Jan 20, 2016, 10:53 pm
Last edit by: jtet
A number of threads have been started with members asking for guidance on which mileage programme they should join. In order to help users I have started this thread to allow people to post their requests for information here and to allow people to offer assistance.
For members asking for information please help people to assist you, can you provide:
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Silver, M&M Senator etc)
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
(7) Preferred Airlines
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you chooose your airlines, class of service?)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
If you fly less than 50k miles per year: it is almost guaranteed that your choice will be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Asiana Airlines. Please look up these airlines' frequent flier programs, and make a decision as to which best suits your needs.
Some considerations to take into account:
Airlines tend to treat members of their own frequent flier program better than members of other frequent flier programs. If you fly one of these airlines, it is recommended that you choose that airline.
Some airlines have better earning/redemption charts for your pattern. For example, if you fly on cheap fares on a certain airline often, Turkish might give you miles for it, while Aegean might not. However, Turkish Airlines might charge much more for the redemption that you want to make than Aegean.
Asiana Airlines offers lifetime Star Alliance Gold for 500k miles over life. The other 2 airlines do not offer this benefit.
Asiana Airlines has a credit card in the USA and some other countries. If you are interested in credit cards, check to make sure that the program that you join has a credit card in your country.
If you still aren't sure which frequent flyer program is for you after looking these up, feel free to ask on this thread.
For members asking for information please help people to assist you, can you provide:
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Silver, M&M Senator etc)
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
(7) Preferred Airlines
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you chooose your airlines, class of service?)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
If you fly less than 50k miles per year: it is almost guaranteed that your choice will be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Asiana Airlines. Please look up these airlines' frequent flier programs, and make a decision as to which best suits your needs.
Some considerations to take into account:
Airlines tend to treat members of their own frequent flier program better than members of other frequent flier programs. If you fly one of these airlines, it is recommended that you choose that airline.
Some airlines have better earning/redemption charts for your pattern. For example, if you fly on cheap fares on a certain airline often, Turkish might give you miles for it, while Aegean might not. However, Turkish Airlines might charge much more for the redemption that you want to make than Aegean.
Asiana Airlines offers lifetime Star Alliance Gold for 500k miles over life. The other 2 airlines do not offer this benefit.
Asiana Airlines has a credit card in the USA and some other countries. If you are interested in credit cards, check to make sure that the program that you join has a credit card in your country.
If you still aren't sure which frequent flyer program is for you after looking these up, feel free to ask on this thread.
Need advice on which *A FF scheme to join? - please post here
Oct 28, 2016 | 12:09 am
#1831
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 2
Any FFP for cheap long haul flights?
I really hope there's something better for cheap tickets than MileagePlus (Singapore, Aegean, Air Canada?), as it doesn't really work out for me: I didn't get ANY miles for my Lufthansa flight from SFO to Munich, only got 845 miles for ANA San Jose-Tokyo... and MQD's are also just a fraction of the actual price (e.g. $95 for ANA Tokyo-Bangkok, none for Swiss SFO-ZRH), so for example this year having flown ~50k miles on *A, I've earned 24,632 award miles, 44,799 PQM and only $1,553 (so not even silver)...
(1) What is your home airport? SFO (would prefer SJC though if it had more flights...)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? L, discounted economy on other *A airlines
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? ~50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? nope
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? good accrual rates for cheap tickets (and of course redemption), I don't care about lounge access
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? Transatlantic, transpacific
(7) Preferred Airlines? No preference (...but I have Chase Sapphire Preferred, so I can transfer to MileagePlus and KrisFlyer)
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Mostly for pleasure and can choose flights even for work related travel
(1) What is your home airport? SFO (would prefer SJC though if it had more flights...)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? L, discounted economy on other *A airlines
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? ~50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? nope
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? good accrual rates for cheap tickets (and of course redemption), I don't care about lounge access
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? Transatlantic, transpacific
(7) Preferred Airlines? No preference (...but I have Chase Sapphire Preferred, so I can transfer to MileagePlus and KrisFlyer)
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? Mostly for pleasure and can choose flights even for work related travel
Oct 30, 2016 | 10:58 pm
#1832
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1
(1) What is your home airport?
