Originally Posted by Yoshi212

Do you currently have or are you interested in getting any credit cards? Some of the premium cards come with some status in programs for airlines, hotels & car rental agencies.

You need to look at where you'll most likely be going or if you'll be flying out of a somewhat remote area you may only have one or two airline options and you'l; want to evaluate what the schedules would look like and what equipment you'll be on. Avoid the Devils Chariot CRJ-200. Luckily there are fewer and fewer of these operating but they are often found on routes that can't justify mainline or premium seating.

You don't want a bunch of orphan mile/points so you'll want to streamline which programs and cards you use but this may not be something you can figure out until in the job for a little bit. Ask some people in similar positions at your work what they do. They may not play the miles/points game but they may be able to give some pointers.