I am currently an Air Canada (Aeroplan) Elite member and fly about 50K miles a year, plus reward travel. Within the next 1-2 years though, my travelling and hotel use are going to increase substantially. I expect I will be flying 100K-130K per year. The bulk of my flying will between between YYZ and Asia. Secondarily, I will also be making a few trips to Europe and Latin America.

My questions are these:

1) Given the problems of Air Canada and all the Aeroplan restructuring, should I switch to a different Frequent Flyer programme within the Star Alliance and if so, which one? (I prefer to stay within the Alliance given that I do a number of short runs between YYZ-YOW and want lounge access, etc.)

2) Is there any benefit to becoming a member of two FF programmes within the Alliance?

Any comments & suggestions would be appreciated,

FF