QUOTE(tishaban @ Dec 22 2015, 12:07 AM)
It was actually on multiple levels.
1. it's relatively easier to earn AAdvantage miles compared to CX, particularly on domestic flights. Lots of options for bonus miles once you hit certain levels.
2. it's easier to get AAdvantage miles via credit card spend too, not as lucrative as the Premiere cards here and AM/KF but still
3. there are also many opportunities to earn AAdvantage miles via sign up bonuses. It's the competitive consumer environment in the US that encourages this, people take advantage of it.
This is how people easily earn millions of AAdvantage miles, putting actual MPO members at a huge disadvantage when redeeming miles in the premium cabin. One "loophole" has closed, but the three above are still open...
yes, i followed some the US blogger "The Points Guy", alot of US credit card he recommended are offering huge sign up bonus, about 50k bonus miles per card..
talking about easy to earn miles, before the new 2016 changes to AA, their current accrual system actually accrue more miles than MH. I was planning a trip to US, taking AA flight all V class.
MH only gets 50% base miles for AA V fare, while AA gets 100% base miles for its V fare (before the 2016 new AA system i mean)
but no point to maintain too many FFP, so i decided put it to enrich.