I had some flights reserved that I ended up cancelling before the airline cancelled them, which means I ended up with a bit of credit on account instead of refunds to my credit card. Since then, I've booked a trip here and there that I'd love to take, but then either I or the airline cancel them before the date of departure. I know none of them are going to happen for a while, and the funds just go back to my mileage account. It's a psychological crutch, I guess, the thought that "Yay, I have a trip scheduled two weeks from now!" The trips don't happen, but as soon as one dies, I reserve another. I can't get the money back anyway. Might as well fantasize in the form of a short-lived itinerary.

I don't know where your home base is on the planet is, [MENTION=813161]pfreet[/MENTION], but if you can afford to put a day's wages into flight reservations that might not happen (which is what I've done) and keep recycling them into updated reservations, it might be worth it.

Or, to put it another way, this is what I've done to help ease me through my travel withdrawal.