Mileage Plus miles
* I 'used' my balance of 431'000 miles (nov-2001) to get these miles (431'000) and my 1K status comped by KLM Flying Dutchman (I now have also a balance of 431'000 points in their program).
* in 2002 booked award tickets for business-class tickets with Singapore Airlines Zürich-SIN-Melbourne (january 2003)
* an award ticket SFO-MIA in first (3-class flight) for Matt Wald's Virginia Tech football game in MIA (dec-8-2002)
* an upgrade eco-first on UA HNL-SFO (sep 2002)
* an eco ticket SEA-MIA for somebody needing urgent medical care there.

miles&more
* several upgrades eco - first fro transatlantic flights (m&m upgrades are good on any fare) in march, april, sept, nov 2002, to see my 49ers play (includes FlyeràTalk DIM SUMS, side-cars, etc in the bay area,)
* a Zürich-Düsseldorf, partner award (2 people cost only 150% of the normal miles) for Gisela and me to the Düsseldorf carneval event in feb-.2002, organized by bernie; another one for the upcoming (summer 2003) Düsseldorf event.

Flying Dutchman:
* one-way business-class award tickets Zürich-Amsterdam-San Francisco (nov-2002) // Miami-Amsterdam-Zürich (dec-2002)

Qualiflyer (miles only earned with no-flight activities like tf, credit cards, etc):
* every december/january a business class award ticket (costs 25'000 miles) for my mother in law, living in Mallorca, Spain (for her early XMAS shoopings and a stay with us over XMAS and New Year in Wengen): Palma di Mallorca - Zürich - Vienna (point of return) // Vienna - Zürich (stopover) - Palma di Mallorca