Obviouspig, I haven't really looked into MPC yet, but it sounds interesting. Will check it out.

PDLM, I agree with most of your points that these Asia Miles restrictions are not too much of an inconvenience (though I still think the renewal requirement is nonsense). I realize my error regarding transfer of miles versus buying someone else an award ticket. Thanks for the clarification.

While the fees and requirements imposed by Asia Miles may or may not apply to me, my primary issue is with their whole philosophy and approach to the customer. $40 USD charge to make changes to one's redemption group? Especially when most programs don't even require a defined redemption group to begin with? Charges to renew miles?

In any case, I have yet to consider what advantages the MPC can offer, so I guess I'm still undecided. Thank you for the input.