2014: Your travel year in review
Dec 17, 2014, 5:20 pm
#61
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Marco Polo
Posts: 546
Countries: Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, United States,
Airlines: Cathay Pacific, Air Canada
Aircraft: 777-300ER, A330-300, A320-200, 747-400, EMB190
Shortest Flight: YVR-LAX
Longest Flight: YVR-HKG
Total Flights: 10
Airlines: Cathay Pacific, Air Canada
Aircraft: 777-300ER, A330-300, A320-200, 747-400, EMB190
Shortest Flight: YVR-LAX
Longest Flight: YVR-HKG
Total Flights: 10
Dec 17, 2014, 8:23 pm
#62
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 3,790
New Countries: None, sadly, although I did go to the Bahamas again
New Airports: CLT
New Airlines: US Airways, ExpressJet, PSA
New Aircraft: 737-400, 757-300, 767-200ER, A321, CRJ-900, MD90
Shortest flight: Tied at MCO-ATL and ATL-MCO commercially, DAB-DAB for general aviation
Longest flight: DFW-BDL
Total flights: 16 commercial, 1 general aviation
New Airports: CLT
New Airlines: US Airways, ExpressJet, PSA
New Aircraft: 737-400, 757-300, 767-200ER, A321, CRJ-900, MD90
Shortest flight: Tied at MCO-ATL and ATL-MCO commercially, DAB-DAB for general aviation
Longest flight: DFW-BDL
Total flights: 16 commercial, 1 general aviation
Dec 18, 2014, 11:43 am
#63
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: HKG/YVR/NYC
Programs: AC 75K, A3*G, AS MVPG, AA LT Gold 1MM, JL/JGC (OWS) , Marriott Titanium, Hertz 5*, Avis PC
Posts: 3,697
Country Count wise was a good year, Going from #46 Portugal to #58 Slovakia in 2014
Otherwise would say it was a Down Year trying to decrease budget as BIS figures show
Lost two HKG - North America trips overall and no RGN fares like 2012/2013 so BIS went down from 268-270K range down to 170K like 2011.
Then again, most around here would say 170K is a Feast Year too
New Countries (13): Portugal, Cambodia, Luxembourg, Bahrain, Oman, Vietnam, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Philippines, Czech Republic, Slovakia
New Airports (20): LIS, PNH, SGN, DOH (New), LUX, BAH, MCT, ANC, PHX, EZE, ASU, MVD, LPB, VVI, GMP, NGO, SZX, MNL, KMG, PRG
New Airlines (6): Air Japan, Gulf Air, TAM, Shenzhen, Philippines, China Eastern
New Planes (0): None
Shortest Flight: DOH-BAH, 90 Miles, thought this would be LGA-PHL
Longest Flight: DFW-HKG, 8123 Miles, rough even in MCE
Total Airports: 50
Total Flights: 98
Total Miles: 169,667 Miles
Most Memorable Travel Experience
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Country #47 (Sep 2014)
Nizwa, Oman, Country #50 (Sep 2014)
Hanoi, Vietnam, Country #51 (Sep 2014)
Halong Bay, Vietnam (Sep 2014)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Country #52 (Sep 2014)
La Paz, Bolivia, Country #55 (Oct 2014)
Prague, Czech Republic, Country #57 (Dec 2014)
Will finish the year in Europe with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Strangely might be in Prague the same day as Hauteboy looking at what he posted.
Starting 2015 with 2-3 New Countries already planned, Greece, Macedonia (maybe), Morocco
Otherwise would say it was a Down Year trying to decrease budget as BIS figures show
Lost two HKG - North America trips overall and no RGN fares like 2012/2013 so BIS went down from 268-270K range down to 170K like 2011.
Then again, most around here would say 170K is a Feast Year too
New Countries (13): Portugal, Cambodia, Luxembourg, Bahrain, Oman, Vietnam, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Philippines, Czech Republic, Slovakia
New Airports (20): LIS, PNH, SGN, DOH (New), LUX, BAH, MCT, ANC, PHX, EZE, ASU, MVD, LPB, VVI, GMP, NGO, SZX, MNL, KMG, PRG
New Airlines (6): Air Japan, Gulf Air, TAM, Shenzhen, Philippines, China Eastern
New Planes (0): None
Shortest Flight: DOH-BAH, 90 Miles, thought this would be LGA-PHL
Longest Flight: DFW-HKG, 8123 Miles, rough even in MCE
Total Airports: 50
Total Flights: 98
Total Miles: 169,667 Miles
Most Memorable Travel Experience
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Country #47 (Sep 2014)
Nizwa, Oman, Country #50 (Sep 2014)
Hanoi, Vietnam, Country #51 (Sep 2014)
Halong Bay, Vietnam (Sep 2014)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Country #52 (Sep 2014)
La Paz, Bolivia, Country #55 (Oct 2014)
Prague, Czech Republic, Country #57 (Dec 2014)
Will finish the year in Europe with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Strangely might be in Prague the same day as Hauteboy looking at what he posted.
