CRGsFuture From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 536 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2823 times:
Hey all a couple of months ago I was listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning when an interesting topic came up. Mike Goelic said he had about 20 different brackets while Mike Greenberg only had one. I guess the idea behind it is loyalty, so are you loyal to one airline and it's FF plan and believe that's how it should be? Or are you on multiple plans and believe that loyalty to one airline is not as popular today and explain you reasoning?
Me, I am a loyal B6 customer, anywhere they fly I fly too. I use them for college and pleasure and when on other airlines with the family do not enjoy the fact that I have to fly without my BlueChips. My reasoning is that while B6 has limited international destinations it allows me to go to alot of places from home which is JFK, and travel to most cities in America. You can't beat that and that I really do enjoy most of their service. While at JAX AA, or DL is more reasonable to travel on especially because of their respected MIA and ATL hubs are close, I still think its unfair to change loyalties because of the fact I already enrolled in B6's TrueBlue account and have X number of points.
What's you take on it everyone?
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Iahflyr From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4717 posts, RR: 26 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2818 times:
That would be the Gothic spelling I guess.....actually spelled "Golic"!
OnePass is my 1 and only FF account with CO. Maybe other programs offer more in certain areas and less in others but OnePass keeps getting recognition and I am quite happy with it and the perks.
Any views shared are strictly my own and do not a represent those of any former employer.
Vatveng From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 892 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2799 times:
Jeremy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 668 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2797 times:
I only have two.
UA and AA
The AA account is carried over from TWA.
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IFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2795 times:
I'm AS only, but with their points partnerships on various airlines, I can accrue or spend points quite easily anywhere in the world. They're pretty generous with their benefits, and I reached MVP level pretty easily - just 12 months after signing up. I reached MVP Gold status earlier this year.
Ejmmsu From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1692 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2782 times:
As a United States flier, it makes sense for me to consolidate miles into one account for each alliance. Therefore I have a NW account for my skyteam miles (where most of my flying goes to... can't beat skyteam in the USA), US for star, and AA for Oneworld
"If the facts do not conform to the theory, they will have to be disposed of"
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 2763 times:
NW for skyteam, once DL and CO joined I dropped them, DL and CO were not as good as Worldperks, and since my flying is mostly out of a NW station only I get more from NW with worldperks.
UA for star alliance, have the most miles with UA thanks to a business, but have not flown UA in over a year.
"Some People Just Know How To Fly"- Best slogan ever, RIP NW 1926-2009
Zone1 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1033 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2759 times:
SkyMiles for SkyTeam
MileagePlus for Star
AAdvantage for oneworld
I personally would also look at which one has the better credit cards also. The offerings from American Express for SkyMiles are top notch.
NZ107 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2005, 5672 posts, RR: 40 Reply 13, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2754 times:
QF, UA and Asia Miles. They were all free so i just signed up. I don't really fly enough to get any points and now Air NZ has gone budget on giving out FF points so I might end up flying Oneworld more in the future.
AFC_Ajax00 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 775 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2741 times:
I'm a member of AF Flying Blue (Silver) (I'm most active there)) and United's Mileage Plus, just those two at the moment.
Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you long to return
FlyMatt2Bermud From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 563 posts, RR: 8 Reply 17, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2737 times:
I hold multiple FF accounts. It seems a simpler process of ticketing & boarding airlines particularly on Int'l trips when the airline already has your profile. Though I must admit I hate all the junk mail that comes with these even though I supposedly opt 'Out' of the promotionals.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward" Leonardo Da Vinci
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2734 times:
I am an active member of:
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Singapore Airlines Krisflyer
- Emirates Skywards
- TK Miles & Smiles
- Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus
I also have cards of:
- Iberia Plus -> spent points on award ticket before emigrating to Thailand
- Lufthansa Miles & More - almost no miles left
- Air Europa Fidelitas - only flew VLC-PMI vv twice
- Alitalia MilleMiglia - only flew once with them
ZKEOJ From New Zealand, joined Feb 2005, 924 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2721 times:
I try to fly mostly with Star Alliance carriers, since I have UA Mileage Plus. UA is not important for me anymore, since I moved to New Zealand. In most cases, a single carrier (even Air NZ) is not helping me, and thus I am very grateful for Star Alliance - they get me almost everywhere. Sometimes it is not my choice (if somebody else pays for my flights), or other carriers are significantly cheaper, or have much better connections. Thus I also have QF for OneWorld, and DL for SkyTeam. But again, most of the times I am happy with Star...
