Originally Posted by
ladyfirst
It is fun to see that some people make trips just to collect/spend miles and not because they really need or want travelling to a certain place

Ladyfirst:
If you look at this website, a large portion of the conversation is about miles; how to maximize them, how to achieve a certain level and how to spend them; it is our obsession.
You should try it sometime;
Most of us have done a mileage run a "not so necessary trip" just to boost our mileage on a certain airline.