KrisFlyer or elevate
Mar 12, 2013 | 8:58 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
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KrisFlyer or elevate
I am not sure if I should be asking this, but I guess I'd just post it. If it's inappropriate or anything, admin please just remove it or move it elsewhere.
So I am not a frequent traveler in U.S. domestic. But I need to go to San Francisco from NYC recently. Being a Star Silver still short of 6000 miles from *G, I was thinking of flying United. However, I realized that VX has far superior product (I am correct, right!?), and UA and VX sell for the same price. I couldn't resist it and booked the flight on VX in the end.
Here's the problem, I don't really know what to do with my miles. I don't see myself traveling that much domestically, and even if so, most likely on cheap tickets. I thought of saving my miles onto KrisFlyer, but then again I don't think I would fly SQ at least in the next 4-5 years, plus I have another Star that gives me *S already, no point of put miles on Kris.
But I guess it's the dumpest to just waste it, so I don't know what to do with my VX miles. Should I still credit it onto elevate? or KrisFlyer a better choice? or even Flying Club (if that could secretly becomes DL in the future and gave me greater benefit?
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So I am not a frequent traveler in U.S. domestic. But I need to go to San Francisco from NYC recently. Being a Star Silver still short of 6000 miles from *G, I was thinking of flying United. However, I realized that VX has far superior product (I am correct, right!?), and UA and VX sell for the same price. I couldn't resist it and booked the flight on VX in the end.
Here's the problem, I don't really know what to do with my miles. I don't see myself traveling that much domestically, and even if so, most likely on cheap tickets. I thought of saving my miles onto KrisFlyer, but then again I don't think I would fly SQ at least in the next 4-5 years, plus I have another Star that gives me *S already, no point of put miles on Kris.
But I guess it's the dumpest to just waste it, so I don't know what to do with my VX miles. Should I still credit it onto elevate? or KrisFlyer a better choice? or even Flying Club (if that could secretly becomes DL in the future and gave me greater benefit?
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Mar 13, 2013 | 11:17 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: United 1K, Delta Platinum Medallion, Starwood Platinum, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
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Is your flight a codeshare with Hawaiian, Virgin Australia, or Virgin Atlantic? I'd probably choose one of those to accumulate the miles.
You already have a Star Alliance airline so no need to duplicate mileage there.
You stated that you are very unlikely to use Virgin America again so that would be a waste of mileage.
Side note: Did you look at United's P.S. service? It flies from JFK to SFO/LAX. Not all JFK-SFO flights are P.S. but it seems to be a tossup as far as which product is superior ... some favor VX, some favor UA P.S.
United P.S. info: http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...mservices.aspx
You can tell it's a P.S. flight when looking at the seat map; no regular economy seats are offered. They use a 757-200, but they've also got non-P.S. 757-200s on the route. Delta will also be adding a similar product on these routes in the next year; I don't know if American will also add a similar offering.
Comparison threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...n-america.html
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/3519001/
http://thepointsguy.com/2012/07/tran...series-united/
You already have a Star Alliance airline so no need to duplicate mileage there.
You stated that you are very unlikely to use Virgin America again so that would be a waste of mileage.
Side note: Did you look at United's P.S. service? It flies from JFK to SFO/LAX. Not all JFK-SFO flights are P.S. but it seems to be a tossup as far as which product is superior ... some favor VX, some favor UA P.S.
United P.S. info: http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...mservices.aspx
You can tell it's a P.S. flight when looking at the seat map; no regular economy seats are offered. They use a 757-200, but they've also got non-P.S. 757-200s on the route. Delta will also be adding a similar product on these routes in the next year; I don't know if American will also add a similar offering.
Comparison threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...n-america.html
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/3519001/
http://thepointsguy.com/2012/07/tran...series-united/
Mar 14, 2013 | 6:33 pm
#3
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
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Is your flight a codeshare with Hawaiian, Virgin Australia, or Virgin Atlantic? I'd probably choose one of those to accumulate the miles.
You already have a Star Alliance airline so no need to duplicate mileage there.
You stated that you are very unlikely to use Virgin America again so that would be a waste of mileage.
Side note: Did you look at United's P.S. service? It flies from JFK to SFO/LAX. Not all JFK-SFO flights are P.S. but it seems to be a tossup as far as which product is superior ... some favor VX, some favor UA P.S.
United P.S. info: http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...mservices.aspx
You can tell it's a P.S. flight when looking at the seat map; no regular economy seats are offered. They use a 757-200, but they've also got non-P.S. 757-200s on the route. Delta will also be adding a similar product on these routes in the next year; I don't know if American will also add a similar offering.
Comparison threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...n-america.html
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/3519001/
http://thepointsguy.com/2012/07/tran...series-united/
You already have a Star Alliance airline so no need to duplicate mileage there.
You stated that you are very unlikely to use Virgin America again so that would be a waste of mileage.
Side note: Did you look at United's P.S. service? It flies from JFK to SFO/LAX. Not all JFK-SFO flights are P.S. but it seems to be a tossup as far as which product is superior ... some favor VX, some favor UA P.S.
United P.S. info: http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...mservices.aspx
You can tell it's a P.S. flight when looking at the seat map; no regular economy seats are offered. They use a 757-200, but they've also got non-P.S. 757-200s on the route. Delta will also be adding a similar product on these routes in the next year; I don't know if American will also add a similar offering.
Comparison threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...n-america.html
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/3519001/
http://thepointsguy.com/2012/07/tran...series-united/
Just a simple NYC-SFO flight, so no code-share with anyone I guess.
I thought of UA seriously but I am only Star Silver, and my travel companion has nothing, so I guess we won't be any better off on UA flight, compared to VX where there are at least free TVs and Internet?