Originally Posted by cassiohui

Hi all. Used to be a BAEC Gold for quite a while until after covid when business travels reduced significantly. Now I do a bit more of flying out of my own pocket to maintain Silver. However, with the recent change in BAEC, I think I'll be paying a bit too much to even just maintain Silver, so I'm looking to see if there are any better options.

I'm hoping to at least have Sapphire.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding, Lounge Access
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
Usually 1-2 trips to Europe, 5-7 within Asia
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Mostly Economy, (very) occasional Premium Economy/Business, In the past I try to get the fares that gave me the most tier points.
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
My choice, 50/50 work & pleasure.
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
Japan-SE Asia, Japan-Hong Kong, Japan-Western Europe
(6) What is your home airport?
HND/NRT
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Currently Silver in BAEC
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Preferred Oneworld, but can be JL/QF/QR/AY/BA/MH/etc