Originally Posted by
calduffys
Starting our first OneWorld RTW trip in April ex-OSL. I set the frequent flyer scheme to Iberia for myself and AA for my wife during the booking process. With the new Iberia program I am wondering if I should change mine to Alaska or another program. We have approximately 54k miles across the 16 segments. We have 5 legs in the US on AA plus DFW-HND on AA. It seems that I earn significantly less on AA flights when using Iberia FF program. Under the old program, I calculated that I would just miss getting Emerald level with Iberia and I would meet the minimum with a few additional flights outside the RTW trip. Now I am not sure at all. So if I cannot achieve Emerald, which is the best FF scheme to use for the RTW trip.
It's almost impossible for us to say. You know your routing and your preferences. Put together an Excel spreadsheet that calculates the Elite Points and Avios earning under the new system.
If OW Sapphire is no use to you - not sure why it wouldn't be, since there aren't that many First Class lounges around - then you just have to work out the best earn-and-burn ratio out of the FFPs that you are comfortable with, and can top up for redemptions with credit cards, etc. if necessary.