Got an another idea - I have accumulated quite a lot of Marriott points, so can redeem a travel package with

- up to 120 000 miles on the following *A airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines, US Airways, Varig Brasil
- up to 85 000 miles on the following *A airlines: ANA, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal (I hope that transferred miles count as status miles?)

Looking from the redemption perspective TAP isn't interesting as European flights are cheap, no need to spend miles; Europe-US/Canada flights also aren't too expensive most of the time, so a minus to Air Canada, United Airlines and US Airways. Won't risk my miles with Varig. That leaves ANA, Asiana Airlines and Singapore Airlines. No objections to travel to Asia/Japan once for a while.

From the T&C of each looks like Asiana is the most gratifying (with 3 year requalification period - and just 15 000 miles more to get *G status).

So the new plan is to transfer 85K miles to Asiana (getting *S) and credit all *A flights there (and earning 15K more in 3 years will get me *G). AirBaltic miles will go to Eurobonus as there is no other option.

Will that work (and is this the best option), or have I overlooked something?

(And, finally, returning to my initial desire, does *S get the same benefits as Eurobonus Silver, i.e., business check-in?)