DOHO .. welcome here as a first time poster! Sorry no-one else has any info for you yet in the 21 hours since you asked ... far too much navel gazing and reminiscing and back slapping going on lately it seems, to find time to welcome and assist someone NEW here, which is kind of ironic.

Here is info that may assist a little, from the world's largest airline. Others up with statistics on other plans may have similar data for you. btw .. the more correct forum to post this in might have been "General Travel Talk."

United Airlines has 38 million Mileage Plus members. Of that 38 million only about 40,000 this year have acheived the very highest "1K" level.

The top 9% of UA fliers generate 46% of the revenue.

In 1999 travel awards issued were: 2,240,336

Upgrade awards using points 811,105

Travel awards on partners 362,123

TOTAL MP awards 3,413,564

% of total passenger miles used for rewards during 1999 was 8.7%

Hope some of this helps!

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~ Glen ~



[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 08-31-2000).]