Frequent flyer card for all (or most) airlines?

OU812

Anyone recommend a frequent flyer program/card that works with all/most airlines?

I've already had a couple of trips this year to NY & London, and later this month have to go to Turkey, then December I'm due to go to California, with London again in January & February and possibly Boston in March.

The company pays the fares so I can't get a credit card one, but the person responsible said if I can get a frequent flyer program I can get the points.

It's not likely to be the same airline each time, hence the need for a generic type card.

Thanks

Pro Hoc Vice

http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/member_airlines/

Or

http://www.oneworld.com/member-airlines/overview

ProudDUB

There isn't one single program that covers all of the worlds international airlines.

However, about 90% of them are covered by 2 separate programs.

One World Alliance.

They have American Airlines, JAL, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Iberia, FinnAir & about 8-10 others.

Sky Team Global Alliance.

They have Delta, United, Aerolinas Argentinas, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, & about 8-10 others.

BuffyBot

There is no "generic" card really, you'll have to choose between the various alliances or groupings realistically. There's nothing stopping you from having multiple cards, however.

Sheldons Brain

ProudDUB wrote: »

There isn't one single program that covers all of the worlds international airlines.

However, about 90% of them are covered by 2 separate programs.

One World Alliance.

They have American Airlines, JAL, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Iberia, FinnAir & about 8-10 others.

Sky Team Global Alliance.

They have Delta, United, Aerolinas Argentinas, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, & about 8-10 others.

More like 90% in 3 alliances, also Star Alliance Lufthansa, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines etc.

The UAE long haul guys are not in these Alliances, inconveniently.

ProudDUB

Thanks...I had a feeling I was forgetting one.

galwayjohn89

ProudDUB wrote: »

Sky Team Global Alliance.

They have Delta, United, Aerolinas Argentinas, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, & about 8-10 others.

United are Star Alliance.

coylemj

OU812 wrote: »

Anyone recommend a frequent flyer program/card that works with all/most airlines?

The whole point of frequent flyer programs is so that you will fly with 'us' rather than 'them' so having one program covering all or most airlines is an unachievable and unrealistic aspiration.

It would like asking if there is a single loyalty card/tag which you could use to accumulate points in Tesco, Dunnes and SuperValu.

OU812

Thanks folks