The
different tiers vary in
name at
airlines and hotel chains, but are all based upon the same principle — the more you travel with a carrier or stay with a hotel chain, the higher up
on the food chain you will find yourself.
Because oneworld's
airlines all have
different names for the top membership tiers in their frequent flyer programmes, the alliance has created tier
names, based
on gemstones, that are common right across oneworld, so you can be clear of the benefits to which you are entitled wherever you fly through the alliance network.