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Old Jul 14, 2011, 11:57 am
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visorboy1974
 
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Originally Posted by SFOSpiff
Second, the articles mention after flying 10M miles, he has 50M FF miles (and presumably he's spent some over the years). Even with elite and cabin bonuses, I'm unsure how you get that high. Do GS get a higher elite bonus (200% 300%?). Is this just a lifetime of Elite Choice Awards or lucky use of double/triple miles offers? Does Tom buy Award Accelerator?
Don't forget if he has a Mileage Plus CC and purchases most, if not all of those 10 million miles worth of flights/hotels/cars/meals with it, he's likely got plenty of miles from that as well.
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