After reading the "why do you fly the airline you fly" thread, I thought that it might be interesting to know where everyone got their miles from. If this thread has been examined the past, I apologize, but I am curious to see how we all accrue our balances. Perhaps this will also give myself and other FTers some ideas. Here are my mileage sources:

America West FlightFund
*Flights on America West and Continental
*Holiday Inn (Bass Hotels and Resorts)
*Hilton Hotels
*Radisson Hotels
*Bank of America FlightFund Platinum Visa
*Sprint (Telecommunications)
*Flower Club
*Troon Golf

For USAirways Dividend Miles, in order of how many miles:

Status Miles, 500 or actual miles
100% Chairman's Preferred Bonus
1000 miles Personal Travelworks bonus
50% First Class Bonus (on Y fares)
Bank of America Platinum Visa
MCI (not anymore, however)
USAirways Dividend Miles Dining Program
Last year: 250,000 miles

Marriott Rewards:
10 points per dollar
30% Platinum bonus at Marriott hotels
Hertz 500 points per rental
AT&T
Last year: 500,000 points

I never got into these online clickrewards type things. Doubt I ever will. Too much hassle.


[This message has been edited by dg1 (edited 01-21-2000).]

Other than credits earned on Southwest, all miles earned on AA.

Actual flight miles(most earned the hard way @ 500 miles a trip)-68,000 miles
Elite bonuse-30,000
AAdvantage VISA & MC 200,000 miles
Waterhouse-10,000
misc-5,000

This year so far

actual flight miles~24,000
Elite bonuses-~24,000
Online booking bonues-5,000
AAdvantage VISA & MC miles-0 miles (none posted yet, but about 50,000 charged YTD so far)
other(trip bonues, car rental etc. 7,000



[This message has been edited by onedog (edited 01-21-2000).]

My unconventional strategy is to get partner miles on airlines other than the one I am elite on (United), unless the bonus is only available on United or unless the bonus is more on United. And for hotel/car my first preference is to get hotel/car points instead of miles.

On United I received:
Flight miles, elite bonus, online booking bonus, ATC bonus, bonuses for surveys
IAD double mile bonuses
One Hilton stay where they gave 1500 United miles
500 miles for mailing a SRS hotel form
Mileage Plus visa bonus miles and miles for charging to card.
United Dining miles.

On other airlines I received
Schwab bonus
Waterhouse bonus
Citifi bonus
Healthy Choice
Clickrewards
AT&T miles
MCI miles
Hilton double dip miles
Best Western miles (don't stay enough so opted miles)
Sheraton 12K airline bonus on AA
Radisson miles (don't stay enough so opted miles - also online booking promo).
car rental bonus miles (Alamo, Avis, Budget, Thrifty - got big bonus for Avis on BA)
Diner Club redemptions (double miles to BA, Delta).
AMEX Membership rewards conversion to Delta.

[This message has been edited by PG (edited 01-21-2000).]