Starting 2015 with 2-3 New Countries already planned, Greece, Macedonia (maybe), Morocco
Last edited by Short hair Francis; Oct 12, 2020 at 6:09 am
Dec 18, 2014, 12:18 pm
#64
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NJ
Programs: AA, DL
Posts: 456
Great year considering I have a 2 year old child
New airports: PHL, ATH, JTR, IST, ICN, HKG, PTY* (Next week)
New airlines: US Air, Aegean, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Copa * (Next Week)
New Countries- Greece, Turkey, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Panama (Next week)
Shortest flight: ATH-IST
Longest flight: HKG-JFK (First time flying F!!)
New airports: PHL, ATH, JTR, IST, ICN, HKG, PTY* (Next week)
New airlines: US Air, Aegean, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Copa * (Next Week)
New Countries- Greece, Turkey, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Panama (Next week)
Shortest flight: ATH-IST
Longest flight: HKG-JFK (First time flying F!!)
Dec 18, 2014, 3:34 pm
#65
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: ROM
Programs: BA Silver, UA, DL Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 321
2014 Flights by desquiliano, on FlickrNew Countries: UAE, Malaysia
New Cities: Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Miami, Boston
New Airports: PHX, LAX, DXB, KUL, MIA, BOS
New Airlines: US, EK, MH
New Planes: —
Shortest Flight: SIN-KUL, 184 mi
Longest Flight: LAX-DXB, 8326 mi
Total Airports: 16
Total Flights: 21
Total Miles: 37616 miles
Notable Flights: LAX-DXB-SIN - EK A380 F, enough said
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Not the best year in number of flights. Next year will be even worse
Dec 19, 2014, 8:08 am
#66
formerly known as Tad's Broiled Steaks
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 6,412
New passport stamps: Tamachi train station, Tokyo; Tongyi port, Xiamen, China; Kinmen port, Taiwan
Metro lines used: Tokyo, New York City, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Bangkok, Sapporo, Shonan monorail, Yokohama, Shanghai, Nanjing
Most jet-lagged breakfast: Sea lion with shochu, bread stuffed with whipped cream and chocolate wafers and shirako
Metro lines used: Tokyo, New York City, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Bangkok, Sapporo, Shonan monorail, Yokohama, Shanghai, Nanjing
Most jet-lagged breakfast: Sea lion with shochu, bread stuffed with whipped cream and chocolate wafers and shirako
Dec 19, 2014, 2:08 pm
#67
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 71
Quite a good year for me:
- I've reached 100k miles flown lifetime (not a lot for most of you in the forum but still a milestone)
- I've had my most flights in a year (18)
- I've flown two new airlines: TK and AB (other airlines flown in 2014: AF, U2, LX and LH)
- First 737 with a SkyInterior (Wow!!)
- First time seating in row 1 (now I have to do it on a long-haul flight)
http://flightdiary.net/jtflyer/2014
- I've reached 100k miles flown lifetime (not a lot for most of you in the forum but still a milestone)
- I've had my most flights in a year (18)
- I've flown two new airlines: TK and AB (other airlines flown in 2014: AF, U2, LX and LH)
- First 737 with a SkyInterior (Wow!!)
- First time seating in row 1 (now I have to do it on a long-haul flight)
http://flightdiary.net/jtflyer/2014
Dec 19, 2014, 8:05 pm
#68
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,791
An interesting year for me, as it involved a good mix of award travel, mistake fares, and last minute trips. 2015 should be pretty good as well, as I'm doing the UA Island Hopper DO at the end of January, and going to Egypt in April. The rest of the year is open as of now... I also should regain UA status in 2015, after a year as a lowly commoner following 2 years of Gold status.
New Countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary
New Airlines: Emirates, Interjet
Shortest Flight: LGA-PHL (96 miles)
Longest Flight: IAH-DXB (8,166 miles)
Total BIS miles: 40,237
Most visited lounges: Amex Centurion at LGA and KLM Crown Lounge at IAH
New Countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary
New Airlines: Emirates, Interjet
Shortest Flight: LGA-PHL (96 miles)
Longest Flight: IAH-DXB (8,166 miles)
Total BIS miles: 40,237
Most visited lounges: Amex Centurion at LGA and KLM Crown Lounge at IAH
Dec 27, 2014, 10:10 pm
#70
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: BOS/LON/SEA
Programs: AA Reg
Posts: 161
Nothing too special this year. Completed *G on UA mainly due to a bunch of transatlantics. I also spent way more time in Heathrow than I ever want to (3+ times per month in the first half of the year).
This was also the year I tried different products to try to wean myself away from UA. This included using BA, AS, DL, LX, and LH more or for the first time.
New Countries: Nada
New Airlines: AS, DL
New Products: LX J, AS F/Y, DL Y
Shortest Flight: JFK-BOS (187mi)
Longest Flight: ZUR-BOS/BOS-ZUR (3745mi).
Total Airports: 19
Total Flights: 42
Total Miles: 63,896
Average Miles/Flight: 1,521ish
On average, most of my flights were long hauls this year in Y. I did 12 transatlantics this year, which is the most ever for me.
And I'm starting the new year off with a transatlantic Brussels to Boston trip in 1/1/2015.
Happy New Year everyone!
This was also the year I tried different products to try to wean myself away from UA. This included using BA, AS, DL, LX, and LH more or for the first time.
New Countries: Nada
New Airlines: AS, DL
New Products: LX J, AS F/Y, DL Y
Shortest Flight: JFK-BOS (187mi)
Longest Flight: ZUR-BOS/BOS-ZUR (3745mi).
Total Airports: 19
Total Flights: 42
Total Miles: 63,896
Average Miles/Flight: 1,521ish
On average, most of my flights were long hauls this year in Y. I did 12 transatlantics this year, which is the most ever for me.
And I'm starting the new year off with a transatlantic Brussels to Boston trip in 1/1/2015.
Happy New Year everyone!
Dec 28, 2014, 5:02 am
#71
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: West of CLE
Programs: Delta DM/3 MM; Hertz PC; National EE; Amtrak GR; Bonvoy Silver; Via Rail Préférence
Posts: 5,384
Countries: Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom (did all four nations, Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland), France (well, CDG airport at least), Canada, Czech Republic*, Italy, Hungary, Croatia*, Bosnia & Herzegovina*, Serbia*, Netherlands (well, AMS airport at least) (*denotes first time visits)
First Time in USA/Canada: Maui; Juneau & Skagway, AK; Lake Bennett, BC; Carcross & Whitehorse, YT; San Juan Island, WA; Lake of the Clouds/ Porcupine Mountains, MI; Ely, NV; Arches National Park and Monument Valley, UT; Powell Canyon Dam, AZ; Colorado City, AZ; Hildale, UT; St. George, UT; drive entire I-10 in Texas; Beale Street, Memphis; Branson, MO.
