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Old May 28, 2006 | 4:46 am
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ThirtyOne
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 101
advice on switching programmes

I know this has likely come up before, but unfortunately, I keep getting error message after error message when I try a search.

I currently have 200k points banked in WorldPerks. I'm intending to burn those points on WBC tickets for my wife and I early next year. That'll effectively bring my WP balance to just about zero.

At the same time, I've been accumulating FlyingBlue points over the last couple of months (only about 12k so far.) I was kind-of talked into joining FlyingBlue by a KLM ticket-agent on the promise that qualifying for Gold Elite Plus would be a relatively easy goal to achieve since I am resident in neither France nor the US.

I used to fly NWA fairly often, which is why I joined WP in the first place, but I haven't been on an NWA plane in a long time. Most of my flights recently have been on KLM, and I expect that to continue.

But I'm having second thoughts about abandoning WorldPerks, though. I've never had problems with WP, and over my time with them they've always seemed to have great bonus offers and promotions. Still, I mostly fly on KLM now and qualifying for status on FB will likely be much easier than on WP.

So what's the advice? Dump WP for FB? Dump FB and stick with WP? Keep both? Dump both and switch to something else?
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