There’s always value in being strategic with the frequent flyer program that you credit your flights to. After all, you want to maximize your ability to earn elite status, and also want to rack up as many miles as possible. With that in mind, I recently got a question from a reader that I’d like to address more broadly.
If you fly Star Alliance airlines quite a bit, but don’t fly any one airline consistently, what’s the best program to credit to? Let me share some general tips and thoughts, for anyone who might be in this situation (and then I’d love to hear how others approach this). In no particular order…
Why is that? Well, while alliances offer many reciprocal elite perks, generally the members of a “native” program will get the best perks. For example, some programs might offer upgrade or other perks for members of their own program, while not offering them to members of partner programs.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