WLG
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Cheapest
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year?
About 30k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it?
none
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Frequent upgrades on travel, good award redemption rates
(6) Which routes do you fly most often?
To India mostly. I fly to Japan every other year. I’ll also fly to other places near New Zealand.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Pleasure.
Currently in India but will move to New Zealand in February. Thanks!
WLG
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Cheapest
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year?
About 30k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it?
none
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Frequent upgrades on travel, good award redemption rates
(6) Which routes do you fly most often?
To India mostly. I fly to Japan every other year. I’ll also fly to other places near New Zealand.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Pleasure.
Currently in India but will move to New Zealand in February. Thanks!
Oct 31, 2016 | 12:06 am
#1833
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
Posts: 2,848
(1) What is your home airport?
WLG
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Cheapest
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year?
About 30k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it?
none
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Frequent upgrades on travel, good award redemption rates
(6) Which routes do you fly most often?
To India mostly. I fly to Japan every other year. Ill also fly to other places near New Zealand.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Pleasure.
Currently in India but will move to New Zealand in February. Thanks!
WLG
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Cheapest
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year?
About 30k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it?
none
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Frequent upgrades on travel, good award redemption rates
(6) Which routes do you fly most often?
To India mostly. I fly to Japan every other year. Ill also fly to other places near New Zealand.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Pleasure.
Currently in India but will move to New Zealand in February. Thanks!
You look for "upgrades", forget about them. If you make status with NZ you will receive upgrade vouchers, but that's about it.
Another option is to look into VA's program, but its earning/redemption possibilities within *A are very limited.
Nov 1, 2016 | 9:26 am
#1834
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 3
Hi,
I'm really new on collecting miles on FPP and still on researching but it is hard to collect all information together. According to the wikipost, I know that my choice might be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, or Asiana Airlines since I fly less than 50k miles per year but I'm still not sure which one would give more benefits for my pattern.
Could you please recommend Star Alliance frequent flyer program to credit miles for me? Thank you.
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
>>> SYD, BKK (SYD is more often)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
>>> Economy
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
>>> Less than 25k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
>>> None
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
>>> Good award redemption rate and better award access
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
>>> sorted by most frequently first:
Australia-Asia (SYD-BKK, SYD-NRT/HND) This is most often.
Australia-Europe (SYD-DUB, SYD-GOT, SYD-MUC, SYD-BRU)
intra-Oceania (SYD-AKL, SYD-WLG, SYD-CHC)
intra-Asia (BKK-NRT/HND)
(7) Preferred Airlines
>>> None
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
>>> Pleasure
I'm really new on collecting miles on FPP and still on researching but it is hard to collect all information together. According to the wikipost, I know that my choice might be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, or Asiana Airlines since I fly less than 50k miles per year but I'm still not sure which one would give more benefits for my pattern.
Could you please recommend Star Alliance frequent flyer program to credit miles for me? Thank you.
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
>>> SYD, BKK (SYD is more often)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
>>> Economy
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
>>> Less than 25k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
>>> None
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
>>> Good award redemption rate and better award access
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
>>> sorted by most frequently first:
Australia-Asia (SYD-BKK, SYD-NRT/HND) This is most often.
Australia-Europe (SYD-DUB, SYD-GOT, SYD-MUC, SYD-BRU)
intra-Oceania (SYD-AKL, SYD-WLG, SYD-CHC)
intra-Asia (BKK-NRT/HND)
(7) Preferred Airlines
>>> None
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
>>> Pleasure
Nov 2, 2016 | 12:24 am
#1835
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 2
Hi everyone,
new to post here but have been lurking & doing research. Currently FB gold with KL, discovered I would've gotten at least 2x miles and DL platinum with flights from this year. Deciding whether it's worth to switch FFP. Anything that I'm missing here?
(1) What is your home airport?
SFO, OAK (expat from AMS)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Economy (comfort)
>50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
FB (KL) Gold
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
- Upgrades to Business for SFO-AMS
- Priority boarding & security
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
Transatlantic: SFO-AMS, SFO-DUB
US Domestic: SFO-NYC
(7) Preferred Airlines
KLM is convenient to Amsterdam.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Both, free to choose airlines but budget constrained (business usually too expensive).
