But I think you are all giving our group just a bit more credit than it deserves. Our blog readerships number in the thousands. UA passengers are in the millions.

Don't you all experience that 99% of the people you talk to about points and miles have their eyes glass over when you talk about credit cards and frequent flyer miles. Everybody is afraid of ruining their credit and they all know their are no seats available.

We are a tiny, tiny minority, that probably does nothing more than piss the airlines and banks off that we know how to work the system.

But the average traveler has no interest in our game.