Chicago based - have the option of earning on AA or United. Already have Gold on AA but go places with Star Alliance more...Which one should I continue to earn on?

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Determine what you want to prioritize. If you want more international routes and miles that are more valuable/flexible (for now — TBD after United scraps their award chart in November), go with United.

... I don’t really know why you’d go with AA unless they have a direct to your client city and UA doesn’t. I suppose Qatar Airways is in OneWorld if you go to the ME often and want access to an excellent business/First class. Partners elsewhere in the world are about the same or significantly worse

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In Asia, OneWorld partners Cathay Pacific, JAL and Qantas are pretty good. Star competitors Air New Zealand, ANA and Singapore are too, but which is more useful depends on your travel needs

If you can make Executive Platinum on AA, the 4 systemwide upgrades you get are pretty great. Free upgrade to business from any economy fare and each certificate is valid for up to three sectors (I’ve gotten creative and done things like Asia-US with stopover for two months-South America all on one certificate). Waiver of most fees and access to AA and partner first class lounges is great too.

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