Hi guys,
I'm going on a round-the-world trip (North America and Europe basically) at the end of the year using the StarAlliance 29,000 mile fare - which means I'll have the opportunity to earn some FF points.
Currently I am not a member of any FF program, and I tend to travel infrequently at best (in fact my last few trips have been on budget domestic airlines).
I know there have been some other threads asking what is the best StarAlliance FFP, but they seem to concentrate on achieving gold levels/access to lounges etc which I am unlikely to ever achieve.
Basically I'm looking for something which will give me long points life (so the points don't expire before I use them), the ability to redeem points for cheap flights (ie: hopefully get a trip to NZ for skiing or possibly Asia with the points earned), and the possibility to earn points using a rewards program for a credit card would be useful (since I am unlikely to earn many flying).
My longest flight on the trip would be the flight back from London on Singapore Airlines if that makes any difference.
Any suggestions on which FFP I should join?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I'm going on a round-the-world trip (North America and Europe basically) at the end of the year using the StarAlliance 29,000 mile fare - which means I'll have the opportunity to earn some FF points.
Currently I am not a member of any FF program, and I tend to travel infrequently at best (in fact my last few trips have been on budget domestic airlines).
I know there have been some other threads asking what is the best StarAlliance FFP, but they seem to concentrate on achieving gold levels/access to lounges etc which I am unlikely to ever achieve.
Basically I'm looking for something which will give me long points life (so the points don't expire before I use them), the ability to redeem points for cheap flights (ie: hopefully get a trip to NZ for skiing or possibly Asia with the points earned), and the possibility to earn points using a rewards program for a credit card would be useful (since I am unlikely to earn many flying).
My longest flight on the trip would be the flight back from London on Singapore Airlines if that makes any difference.
Any suggestions on which FFP I should join?
Any advice would be much appreciated.