Thanks!
new to post here but have been lurking & doing research. Currently FB gold with KL, discovered I would've gotten at least 2x miles and DL platinum with flights from this year. Deciding whether it's worth to switch FFP. Anything that I'm missing here?
(1) What is your home airport?
SFO, OAK (expat from AMS)
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Economy (comfort)
>50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
FB (KL) Gold
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP?
- Upgrades to Business for SFO-AMS
- Priority boarding & security
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
Transatlantic: SFO-AMS, SFO-DUB
US Domestic: SFO-NYC
(7) Preferred Airlines
KLM is convenient to Amsterdam.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure?
Both, free to choose airlines but budget constrained (business usually too expensive).
Thanks!
Nov 2, 2016 | 1:26 am
#1836
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
Posts: 2,848
So far the only mistake you made has been posting in the Star Alliance forum, when your question belongs in the SkyTeam one
Try asking the same question to out ST friends next door. Good luck!
Nov 2, 2016 | 1:28 am
#1837
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
Posts: 2,848
Hi,
I'm really new on collecting miles on FPP and still on researching but it is hard to collect all information together. According to the wikipost, I know that my choice might be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, or Asiana Airlines since I fly less than 50k miles per year but I'm still not sure which one would give more benefits for my pattern.
Could you please recommend Star Alliance frequent flyer program to credit miles for me? Thank you.
I'm really new on collecting miles on FPP and still on researching but it is hard to collect all information together. According to the wikipost, I know that my choice might be between Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, or Asiana Airlines since I fly less than 50k miles per year but I'm still not sure which one would give more benefits for my pattern.
Could you please recommend Star Alliance frequent flyer program to credit miles for me? Thank you.
Nov 4, 2016 | 9:53 am
#1838
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 3
I am a Canadian living and working in the United States (but entire extended family in Canada, so Canadian stop-overs and visits are nice). I have moved to a new position within my company that will involve some travel to Europe, beginning this month.
(1) What is your home airport? IND
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? Currently Y (short term economy measure at work. Likely to go back to business class soon)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? Likely 25k-50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? None
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Good redemption rates, trying to get enough to take my kids and spouse on a trip from IND to Europe next spring.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? Transatlantic
(7) Preferred Airlines? Unsure, haven't traveled much recently.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? I travel mostly for work but can choose my airlines (cannot choose what class of travel, usually transatlantic is automatic business class but right now is temporarily restricted to economy)
(1) What is your home airport? IND
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? Currently Y (short term economy measure at work. Likely to go back to business class soon)
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? Likely 25k-50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? None
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? Good redemption rates, trying to get enough to take my kids and spouse on a trip from IND to Europe next spring.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often? Transatlantic
(7) Preferred Airlines? Unsure, haven't traveled much recently.
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? I travel mostly for work but can choose my airlines (cannot choose what class of travel, usually transatlantic is automatic business class but right now is temporarily restricted to economy)
Nov 4, 2016 | 10:52 am
#1839
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
Posts: 2,848
I am a Canadian living and working in the United States (but entire extended family in Canada, so Canadian stop-overs and visits are nice). I have moved to a new position within my company that will involve some travel to Europe, beginning this month.
(1) What is your home airport? IND
(1) What is your home airport? IND
Your best bet remains UA, since it's probably the most generous in Y out there even on non-UA flights. As usual, try figuring out your routes and your likely booking classes, and simulate the earnings in a couple of programs.
Nov 4, 2016 | 11:19 am
#1840
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 3
If you want to travel through Canada, then IND-YYZ-XXX on AC is your only choice. UA runs a decent network out of IND, which would allow you to connect to a number of *A airlines in New York or Washington.
Your best bet remains UA, since it's probably the most generous in Y out there even on non-UA flights. As usual, try figuring out your routes and your likely booking classes, and simulate the earnings in a couple of programs.
Your best bet remains UA, since it's probably the most generous in Y out there even on non-UA flights. As usual, try figuring out your routes and your likely booking classes, and simulate the earnings in a couple of programs.
