I will start (jan-1-2000) from:

LH miles&more [*]Senator till feb-2002 (TWO), allows Lounge-access (also UA's Red Carpet)[*]one (complimentary) international one-class upgrade-voucher, good on any fare and LH-flight worldwide, at check-in[*]about 40'000 miles on my account (plus 150'000 on Gisela's account) for upgrades on international LH-flights good on any fare (my favorites: FRA-SFO and FRA-BKK).[*]2 UA-one-class international upgrade-vouchers good on LH-transatlantic-flights (bought with UA miles, expiry end of 2000)[*]all upgrades for upcoming (jan-2000) *A-rtw already 'paid' with miles

UA Mileage Plus[*]1K till feb-2000, afterwards Premier Executive (till feb-2001)[*]110'000 miles on my account[*]16 one-way-confirmable upgrade vouchers expiry somewhen in 2000[*]many 500-miles-upgrade vouchers (good in N-America)[*]all upgrades for upcoming (jan-2000) *A-rtw already 'paid' with miles

SR Qualiflyer [*]no status[*]85'000 miles in my account[*]all upgrades for April 2000 trip ZRH-HKG, BKK-ZRH (to join my children on their rtw) already 'paid' with miles (low-promotional-eco-fare did beat anything else on the market, so I took that SR-ticket against my overall policy/strategy)

my 'strategic'-goals in 2000

UA[*]1K for 2001

LH[*]'just' for inner European LH-flights with high(er) minimum-miles (eco: 1000 versus 500 with UA, business 2000 versus 625 with UA)[*]and for special mileage-promotion opportunities, [*]and 100%-miles on Thai- and LH-eco (instead of 50% only with UA).[*]and for 300% credits on UA-N-American-flights in first on two-class-aircrafts (with paid int. business rtw-fare) instead of 250% with UA.

SR Qualiflyer [*]earning miles with my credit-cards (Diners, Eurocard/Mastercard), Swisscom-telefon-card and duty-free shopping in Zurich[*]rare paid flying (only when SR is the only 'reasonable' option, example Zurich-Gran Canaria: to my father's 86th birthday) [*]using mileage award-tickets for high-priced mid-week, high-season inner-European flights (example: Zurich-Paris)

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 12-29-1999).]