Pooling was not my design when I thought about a "smart card" but a card programed where most (if not all) ff and hotel and car
rental and other accounts were programmed
onto one card. It can even be linked to Max
Miles so once a week all the points earned
can be downloaded right onto your files.

Thinking of the card's design: It would have
the logos of your programs on them (the
Continental half globe, United's U, etc) so
the agent has some idea when you say "I want
Continental one pass miles."

Yes Jaws43 It would save the airlines millions and maybe they can invest some of
that money into providing more upgrade seats,
better customer service, etc in their programs.

I took like your word Pgupta011 "Botheration"
That's what's great about the ENglish language... new words rise daily.

ANd I like the fact teh only "number" you'll
have to remember on the "smart card" is any
code name you want... like CATMAN