economy on intercontinental
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? 30-60
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? A3 Gold; wife has A3 gold renewed to August 2025 mine expires in May 2024 only needs 4 A3 flights to requalify, but see little point in both of us being *G with same airline. Anyway non-A3 flight requirement with A3 has jumped up substantially. Have AC no status (was *G once upon a time,but would not qualify now), some miles.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.) - lounge access, priority checkin, lower - possibility of joining accounts for redemption purposes
(6) Which routes do you travel - intra Europe (economy), intercontinental at least once a year in premium economy (Europe to Asia, maybe Australia, Canada), various others within Europe on nearby countries (middle east - on hold for now, North Africa, East Europe, Central Asia)
(7) Preferred Airlines - Non US
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?) - Leisure only

As wife has *G until mid 2025,giving us lounge access, would be happy with 2 year qualifying period. Would prefer start on anniversary date. However have BKK-LHR flight in PE on Friday could get started with a new program then. Also wife interested in another as there is another 6 months before with A3 status, and suspect miles added there might not count for much. She also has some miles on Asiana, but future uncertain.
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