We still fly for work, so almost all of our flights are revenue based. We are much more hoarders than burners.

Having said that, here are the burns I remember:

Five tickets SEA/SRQ/MCO/SEA to go visit my sister and play at Bush Gardens and Disney World with my kids and our Russian exchange student. This was when I was a real novice so I didn't even think about the cost of the tickets. I just booked them

Five next-day tickets SEA/SRQ/SEA to attend my Mother's funeral. If purchased these tickets would have cost over $10,000.00. This was back before FlyerTalk, when I still flew in coach.

Four premium class BA tickets SEA/LHR/AGP/BCN/PMI/LHR/SEA for our whole family to visit our former exchange student in Spain, and just goof off for a couple of weeks. The cost of these tickets, had we purchase them would have been $60,000.00, and that was back when the dollar was worth a dollar.

A business class ticket for my grand-nephew, SEA/ROM/SEA when he won a scholarship to study at Notre Dame in Rome, including an audience with the Pope. I would have sent him in coach, but business class was all that was available for the days he needed to travel. I think I spoiled him as he is now a 1k for what I believe is his fourth consecutive year. I don't really remember the value.

Our daughter is a musician who travels a lot. Back when she was first starting out, and was strapped for cash, she would from time to time hit us up for a free ticket to play a gig somehwere in the world. Now that she is actually making serious coin, we onlly spring for award tickets when we want her to come home for a special occasion--i.e. Easter, a familly party, etc.

Two tickets for Hunki and I to fly Concorde. ^^^ What a wonderful experience. The cost of that trip would have been $24,000.00 had we sprung for dollars rather than miles.

Great topic, BTW.