Hi everyone,
With my job I fly intercontinental business once a month or so. I've got flying blue gold which will soon be platinum though the redemption rates aren't great and it's not always easy justifying choosing the SkyTeam option when booking flights. I used to use Miles and More but jumped ship when they changed the status system.
With ITA now joining Lufthansa, on paper going back to Miles and More would make sense. That being said as part of the deal they have removed the intercontinental ITA routes from the Milan airports and while I enjoy the ITA business product the rest of the Lufthansa group lacks here. Do any other Star Alliance programmes make sense for me?
Thanks

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
Milan - LIN/MXP(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
Business full fare(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
>50000 miles, 8-10 intercontinental return trips plus a couple of returns within Europe(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Silver, M&M Senator etc)
FB gold, soon to be platinum. Frequent traveller with M&M(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.)
Redemption rates, status for priority services (seat selection, baggage etc). As I usually fly business anyway the lounge access is a little redundant but nice to have when travelling for leisure(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
From Europe mostly to North America (US, Canada, Mexico but also a trip every year or two to AU+NZ with a short stopover in East Asia(7) Preferred Airlines
Air France/KLM/Delta until now just for the sake of Flying Blue(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
For work with full freedom booking tickets (within reason)