Originally Posted by
Stars4SA
No, but my daughter who is 17 and in college has been working and saving her money because she wants to travel everywhere!!!! I am sure she doesnt know about FF Miles but I would love to learn and encourage her to do same.
Personally I prefer American Airlines, as it's much easier to earn lifetime elite flying status with them (they count ALL miles accumulated, while UA only counts flight miles).
Doesn't cost much to maintain status. I've been keeping Platinum for about $2600 per year.
I hope to clear 2MM and lifetime Platinum by the end of 2009, but my rate of progress is not typical (though nearly all my MRs were same-day turn arounds on weekends, so it is doable by a student).
Steve