Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Travel&Dining > Travel News
Reload this Page >

NYT: "Elites Eye the Finish Line"

Register
Community
Wiki Posts
Today's Posts
Search

NYT: "Elites Eye the Finish Line"

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 15, 2011, 8:42 am
  #1  
Moderator Hilton Honors, Travel News, West, The Suggestion Box, Smoking Lounge & DiningBuzz
Original Poster
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Programs: Honors Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle, National Exec Elite
Posts: 36,018
NYT: "Elites Eye the Finish Line"
I still remember the tone of you-folks-are-so-bizarre in her voice:

Originally Posted by cblaisd
From the UA check-in agent at ONT this morning, when she asked me why I was doing ONT-LAX-SBA-SJC when I could go more direct and I replied that it was part of a segment run for 1K:

"Oh, we usually don't see you people until the last 2 weeks of December."
Now mileage running goes mainstream:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/12/18...r-account.html

The most amusing line in the story, to me, is the writer's example of a "mileage run" -- flying EWR to SEA while connecting through IAH.

Pikers.
cblaisd is offline  
Reply
Old Dec 15, 2011, 10:25 am
  #2  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
Kettle Journalism?
GRALISTAIR is offline  
Reply



Advanced Search
Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.