Originally Posted by
transpac-canuck
I've come to realize that lame-... FF programs like Cathay's (for example) simply don't give people a reason to get excited about earning miles / points / status / etc.
You mean the same lame-... programs that have fairly regular award availability because they don't employ mileage devaluing/inflating tactics such as giving away miles for using on-line check-in, signing up multiple times for what amounts to the same credit card, starting a NetFlix membership, etc. etc.?