New Airports: OGG; JNU; BHD; HLN; FNT; PRG
Airlines: Delta; Alaska; Air France; Virgin Atlantic; KLM; Endeavor Air; SkyWest; Hawaiian; Flybe
Aircraft: B737-800 ETOPS; MD-88; MD-90; 757(domestic); CRJ-900; E-175; AVRO 85; B77W (777-300); A330-300; B767-300 ETOPS (2 different versions); B767 domestic; CRJ-200; CRJ-700; B717; A320; A319; B777-200
Shortest Flights: OGG-HNL and return; GRR-DTW
Longest Flight: AMS-ATL
Total Flights: 106 paid segments; 8 segments on SkyMiles redemptions
Total MQMs Earned: 132,416 (excludes 18,442 rollover miles)
Total MQDs: 10,249 (made DM on AMEX waiver)
First Time Visit to Sporting Venues: Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium, Dublin; Odyssey Arena, Belfast (Premier League Darts); Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (6 Nations Rugby, Wales 27-6 France); Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (Scottish Premier League, Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Celtic); Tillamook County Fair, Tillamook, Oregon (thoroughbred racing); Conseq Park, Velka Chuchle racecourse, Prague (thoroughbred racing); Retama Park, Selma (San Antonio), Texas (thoroughbred racing); Ippodromo Visarno, Florence (harness racing); Stadio Communale Artemio Franchi, Florence (Fiorentina 0-1 Napoli); Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia (GNK Dinamo 4-3 Celtic)
Capitol Buildings Photographed: Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu; Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge; Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson; Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock; exterior of Leinster House (Oireachtas Éireann), Dublin; interior and exterior of Stormont Palace, Belfast (Northern Ireland Assembly); Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne; Colorado State Capitol, Denver; Maine House of Representatives, Augusta (completing the photographing of this building); Massachusetts State House, Boston; Montana State Capitol, Helena;
Alaska State Capitol, Juneau (all but senate chamber which was undergoing a seismic retrofit); British Columbia Legislative Assembly, Victoria; Yukon Legislative Assembly, Whitehorse (outside only); Valdštejnský palác (Senat), Prague; Orszaghaz, Budapest (all except National Assembly chamber); Hrvatski Sabor, Zagreb (outside only); Parlamentarna, Sarajevo (outside only)
First Time in USA/Canada: Maui; Juneau & Skagway, AK; Lake Bennett, BC; Carcross & Whitehorse, YT; San Juan Island, WA; Lake of the Clouds/ Porcupine Mountains, MI; Ely, NV; Arches National Park and Monument Valley, UT; Powell Canyon Dam, AZ; Colorado City, AZ; Hildale, UT; St. George, UT; drive entire I-10 in Texas; Beale Street, Memphis; Branson, MO.
New Airports: OGG; JNU; BHD; HLN; FNT; PRG
Airlines: Delta; Alaska; Air France; Virgin Atlantic; KLM; Endeavor Air; SkyWest; Hawaiian; Flybe
Aircraft: B737-800 ETOPS; MD-88; MD-90; 757(domestic); CRJ-900; E-175; AVRO 85; B77W (777-300); A330-300; B767-300 ETOPS (2 different versions); B767 domestic; CRJ-200; CRJ-700; B717; A320; A319; B777-200
Shortest Flights: OGG-HNL and return; GRR-DTW
Longest Flight: AMS-ATL
Total Flights: 106 paid segments; 8 segments on SkyMiles redemptions
Total MQMs Earned: 132,416 (excludes 18,442 rollover miles)
Total MQDs: 10,249 (made DM on AMEX waiver)
First Time Visit to Sporting Venues: Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium, Dublin; Odyssey Arena, Belfast (Premier League Darts); Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (6 Nations Rugby, Wales 27-6 France); Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (Scottish Premier League, Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Celtic); Tillamook County Fair, Tillamook, Oregon (thoroughbred racing); Conseq Park, Velka Chuchle racecourse, Prague (thoroughbred racing); Retama Park, Selma (San Antonio), Texas (thoroughbred racing); Ippodromo Visarno, Florence (harness racing); Stadio Communale Artemio Franchi, Florence (Fiorentina 0-1 Napoli); Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia (GNK Dinamo 4-3 Celtic)
Capitol Buildings Photographed: Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu; Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge; Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson; Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock; exterior of Leinster House (Oireachtas Éireann), Dublin; interior and exterior of Stormont Palace, Belfast (Northern Ireland Assembly); Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne; Colorado State Capitol, Denver; Maine House of Representatives, Augusta (completing the photographing of this building); Massachusetts State House, Boston; Montana State Capitol, Helena;
Alaska State Capitol, Juneau (all but senate chamber which was undergoing a seismic retrofit); British Columbia Legislative Assembly, Victoria; Yukon Legislative Assembly, Whitehorse (outside only); Valdštejnský palác (Senat), Prague; Orszaghaz, Budapest (all except National Assembly chamber); Hrvatski Sabor, Zagreb (outside only); Parlamentarna, Sarajevo (outside only)
Last edited by ND76; Dec 29, 2014 at 10:36 pm
Dec 28, 2014, 10:54 pm
#72
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: HKG
Posts: 1,505
New Countries : Greece, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
New Airlines: Firefly, Aegean, Jet Airways, Air KBZ
New Aircraft: DH4
Shortest Flight: PEN-LGK
Longest Flight: BKK-LHR
Total Flights: 50
Total Mileage: 112670 km
My flight reports : http://www.globalphotos.org/flightreports.htm
New Airlines: Firefly, Aegean, Jet Airways, Air KBZ
New Aircraft: DH4
Shortest Flight: PEN-LGK
Longest Flight: BKK-LHR
Total Flights: 50
Total Mileage: 112670 km
My flight reports : http://www.globalphotos.org/flightreports.htm
Dec 29, 2014, 2:58 pm
#73
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: AA EXP, DL-Plat, WN-CP | Hotels: Choice-Gld, IHG-Plt, Rad-Gld, HH-Dia, Hyatt-Glob, Marriott-LtPlt
Posts: 2,889
2014...
