Great suggestions. Baobab: you don't know how right you are about the gifts becoming entitlements. And Blondebomber: I agree that each trip that takes us someplace interesting ought to be enjoyed. I have 2 problems, though: 1) no offense to anyone in or from these plances, but there is VERY little interesting to see in many of my destinations (Oklahoma city, bakersfield, ca, spokane, wa, etc) and after all, one hotel meeting room pretty much looks like the next and 2) maybe its a catholic guilt thing, but I find it hard to enjoy myeslf at some of my more interesting destinations knowing that time spent hiking, skiiing, or scuba diving could be better (and less selfishly) spent with wife and/or kids...even though I have nothing better to do with the dead time during a business trip.

PS: PREMEX, hows about some gratas DisneyWorld passes for your FlyerTalk chums? Or at least talk to Eisner about allowing us ff's to exchange miles for park passes!!!!!