Economy (N)
Economy (Y)
Tango (L)
Flex (V)
Latitude (B) - though this one might break a cost rule
Will one fare type tend to generate more airmiles than another? I put in my original post that I would be a Y class traveler but that seems to not always be true.
Nov 18, 2016 | 9:21 am
#1841
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: BA Gold; IHG Plat
Posts: 116
Hi all. Looking for a bit of help, as I'm fairly disillusioned with BA and heavily considering trying to get a Status Match / Challenge in the new year. I'm also seriously weighing up the possibility of moving to mainland Europe in a couple of years, so I wouldn't be as restricted by their stranglehold on LHR.
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.) LHR
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.) Rather depends. Primarily Y for work / SH. Occasionally C/Z (though more likely Y) for work on LH. C for pleasure / LH.
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k) Significantly >50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc) With BA, it will be Gold by the end of my current collection period. No status w/ UA, but around 14k miles sitting there collecting dust.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.) All of the above.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc) Differs heavily. Primarily within EU, but approx 10-15 LH per year.
(7) Preferred Airlines N/A
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?) Both, primarily work. Can choose within reason; will generally travel Y for work.
I was looking recently at Miles & More w/ LH/LX, and imagine I'd be very likely to get SEN status fairly quickly. A few questions on that, though;
1/ After achieving FTL, and requiring 75k more for SEN, is that number actually reduced to 56.25k given the 25% enhancement / if so, would that only be applicable on LH/LX flights?
2/ Presumably, in the case of above, that would mean, in actual terms, only 75k status miles would be required to re-qualify over the 2 year period?
3/ Is it at all likely M&M would change their lifetime status to award those under 60 w/ the required miles?
4/ In the case of re-qualifying in the first year, having read this forum a bit I presume the second is simply a 'dead' year in terms of status miles? i.e. If I earned the required 100k, and then the next year did again, my membership would not simply get lengthened, but I would have to earn 100k in the third(+fourth) year?
5/ Do airlines within the alliance tend to award a smaller % on status miles (I think I read TK offer only 25% of the miles flown?).
I think that's about it for now. Thanks for any help. If there are better programs for my wants/needs (I didn't really investigate the other schemes so much), I'd love to hear so.
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.) LHR
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.) Rather depends. Primarily Y for work / SH. Occasionally C/Z (though more likely Y) for work on LH. C for pleasure / LH.
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k) Significantly >50k
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc) With BA, it will be Gold by the end of my current collection period. No status w/ UA, but around 14k miles sitting there collecting dust.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.) All of the above.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc) Differs heavily. Primarily within EU, but approx 10-15 LH per year.
(7) Preferred Airlines N/A
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?) Both, primarily work. Can choose within reason; will generally travel Y for work.
I was looking recently at Miles & More w/ LH/LX, and imagine I'd be very likely to get SEN status fairly quickly. A few questions on that, though;
1/ After achieving FTL, and requiring 75k more for SEN, is that number actually reduced to 56.25k given the 25% enhancement / if so, would that only be applicable on LH/LX flights?
2/ Presumably, in the case of above, that would mean, in actual terms, only 75k status miles would be required to re-qualify over the 2 year period?
3/ Is it at all likely M&M would change their lifetime status to award those under 60 w/ the required miles?
4/ In the case of re-qualifying in the first year, having read this forum a bit I presume the second is simply a 'dead' year in terms of status miles? i.e. If I earned the required 100k, and then the next year did again, my membership would not simply get lengthened, but I would have to earn 100k in the third(+fourth) year?
5/ Do airlines within the alliance tend to award a smaller % on status miles (I think I read TK offer only 25% of the miles flown?).
I think that's about it for now. Thanks for any help. If there are better programs for my wants/needs (I didn't really investigate the other schemes so much), I'd love to hear so.
Nov 18, 2016 | 9:47 am
#1842
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
Posts: 2,848
2/ Presumably, in the case of above, that would mean, in actual terms, only 75k status miles would be required to re-qualify over the 2 year period?
