Meet Neil, an investment banker of Indian origin based in Frankfurt and a loyal Air India Maharaja Club member, whose career and family ties keep him crisscrossing the globe. For visits to his family in Delhi, he flies Air India, earning Maharaja points while packing extra baggage—thanks to his ‘Star Alliance Gold’ status. On business trips, he jets off on Lufthansa or United Airlines to New York, SWISS to Zurich, or All Nippon Airways to Tokyo, racking up points with every flight.