New countries/territories: Austria, Cambodia, Poland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand
New airports: BKK, HKT, REP, SJU, TPE, VIE, WAW, ZRH
New airlines: Austrian (OS), Bangkok Airways (PG), EVA Air (BR), LOT (LO), Swiss (LX), Thai (TG)
New Aircraft: Airbus A380 & Boeing 787
Segments: 41
Carriers: 9
Shortest flight: BKK-REP 207 miles
Longest flight: LAX-TPE 6799 miles
Total BIS: 65,293 miles
Percent Leisure Travel: 100% ^
New countries/territories: Austria, Cambodia, Poland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand
New airports: BKK, HKT, REP, SJU, TPE, VIE, WAW, ZRH
New airlines: Austrian (OS), Bangkok Airways (PG), EVA Air (BR), LOT (LO), Swiss (LX), Thai (TG)
New Aircraft: Airbus A380 & Boeing 787
Segments: 41
Carriers: 9
Shortest flight: BKK-REP 207 miles
Longest flight: LAX-TPE 6799 miles
Total BIS: 65,293 miles
Percent Leisure Travel: 100% ^
Dec 29, 2014, 11:03 pm
#74
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 160
Flight distance: 61390 km
Train distance: 10188 km
Drive distance: 37207 km
January 3–5: Weekend round trip Beijing to Lhasa
April: 10000 km drive Beijing–Yunnan–Tibet–Qinghai–Beijing, visited Medog, the last county-level town that did not have road access until October 2013
May: 5000 km drive to Xiamen and back
June: 5000 km drive Beijing–Hubei–Sichuan–Beijing
August 18–September 8: Experienced the newly opened Lhasa–Shigatse Railway; Kailash kora in Ngari, Tibet, 50 km trekking up to 5640 meters above sea level; Helicopter ride to Kathmandu, Nepal; Dragonair flight to Hong Kong
November 15–16: Flight to Urumqi and experienced the first bullet train service in Xinjiang
December 6–10: AirAsia flight to Thailand
New Countries: Thailand
New Airlines: Tibet Airlines
New Airports: HGH, XMN, WUH, MIG, NGQ, HYN, JGN, LHW, DMK, BKK
Shortest Flight: MIG–CTU 121 km (LXA landing aborted due to weather)
Longest Flight: PEK–KUL 4410 km
Last edited by yaohua2000; Dec 29, 2014 at 11:20 pm
Dec 30, 2014, 5:13 pm
#75
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Posts: 123
A Year of Excitement and Fulfillment
This has been a fantastic year for work and play. I often wonder if it is possible for me to find happiness if I just lived for leisure alone. Since that is not an option or interest at this point, let's move on.
Total BIS Miles: ~315K (on par with previous years)
Total Countries Visited: 35 (about 10 less than my average year).
New Countries Visited: 6 (decidedly less than my average year, but I am running out of the easy countries to visit)
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Bulgaria
- Macedonia
- Kosovo
- Iceland
Total BIS for Wife and Kids: ~3 x 80K (total leisure). Aside from short flights in the Americas, we took 2 RTW trips visiting: Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji, China, Taiwan, France, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Seychelles.
It has been an extremely busy year at work. One of my products is now sold at Apple stores and another one just won 2015 CES Best of Innovation for my category.
What a ride.
Best of Wishes to Everyone in 2015.
Total BIS Miles: ~315K (on par with previous years)
Total Countries Visited: 35 (about 10 less than my average year).
New Countries Visited: 6 (decidedly less than my average year, but I am running out of the easy countries to visit)
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Bulgaria
- Macedonia
- Kosovo
- Iceland
Total BIS for Wife and Kids: ~3 x 80K (total leisure). Aside from short flights in the Americas, we took 2 RTW trips visiting: Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji, China, Taiwan, France, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Seychelles.
It has been an extremely busy year at work. One of my products is now sold at Apple stores and another one just won 2015 CES Best of Innovation for my category.
What a ride.
Best of Wishes to Everyone in 2015.