globaliser
thanks for the pm
wannabe flyboy
the one thing I do know is that if you are a card holder you get miles regardless of the type of ticket you hold, tier points not on the cheapest tickets tho.
Key value points in exec club membership for me are lounge access (generally obtainable with a business ticket anyway), choosing a seat up front and upgrades. I only hold a blue card and generally buy cheapo tickets but it's surprising how many times I've been upgraded from WT to WT+ and from ET to Club/Business. Maybe I'm just lucky or the advise oft read about turning up suited and booted holds good if you'd like to move up one, as a note - I have asked at check-in to go on the upgrade waiting list but have only ever been moved up on the occasions when I kept my mouth shut, anyone else find the same?