My wife and I are moving to London this summer. I joined the British Airways program because it seemed like 10,000 miles for a round trip within Europe on BA was a pretty good deal, and that it would likely be the most efficient way to travel, considering that London is their hub. We tend to travel coach/discount and use our miles to fly coach because it seems to be like it is the best value.

With the changes to the BA program effective July 1st, I am not sure if that is still the case. We will be travelling within Europe monthly, and will likely take several trips to the USA per year.

However, we are in no way the high level business travelers that some others are.

What is the best program for me? Does any other airline do everything I want, and have other rewards programs (credit cards, AMEX, etc.)? I had figured based on the economy and the limited number of flights that pretty much all american airlines were out. Should I switch to AA or UA? What about Virgin Atlantic?

There is so much volume on this board that I have tried to peak in as best as possible, but in light of all of the changes going on, I would love some insight from you all.
--Alex