Who: livitup - IT Project Manager, based out of IAD.

When: Technically December 6 I made 1K, though I am still a 1P on .bomb because some straggling LH flights haven't posted yet. (But I'm burning up the FAX line to MP!)

How: 6 Trips in C to BRU for work (routed thru FRA/MUC for an extra ~1500 EQM each, thanks to FT). 1x Work Transcon, DEQM DO/MR to HNL and DEQM family trip to ANC. MR to LAX, killer sameday BWI-DEN-SEA-ORD-BWI MR, and a couple family trips domestically.

Where: See above. Roughly 50% domestic (mostly trans or mid-con) and 50% to BRU.

Why: Twofold. First, the 100% RDM Bonus. I want to take my whole family on a premium vacation to EU or Asia, and finance the whole thing with MP miles and SPG points.

Second, I feel at home in the air. I simply love to fly. I won't go into it here, but I feel a connection to a departed loved one when I am in the air.

What: I am basically guaranteed 1P with my work travel. April is bringing a new baby, so I don't think there will be as much personal travel this year. Basically, my 1K dreams hinge on DEQM promos. This is the first year I will make 1K, and I don't expect to repeat the feat next year, though I'm always willing to fly.