Which FF program to replace DC for you?
Nov 25, 2011 | 5:27 am
#106
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Manchester, UK
Programs: OZ Silver, BA Gold, EK Silver, SPG/Marriot Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 155
Can this not be done over the over the phone? I suppose another thing to consider is whether your have to call overseas numbers to book award flights, etc.
Nov 25, 2011 | 5:48 am
#107
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,077
That could be a quite major inconvenience if the way you fly TK flights is to originate on a TK partner carrier and then connect to TK fligths.
Nov 25, 2011 | 9:34 am
#108
Join Date: May 2008
Location: ARN
Posts: 3,613
Nov 26, 2011 | 8:37 am
#109
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham
Programs: BAEC, Lifemiles, HH, PC
Posts: 31
If you are UK based, you need to be practical. Do you earn enough miles from flying alone to support your redemption goals? If you've got a family to fly, almost certainly not.
You therefore need a programme which allows you to earn in other way. This may mean one that has a UK credit card (United, M&M) or that allows Membership Rewards transfers.
You therefore need a programme which allows you to earn in other way. This may mean one that has a UK credit card (United, M&M) or that allows Membership Rewards transfers.
Plus at present they are offering a 20K points sign up bonus, which translates to 25K miles in most programmes (5K bonus if you transfer 20K miles)!
Does this change any minds as to choice of programme?
Nov 26, 2011 | 10:22 am
#110
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Manchester, UK
Programs: OZ Silver, BA Gold, EK Silver, SPG/Marriot Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 155
For UK based people, also worth considering that it possible to earn miles on many *A programmes via the SPG Amex credit card - this applies for a lot of programmes that do not have a UK based card and that are not part of Amex rewards. SPG transfers can be made to NZ, ANA, OZ, M&M, SQ, TG, UA, US among others.
Plus at present they are offering a 20K points sign up bonus, which translates to 25K miles in most programmes (5K bonus if you transfer 20K miles)!
Does this change any minds as to choice of programme?
Plus at present they are offering a 20K points sign up bonus, which translates to 25K miles in most programmes (5K bonus if you transfer 20K miles)!
Does this change any minds as to choice of programme?
Nov 30, 2011 | 2:56 am
#112
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Often elsewhere
Posts: 938
For UK based people, also worth considering that it possible to earn miles on many *A programmes via the SPG Amex credit card - this applies for a lot of programmes that do not have a UK based card and that are not part of Amex rewards. SPG transfers can be made to NZ, ANA, OZ, M&M, SQ, TG, UA, US among others.
Plus at present they are offering a 20K points sign up bonus, which translates to 25K miles in most programmes (5K bonus if you transfer 20K miles)!
Does this change any minds as to choice of programme?
Plus at present they are offering a 20K points sign up bonus, which translates to 25K miles in most programmes (5K bonus if you transfer 20K miles)!
Does this change any minds as to choice of programme?
I don't actually fly a lot (have a very young family) but i do spend a lot (run a business.)
Don't really care about status, just want good value easy to find redemtions.
I'm thinking US airways, the birds out of MAN will now have flat beds, and burn rate doesn't seem bad, plus low taxes.
Or (puts on his helmet here, to shield himself) AAdvantage?? Partner award table doesn't seem too bad.
Nov 30, 2011 | 3:20 am
#113
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: LHR
Programs: LH Senator, SAS Gold, VS Gold, BA Bronze
Posts: 433
So what's the concensus given this nugget?
I don't actually fly a lot (have a very young family) but i do spend a lot (run a business.)
Don't really care about status, just want good value easy to find redemtions.
I'm thinking US airways, the birds out of MAN will now have flat beds, and burn rate doesn't seem bad, plus low taxes.
Or (puts on his helmet here, to shield himself) AAdvantage?? Partner award table doesn't seem too bad.
I don't actually fly a lot (have a very young family) but i do spend a lot (run a business.)
Don't really care about status, just want good value easy to find redemtions.
I'm thinking US airways, the birds out of MAN will now have flat beds, and burn rate doesn't seem bad, plus low taxes.
Or (puts on his helmet here, to shield himself) AAdvantage?? Partner award table doesn't seem too bad.
The only real downside is the fact that they do not have one-way awards (at half the cost of a return), always handy when mixing FF programmes for redemptions.
Dec 2, 2011 | 1:24 am
#115
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: zurich
Programs: Miles&Smiles Gold
Posts: 589
I think too that one-way awards would make US even better. Maybe they will come one time!?
Dec 23, 2011 | 9:15 am
#116
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Finland
Posts: 1,226
Which Star alliance card now!???
With the imminent changes I am wondering which way to go...
I wish Diamond club was here to stay......
Anyway, is there any other club that has anywhere near similar way of burning miles in terms of the fantastic way you could burn with DC???
I wish Diamond club was here to stay......Anyway, is there any other club that has anywhere near similar way of burning miles in terms of the fantastic way you could burn with DC???
Dec 23, 2011 | 10:36 am
#117
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: AMS
Programs: Flying Blue Gold
Posts: 1,849
Dec 23, 2011 | 11:11 am
#118
Community Director
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, MH Platinum, BA Silver and sinking, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 9,285
For those considering AC/AP for the low *G threshold of 35k, consider no more - they've just introduced lots of new tiers, and *G now requires 50k (and still, I believe, 10k or 5 segments on AC metal). Lots of rather unhappy Elites over on the AC board ...
A shame for Mrs NWIFlyer and me, because that was our plan ... probably OZ or A3 now, I imagine. (Which at least will allow me to keep GC as a moderator
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A shame for Mrs NWIFlyer and me, because that was our plan ... probably OZ or A3 now, I imagine. (Which at least will allow me to keep GC as a moderator
)
Dec 23, 2011 | 2:43 pm
#119
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Regional Vic, Australia
Programs: BAEC Gold, UA*G, former BD*LG :-(
Posts: 250
Having to do X miles/Y segments on the host metal is getting increasingly common with FFPs it seems, it's kind of fair enough too I guess but no doubt will be unpopular. Something to bear in mind when selecting an alternative to DC though, even if your FFP of choice doesn't do it right now.
Dec 24, 2011 | 12:44 am
#120
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Often elsewhere
Posts: 938
They can't really go though can they?? Going to the wall is simply not an option. Then think of the thousands of US million miler's, ExPlats etc, some other airline would snap AA up just for that customer base, surely.