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Jul 30, 2003 | 7:12 am

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ejmelton

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: Midwest United States (and anywhere a cheap fare takes me)

Programs: Marriott (Gold), Hilton (Gold), SWA (CP), Hertz (5*), UA (Nobody), AA (Lifetime Gold)

Posts: 854

As a "local" flyer (who is lucky to get a SWA Compnaion Pass each year

), I have another question: WHY? What is the purpose of holding millions (10, 25 or whatever) of FF miles or points?

I have a few hundred thousand MR and HH points that I plan on using for vacations. I admit to some pain when using them. (Am I getting the best value? What if something else comes up?) But, if I was racking up a million FF miles per year, why sit on them? (Apparently you only need a million or so to get an airplane named after you.

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