Which Star Alliance Question - HELP!

[BensAdventures]

I've got an interesting quandary....

I've been able to snap up some super cheap fares for myself and my family, that are mainly at the front and in a couple of cases the VERY front of the plane.

Some of the fares are with QF & BA, so I'm more than covered understanding the options and earning potential here, as I'm a WP with QF.

Coming up, the four in our family have the following: RGN-BKK (Y with TG), then a RGN-SIN (J with SQ) and SIN-MEL (A with EK). I have no status with anyone and a few points with KrisFlyer, but not enough to worry about.

What I'm interested in is doing what I'm doing with my QF & BA flights, which is registering everyone, with QFF then doing a family transfer at the end (we don't travel as a family very often). Which *A program would you recommend? I'm most interested in using the points in and around Asia probably (if we even will have enough)?

I just can't let myself just waste the prospect of A class points....

Cheers!

 

[Fantic125]

Asiana.

2 years to earn and then 2 years to requalify, 20k miles for *Silver, 40k miles for *Gold, 7 to 10 year miles retention, family transfers available, reasonable burn rate.

 

[serfty]

Aegean - 20k miles to earn *G and 1 flight every 3 years to maintain it seems.

Posted on a wing and a prayer ...

 

[clifford]

United. I don't think the OP mentioned a desire to be Star Gold/Silver.

Intra-Asia flights at 12,500 miles. A good deal, I think.

 

[serfty]

Actually Ben is confusing.

Mentions *A in the same post as BA & QF.
Posted on a wing and a prayer ...

 

[BensAdventures]

Actually Ben is confusing.

Mentions *A in the same post as BA & QF.
Posted on a wing and a prayer ...

All I was saying was I know that I'm doing with some other legs of the trip that are with QF & BA, and with those I'm maximising a return with family transfers. The actual legs I have mentioned are all with *A.

Cheers!

 

[serfty]

OK,

"RGN-BKK (Y with TG), then a RGN-SIN (J with SQ)" there's not much distance in it anyhow, so no effective status to be gained.

 

[marks]

I'm in the same situation. The family is OW for frequent flyers but we are doing a J RTW trip on a TG, LX & LH flights for half of the trip in Sep 12.
I was going to get everyone on KF to do a BNE-CHC visit for the snow in Jul/Aug 2013. About 25k in Y or 36k point in J return. I was going to use AMEX points to top up.
The trip is BNE-BKK in TG, BKK-xZRH-FCO in LX, LHR-xFRA-MCO in LH. All in business.
I've calculated about 15725 miles should give 19641 points with business (125%) loading on KF.
Using AA & QF across the US and home.
Not too worried about *A status, more just getting the next holiday organised!

Appreciate any advice.

 

[Lowjhg]

... then a RGN-SIN (J with SQ)

From my memory SQ does not fly to RGN, are you talking about a SQ codeshare (4 digit flight number - likely operated by MI)? Then if that's the case its KF for *A. Otherwise you can credit to DJ Velocity. With only a leg on TG that is considered *A, its much better sticking to KF. Are you planning to take any more *A flights in the future? If that's the case UA M+ might be better for you.