Come Fly to Me — The Great FlyerTalk Mileage Run
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1502
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Cleveland
Programs: AF/KLM Plat For Life/UA Million Miler-PremEx For Life/SPG Gold
Posts: 5,054
...snagged 4 J award seats on same flight using BD miles BKK-LAX on TG
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1504
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CAE,AGS
Programs: AAExP, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, IHG Spire, Marriott Plat
Posts: 3,124
Wait a minute.... you are taking the kids to the Lego store too, yes? Have you ever been to one of those Lego Land places?
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1505
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: EWR
Programs: Il Postino della PWP, CO, TrueBlue, Priority Club
Posts: 5,190
Another poast on teh wall.
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1506
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: AA-PLT Pro 1.9 MM, Hyatt-Explorer, Marriott-Gold, Super 8--Formica
Posts: 17,392
So, Flyer_70, I guess we both turned down VDB's today on AA. If I had planned better, I would have gotten a MR out of it. 
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1507
Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The City/Honolulu
Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,473
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1508
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: c_9 (new FlyerTalk name)
Posts: 694
Wow! Count me in for the contest, and count me as sad to see you go!!
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1509
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: Fabulous on one of the US carriers..
Posts: 11,878
Nov 15, 2010, 8:56 pm
#1510
Moderator: Asiana & Qantas Frequent Flyer
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: STR/SYD/SMF
Programs: QF Lifetime SG, LH HON, OZ Lifetime Diamond +, HH Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 14,375
I still remember stumbling across FT when I was researching my first ever RTW trip, back in 2002. At the time I was just qualifying as a lawyer in London, had only flown long haul once in my life, and had a BA Executive Club blue card that I hardly used.
Within a few months, I had *A Gold status, had picked up lots of recommendations for hotels and destinations, and was feeling a little more at home, so actually started posting!
By 2005, I was travelling more for work and managing to turn the BA card silver, as well as keeping *A Gold and discovering mileage upgrades, meaning very little travel in Y. I even managed to grab a mileage run ticket/mistake fare (in the form of the then-infamous SK J tickets to Asia from OSL that were available for 1% of the usual base fare). I used the mistake fare to take a vacation in China, a country I never visited for work.
Fast forward another five years and I am living in China, have status on all 3 alliances and am flying every week for work and pleasure. Through using the tricks and tips I have picked up on FT over the years, my travelling life is a lot more comfortable than it would otherwise be, and I continue to turn to FT and its enormous collective wisdom for help when using a new airline or heading off someplace new. I also find myself contributing more and more to helping with the questions others raise, and have of course met some members in person. So I guess all this makes me a winner already.
Of course, none of this is anything like as interesting as the story of FT itself (or indeed the chance to take on Randy at basketball). Good luck to everyone!
Within a few months, I had *A Gold status, had picked up lots of recommendations for hotels and destinations, and was feeling a little more at home, so actually started posting!
By 2005, I was travelling more for work and managing to turn the BA card silver, as well as keeping *A Gold and discovering mileage upgrades, meaning very little travel in Y. I even managed to grab a mileage run ticket/mistake fare (in the form of the then-infamous SK J tickets to Asia from OSL that were available for 1% of the usual base fare). I used the mistake fare to take a vacation in China, a country I never visited for work.
Fast forward another five years and I am living in China, have status on all 3 alliances and am flying every week for work and pleasure. Through using the tricks and tips I have picked up on FT over the years, my travelling life is a lot more comfortable than it would otherwise be, and I continue to turn to FT and its enormous collective wisdom for help when using a new airline or heading off someplace new. I also find myself contributing more and more to helping with the questions others raise, and have of course met some members in person. So I guess all this makes me a winner already.
Of course, none of this is anything like as interesting as the story of FT itself (or indeed the chance to take on Randy at basketball). Good luck to everyone!
Nov 15, 2010, 8:57 pm
#1511
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Cleveland
Programs: AF/KLM Plat For Life/UA Million Miler-PremEx For Life/SPG Gold
Posts: 5,054
and people say award redemptions are tough....guffaw
Nov 15, 2010, 8:57 pm
#1512
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: EWR
Programs: Il Postino della PWP, CO, TrueBlue, Priority Club
Posts: 5,190
4,900. :-:
Nov 15, 2010, 8:57 pm
#1513
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Programs: Continental OnePass, AAdvantage
Posts: 119
Post!
Nov 15, 2010, 8:58 pm
#1515
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Cleveland
Programs: AF/KLM Plat For Life/UA Million Miler-PremEx For Life/SPG Gold
Posts: 5,054
and more 'guffaws for good measure