I hoard miles because I just want as many as possible.

I am a bit of a travel addict. And, the more miles I have, the more options I have.

On my 3 major airlines (UA, AA, DL), I probably have 250K miles.

And, I have been saving points for and mentally planning a dream "around the world" trip. . . It's probably 2 years out.

I also have an oppty to go to Europe every year for personal reasons and I use the miles for that.

When I do fly, I build in as many long layovers or stop-overs as I can into my itinerary. I've spent time sightseeing in between flights in Germany, Vienna and I've had a few side-bar trips using that strategy.