After the amazing "slide show" BenjaminNYC gave in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...1&page=1&pp=15 I thought I would ask you all what is important to you. In the show it details the different types of travellers there are and what each type wants in a FF program.

So, what is most important to you in a FF program? The bonus miles? The priority bording? Rewards? Or is just the special feeling to say you are a "UGS" or "1K" or whatever it might be?

For me it's just the fact that I can say "I am an elite on United Airlines." It probably sounds egotistical, but I just like to say that I am an elite on the airline I love doing what I love. My friends have envy because I can get upgraded to first class for free (500-milers), I can check in at business/first class countries, and I have special bording.The bonus miles are nice, but I can get those with a CC. The seating on UA for elites and the fact that I am an elite on UA are tied, but the latter beats out the former by just an inch.