I never fly unless I a) can do business or b) can have some fun. This may mean taking more segments to earn more status miles (I can always work on the plane or catch up on sleep) or segments but the destination is somewhere where I want to go. My time is valuable to me--I would not spend money just to fly and not take time to stop and smell the roses, sample the sushi, go birdwatching, go on safari, go scuba diving etc etc. you get the picture.

I flew many Calgary-Edmonton trips during that big Star Alliance-AC promo (one return daily) as it turned out to be cheaper than staying overnight in a hotel plus I had to pick up new materials from Calgary every day for use in Edmonton the next.

Spending three days on the plane flying back and forth from dawn to dusk to earn 48 segments for two business class tickets anywhere in the world Star Alliance (worth about $16000CAD) flies for about $1500CAD plus 3X$700/day worth of my time is the only deal that I have ever been tempted to just fly for (I didn't as I had the same deal available on Oneworld through CP and decided against it). It was far more enjoyable to have earned it on flights that I was getting paid to do work for anyway.

[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 09-02-1999).]