*A Programs - Question to Experts
 

Hi,

a question to all of you as experts....

I'm LH SEN -*G and pretty sure to renew the status each year, currently however no perspective to get LH HON as of today...
Does it make sense (for whatever reason) to join another *A FF Program (BMI? other?) and to push miles to this program in the years, where I don't need LH miles for requalification...?

your opinion, experiences is welcome!

Thanks!

Tomasz

If you fly frequently on another *a carrier it may make sense. For example, AC has a pretty good international upgrade program if you fly to canada, and you can make elite *g for only 35 000 miles a year, or super elite for only 100 000 miles.

Depends on:

- On which flights you accumulate miles (intercontinental, intra-European, domestic) and in which booking classes;

- On which flights and which COS you would like to redeem;

- Which potential perks are important to you.

SmilingBoy.

As others have already said, it all depends on your travel patterns.

Some argue it is best to stick only to one program within each alliance.
By putting all miles in one program you can much more easily rack up a lot of miles if you intend to use them for an expensive award ticket, for example a longhaul flight in C or F.
If you split the miles that would obviously take much more time.

However if you do enough travelling to get status in two programs, and you really limit your travels to 2-3 airlines, then it could make sense to join two programs.
Each airline will always treat their own status customers best, give op-ups to their own golds before other *Gs and so on.
So by being a member of several programs you get the most out of all airlines you fly, assuming you fly enough to attain status.

But it really depends on your travel patterns and what benefits you want from your frequent flyer program(s).

Well, thanks for comments - I understand the point; actually I do >200K on intra european flights, most in C, using ["forced" (because of my destinations)] to do it with airlines, which are M&M..., which mean joining another programm, would bring me miles from a "partner" airline then...

It's really true, that accumulating miles in 1 program is pretty good for nice rewards.

Tomasz

With your pattern then best sticking with M&M - it is easily the most generous earning rate for intra europe business class.

Are you sure you can't make HON? It is 600k on LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP over 2 calendar years. Given the generous fixed mileage amounts for intra-europe business (and full economy), you probably are close to earning that much by flying 200k per year.

Hello Kiwi Flyer,

yes you're probably right, have to calculate it and to include more flights with connections, which might be helpfull to get 100K additionally.

Thank you, Tomasz

Stick to M&M. They give you most miles for intra-European flights in C.

SmilingBoy.

I may have suggested diversifying to annother alliance (eg OW or ST) but given you're in switzerland would be difficult to go past *A.

The benefit of covering more than on alliance is flexiblity of schedules and routings as well as more potential award availability.