3/ Is it at all likely M&M would change their lifetime status to award those under 60 w/ the required miles?
4/ In the case of re-qualifying in the first year, having read this forum a bit I presume the second is simply a 'dead' year in terms of status miles? i.e. If I earned the required 100k, and then the next year did again, my membership would not simply get lengthened, but I would have to earn 100k in the third(+fourth) year?
5/ Do airlines within the alliance tend to award a smaller % on status miles (I think I read TK offer only 25% of the miles flown?).
Nov 21, 2016 | 2:34 pm
#1843
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: BA Gold; IHG Plat
Posts: 116
Thanks! Final question, though. Is it worth signing up for M&M via LH or LX, or is there likely a better *A partner? I know you mentioned OZ, but what about the likes of UA (where my miles will likely otherwise be dead), etc.?
Regarding the perks - lounge access is a pretty big one for me, but good redemption and all the others are also fairly important. Due to generally flying SH in Y for work, I can generally offset the extra cost of the ticket from a LCC to a better / more comfortable airline provided it, given that otherwise I'd possibly be expensing things in the airport. Regarding good award redemption - again due to the sheer volume of flying, miles accrual tends to be fairly high despite lower cabins, so bumping up / using a reward flight for a LH in C tends to be the way I try to do things.
The reason I'm a little skeptical about UA is from reading on here about the high surcharge of using awards for partners.
Regarding the perks - lounge access is a pretty big one for me, but good redemption and all the others are also fairly important. Due to generally flying SH in Y for work, I can generally offset the extra cost of the ticket from a LCC to a better / more comfortable airline provided it, given that otherwise I'd possibly be expensing things in the airport. Regarding good award redemption - again due to the sheer volume of flying, miles accrual tends to be fairly high despite lower cabins, so bumping up / using a reward flight for a LH in C tends to be the way I try to do things.
The reason I'm a little skeptical about UA is from reading on here about the high surcharge of using awards for partners.
Nov 22, 2016 | 7:01 pm
#1844
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PEK, China
Programs: OW Em (AA EXP+5MM), AA CK, Delta Silver, UA 1K
Posts: 253
JFK is home airport, frequent trips to PEK. I get NO respect on UA as I don't book enough domestic legs. I book F. Sometimes Air China, sometimes ANA, sometimes Lufthansa. Rare but love Singapore Air. 6 to 8 R/Ts per year from NY to Asia. I need a great SA FF program - who do I choose?
Nov 25, 2016 | 6:11 pm
#1845
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: American Airlines ExecPlat, Asiana Diamond
Posts: 140
(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
LAX
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
Usually discount Economy or Business.
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
I would say around 125K-150K
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
AA Executive Platinum. Had Aegean but wasn't able to keep the *G renewal this year due to lack of *A travel (mostly was on AA, the amount of flights I would have had to book for a mile run to keep Aegean was a bit expensive), but next year should pick up.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
Just *G lounge access and priority boarding.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
For *A, mostly international.
(7) Preferred Airlines
Usually only fly United, Air Canada, South Africa for *A
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
Work, so a majority of the time it's either I pick Economy for domestic or International, or have PE or Biz booked for me international.
I'm leaning to OZ since the 40k over two years seems pretty doable, especially since I can have down years where I fly less *A. Turkish seems to earn a bit more mile % but one year might be difficult.
LAX
(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
Usually discount Economy or Business.
(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
I would say around 125K-150K
(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
AA Executive Platinum. Had Aegean but wasn't able to keep the *G renewal this year due to lack of *A travel (mostly was on AA, the amount of flights I would have had to book for a mile run to keep Aegean was a bit expensive), but next year should pick up.
(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
Just *G lounge access and priority boarding.
(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
For *A, mostly international.
(7) Preferred Airlines
Usually only fly United, Air Canada, South Africa for *A
(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you choose your airlines, class of service?)
Work, so a majority of the time it's either I pick Economy for domestic or International, or have PE or Biz booked for me international.
I'm leaning to OZ since the 40k over two years seems pretty doable, especially since I can have down years where I fly less *A. Turkish seems to earn a bit more mile % but one year might be difficult.