[QUOTE]Originally posted by Vulcan:
JNELSON113:
I like your thinking. I have the same problem with my wife. I would like to travel as much as possible and load up the truck with miles. I know a flyertalker who went to LIS from EWR last weekend and collected 75,000+ miles. I can't ever expect it to get this good again. Still, the great advantage of flyertalker is just this ability to combine our information on these programs from newsletters, mail, e-mail etc so that all can take advantage. The AMEX bonuses are the best example. By myself, I would not even know about them. Thanks to flyertalk, I know of 3 double, one tripple and one 2,000 mile per segment bonues! Others can play with their flame wars, but I'm in it for the miles.
Finally, I also doubt that the hotel promos are in it for the Freddies. What is there to gain for them, since all their competiors are in it as well. Plus, the have to pay CO for the miles. It would only make sense if you got the miles in conjunction with a stay at the hotels on a trip. The current system is simply bazar. But, I'll take the miles. [/QUOTE

VULCAN,
Although I am Silver I was not aware of the promotions.Am I correct in assuming that the promos help with total mileage but OP does not count the bonus miles for elite status?They must be earned in flight.I thank you in advance for your reply.