Hello all,
Resurfacing after little ones kept me occupied the last many years. Getting the hang of synching work vacation with school breaks. Wished I travelled more off-season when I was single! I'm here on FT to learn about credit cards and frequent flier programs with a community. With a Delta hub in CVG, most of my past travel has been through them, but I understand booking awards travel through Delta is challenging. With the new time and energy, I want to figure out how to maximize spending and travel award opportunities.

(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
International award travel for family of four during 3 school breaks - winter break, spring break, summer break

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
<10,000. For personal, 1-2 trips/year in Economy. For work, 1-2 work trips/year (US, Europe) in Economy. Same for husband.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ?
Economy for personal travel. We don't have flexibility on dates but know them far in advanced and are almost completely open on location.

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Airline most flown? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
For personal travel, we typically find an inexpensive fare 6-9 months out and build a vacation around it. For work, Delta is the go-to given options out of home airport.

(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often
Cincinnati to East and West Coast to visit family. We want to shoot for 2 family trips / year abroad (outside North America) during school breaks.

(6) What is your home airport?
Cincinnati (CVG)

(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in an airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Before kids, I travelled more frequently. Nowadays, I only have Silver status with Delta, 600,000 miles banked. Everything else has expired from other airlines. This is motivation to get more organized!

(8) Preferred Airlines
Delta has a hub in Cincinnati, but we're open to a new strategy.

Thank you for any advice, look forward to learning a lot here.