Originally Posted by
DanTravels
...I am not a Flying Blue member - and under the terms of the joint venture, can't be one, since I live in the U.S. ...
Leaving all other issues aside, this is not true. Flying Blue operates worldwide (it was Flying Dutchman, RIP, which did not operate in the US). On the other hand, as a Europe-based traveller I am not "allowed" to belong to WorldPerks