Who: I am a volunteer firefighter (mostly retired from that), work in tech industry.
When: I hit 1K in October after having been Plat last year (was GS years ago). Ended the year with 208,000 miles (a one year record for me). Also hit 1MM this year.
How: Mostly travel work work. Have been based near SFO the past year after living most of my life at PIT. I more than doubled my usual miles going back and forth between the coasts.
Where: Most travel was SFO<->ATL and SFO<->AUS for work. Also, HKG and EDI.
Why: I like E+ and wanted to get 1MM to get *G. Flying out of SFO this year, UA had the best availability.
What: I am moving to PVD/BOS in January, which will likely mean I will fly more on DL; probably evenly split between DL and UA. With the increased dollar requirements, I doubt I could make 1K even if all my travel was on UA. I am planning to go to NZ for vacation. Undecided whether to use miles or buy a ticket on UA or NZ...