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    Frequent Flyer

    I'm moving to Hong Kong shortly and wondering if I should switch from Star Alliance to One World because of Cathay Pacific/HK Hub. I travel often with my work and need the most convenient airline with the best benefits. Any suggestions from someone who has experience?


  2. #2

    Join Date
    Jun 2005
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    Where will you be flying to, and how much?


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    CX miles are a lot harder to earn from what I can see, compared to Star Alliance at premium tiers where bonuses kick in (not sure if this has changed recently).

    Also, in my experience if you drop to lower tiers of CX's program it is pretty difficult to book tickets, specially to popular holiday locations.


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    Hence my question. If you are flying enough to CX/KA destinations to get to Diamond (which is 210K miles from scratch then 120K per year) then I think it's worth it for the F lounge access, guaranteed revenue seats and the unofficial guarantee of a redemption seat if there are any revenue seats available.