This is so obvious and so simple I am embarrassed to post it, but I have found that even in this day and age it is not followed by many of my colleagues.

1) Never, ever, get on a plane or stay in a hotel without a ff# and 2) get at least one affinity credit card.

I hear so many excuses - I don't fly enough; I never fly the same airline twice; it's too much trouble; I don't charge enough, etc etc.

My daughter-in-law flies about 2-3 times a year on business. My son never flies on business. She never bothered to sign up. I had signed up my son but he never bothered with partner mileage. Last summer I offered to help them build their accounts. Now they have accumulated over 100,000 miles in less than a year.

[This message has been edited by JerryFF (edited 06-02-2003).]