Originally Posted by cbn42

IMO, a mileage run is never worth it. It's almost like an insult to yourself, implying that you have nothing to do with your time. Life is short, why spend time trying to impress a private business? Is it worth it to sit on a plane for several hours and spend a few hundred dollars so that you can jump the line and have a bigger seat on a future trip?

If you want to go on vacation, then make a trip out of it, but a pure mileage run is just a waste and seems to be more of an ego booster than a practical venture.