100% correct. I actually consider this a profitable and yes fun hobby. For 2012 I am traveling in J to LHR (with my son) to AKL (with hubby to see son) to DPS (with hubby) and to BKK on my own. The tickets are all from different sources and airlines. A bit over 600K miles burned and they were earned from different sources such as CC churn, taking advantage of promotions (The AC J class for Y class mile redemption) and yes, even flying for fun and for business.