Originally Posted by
Caspavio
on the whole, alaska is definitely more valuable, but it really depends on the specific flight that you wish to redeem. you dont fly alot, so it will take some time to accumulate the necessary miles in each account, especially if you are thinking about biz class intl flights. furthermore, only selected hotels chains are partners with alaska, so you have to check if they are the ones you usually book with. so while the miles dont expire, there is a risk that program would have devalued by the time you have sufficient points
sorry i correct myself, this is already in effect. you can see the structure here <snio>
yes you can get the bonus for each account
Ok, so the qatar flights would still be distance/class based when credited to baec? And if I have a ticket booked via qatar, and credit to baec, the BA marketed and operated ams-lhr leg would count vased on spending? How would they calculate the fare, since it's only one leg? How about the qr/ba codeshare (we have a qr flight number, but a ba-operated flight lhr-doh). A quick look would indicate alaska would definitely give more miles on the distance basis (125% vs 75% for ba/qr)
And for the sign-up bonuses, me and my wife would both sign up with the promo code, and then I add her as a family member? I gather the kid cannot get his own account and has to be added directly to the family group, right? Sorry for all the questions, there's so many variables here...