Zkojh From China, joined Sep 2004, 1499 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2712 times:
As i mainly travel on Star Alliance airlines i've got only 2 cards thus being NZ and BD (ranked Silver), and also a credit card with BD too, so my miles are going up daily hehehe,
SA7700 From South Africa, joined Dec 2003, 2916 posts, RR: 20 Reply 24, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2709 times:
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25 TriStar500: AB Top Bonus (Gold level) AF/KL Flying Blue (basic level, but six-digit mileage) LH Miles and Less (basic level) IB Iberia Plus (basic level)
26 LipeGIG: TAM Fidelidade (Red level) Varig/Star Alliance (Silver status) Air France/SkyTeam (Silver status) Felipe
27 BMIFlyer: I have only one - Air Canada Aeroplan. I currently hold "Star Alliance Gold" Status (Aeroplan Elite). Lee
28 JGPH1A: I have loads, a lot of which are defunct, but still. I tend to use one card per Alliance: Oneworld - AA (Gold) Skyteam - DL Star - LH Also got BD (use
29 Atrude777: I am a member with AA (7,785) NW (6,000) DL (0) UA(0) US(0) WN (32 credits) F9 (500 from a bonus) Alex
30 DeltAirlines: I'm active in 3 accounts: DL (Silver Medallion), US (Silver Preferred) and AA (base member)...takes care of the big 3 alliances, which is what I fly o
32 ExFATboy: I'm a fairly loyal B6 customer, but always have a network-carrier I'm concentrating on for places B6 can't take me, and for the holidays when B6 tends
33 Zrs70: I had a feeling that this question would quickly turn into a pissing contest! (Why list our eleite status and miles earned when the question is someth
34 Sabena332: I have three FF accounts (one for every big alliance): - AF/KL Flying Blue Silver (close to 95.000 miles on the account) - LH Miles&More Basic (a bit
35 ExFATboy: Well, I can't speak on elite status, since I don't have one, but listing the accounts and miles gives some insight into different members' strategies
36 Captaink: My most uses airline is AA.. so I am an Aadvantage member. I also have FF accounts with BW, 8B, DL, AM and US
37 Icarus75: I'm with Flying Blue (Skyteam) & Mileage Plus (Star Aliance)
38 ANITIX87: I have a few, because Swissair kept switching alliances and codeshares, and LX did the same thing until they joined Star Alliance. I have cards with C
39 Alaskaqantas: I am a member of pretty much every airline that has a free membership. now you can call me strange, but some of them were because of points.com other
40 Vfw614: Because of LX and KL having ended their stand-alone programmes, I now have: - Executive Club for Oneworld - Miles & More and Eurobonus for Star Allian
41 AlexPorter: I'm in three. In order by miles accrued: 1. Northwest WorldPerks (About 16K) 2. US Airways Dividend Miles (formerly America West FlightFund) (About 8K
42 Navairjax: Let's See: My Active Accounts: AA 23k CO 13k US 6k FL 5 Credits WN 9 Credits Ones I formerly used: UA DL YX
43 Mexicana757: My FF accounts are with: NW, UA, FL, WN and MX.
44 Buck3y3nut: I'm a member of the following FF programs: NWA Worldperks United Mileage Plus That's it... I like the Star Alliance members better althought i absolut
45 USAF757300: Worldperks for Skyteam. Mileage Plus for Star.
46 Burnsie28: At the same time is it worth it to save $70 to get a couple thousand miles, likely to never use again or anytime soon?
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