Which program for *G?
Mar 22, 2001 | 9:13 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: AUS - Formerly MSP, IAD/DCA, SYD, CBR, BNE, JNB
Programs: QF & NW Clubs. Will never buy another ticket on UA or US.
Posts: 1,100
Which program for *G?
I am currently United PremEx/*Gold from 52k flight miles last year on *Alliance. This year I think I will have about 40k flights on *Alliance. My question is, should I switch to Air Canada and get gold under the 35k requirement or should I stick with United and get the bonus miles this year but risk dropping down to Premier/*Silver?
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Daturne praemium plurima milia passuum volandi mihi tantum spatium gresso inter portas? (Do I get frequent-flier miles for the walk between gates? - everything sounds better in Latin)
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Daturne praemium plurima milia passuum volandi mihi tantum spatium gresso inter portas? (Do I get frequent-flier miles for the walk between gates? - everything sounds better in Latin)
Mar 23, 2001 | 10:15 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Posts: 3,373
With UA, you would get:
1) Continued access to UA upgrading
2) Upgrades for miles
3) More miles
But you would lose lounge access on *.
With AC, you would keep your lounge access, and you would get some AC upgrading, but more restricted. And no upgrading for miles.
Since you live in Oz, I figure that lounge access with AN is the best perk you get, and so AC is the way to go.
But, if you are using miles to upgrade UA flights from Oz-USA, then sticking with UA would be better.
Maybe what you need to do is a quick milage run in the fall. Run up to SIN or HKG for a long weekend. That should put you over 50k.
1) Continued access to UA upgrading
2) Upgrades for miles
3) More miles
But you would lose lounge access on *.
With AC, you would keep your lounge access, and you would get some AC upgrading, but more restricted. And no upgrading for miles.
Since you live in Oz, I figure that lounge access with AN is the best perk you get, and so AC is the way to go.
But, if you are using miles to upgrade UA flights from Oz-USA, then sticking with UA would be better.
Maybe what you need to do is a quick milage run in the fall. Run up to SIN or HKG for a long weekend. That should put you over 50k.