First of all, Welcome to FT,
NC_Girl
Originally Posted by
El_Chiflero
With that budget, you'll be fine. Transcontinental flights get you at least 5000 miles and only cost 250 dollars. 20 of those equals 100,000 miles at $4,000. it's very possible if you have the budget and time.
You can also do an extended mileage run that runs into the 36-48 hour mark that can rack you at least 10,000 miles by combining transcons and/or doing trans atlantic or trans pacific Mileage runs.
El Chiflero, you might to have to account a little more for a different base especially seems BOS/JFK always have the cheapest fares. For instance, my base of YYZ is extremely high cost. I said plan for $300 a transcon trip. NC_Girl, and other than just pure mileage run, try to plan 1/2 day trip to place then return on red-eye, yes it tires you out but it may life awhole lot more enjoyable.
Originally Posted by
NC_Girl
OK, so if I had a budget of say $3000-4000 a year for air travel, I should not bother putting in a bunch of mileage runs, getting a CC for my program and trying for top tier status and "hoping" for upgrades?
I should focus more on finding good deals individually and makes fewer trips? Perhaps pay the daily fee to access the nice quiet lounges when I actually travel? I always enjoyed those lounges for some reason!
Doesn't seem quite as much fun, LOL, but.... might be more likely to actually reach the goal of a bit more luxury (relaxing) travel when I do do it?
With your budget, my suggestion would actually go for PLT not EXP. PLT on 3000-4000 dollar budget while not impossible to go for EXP. But it would make it more like work travel almost with going for EXP then PLT. And since PLT get 100% tier bonus anyway, flying 50000 EQM would get you one far-away reward tix in J. I'll go with getting CC for your program, they do help in getting to that goal in the end
Originally Posted by
Open Jaw
Mileage runs are for people who are close to obtaining a certain level with an airline. If you join a FF program, then get the CC for that airline. You will earn miles on every day spending and thus "free" flights.
Yes, but with enough flexibility and time, I believe it as buying options for the future.
That's all i have time to answer now, but try to come into chat sometime between 11pm-1am eastern time on a weekday.