I'm 61 and director of a Christian missions organization working in 103 countries outside USA. I live in Oklahoma City, OK, when not living on a Delta or American flight . Married with two grown children and one adorable granddaughter. Married for 38 years to the same woman - I am very blessed.

Love traveling and meeting new people, eating local cuisine, learning of new cultures.

Writer, reader, jogger, swimmer.

Delta Diamond Million Miler; American Platinum (will be EP by end of December), Hilton Diamond. Most of my travel is international and my biggest flight issues are how to get business upgrades at lowest fares. Almost always get domestic upgrades.

ADB2972, welcome to FlyerTalk. That's a lot of flying and travelling! We can all learn a lot from your experiences so look forward to seeing your posts and hope that your travels and upgrades will go better based on members' posts which you can use as well.

As the name implies, long time onepass member 1983. Hail out of Houston, in the aviation safety equipment business.

I am new on flyertalk, retired, living in France 1 hour away from Bordeaux.
I fly to the US about twice a year on Air France or KLM I am still Ivory on FB.

This is my first post. I'm Jonathan I reside in New York City but Originally from Ecuador. I got to know about FT by just google luck =)

I'm planning to do a 10 day trip to Italy in Nov-11 and I'm researching from now in the do's and don'ts of traveling to Italy. So far so good, I just have a dilema in which I dont mind to flight in coach but my partner wants to do a first class. Price difference is outrageous but let's see if I can find a deal that can please us both!

Real Name: David
Location...: NYC
Occupation: Analyst/Programmer in a city hospital
Hobbies: Admin of an auto forum, mod of numerous others, travel (duh)

Call sign and meaming:
twospirits
When as a kid, grandfather sat us down and explain that we all have one spirits following us, but he said I have two. Plus its also the American Indian term for a gay person, which I am so I ended up using it.

History:
Been a lurker of FT since about 2004, not really grasping the concept of mileage runs even though I was a TWA frequent flyer until it folded into American. Lost my miles (wasn't much anyway, I think it was 48,000) since I didn't fly with AA within the specified time and stood miles-less for a few years. Then got the flying bug and started flying with different airlines (DL, B6, AA, BA, HA, CO) until I finally sat down and felt more comfortable (pardon the pun) with United. It was until a year after that, I officially joined FT on 2007.

Even then, still in lurker mode for a whole year until my first post in 2008.

My post count is small, since I like to read and learn as much as possible before I post or feel comfortable enough to not sound like an idiot. (although that might not be the case sometimes) But all in all, I've learned alot but still have plenty to learn. This year the FF bug really hit me. Attended my first mileage run seminar this past Aug in ORD, did 2 mileage runs and have increased my miles to qualify me to 1P (short of 14000 for 1K) in one years time. Although with the new UA rules and my work schedule I doubt i'll make it to 1K ever, but damn it I'll keep trying

On a side note, want to thank all those that post and contribute to FT and provide such valuable tips and guidance to newbies and old timers alike. Also kudos to the staff for keeping things in line.

TS

Hi,

I am a management consultant with my own small business who is also a rewards junkie. I and my family are members of 20 rewards programs including 9 airline programs, 6 hotel programs, 4 general rewards programs (including Amex MR and Thank You) and Amtrak.

We have a total of 1.1 million points across these 20 programs with the 2 highest being 300K in 2 BA Exec Club accounts (one each for me and my wife) and 270K in 4 Continental OnePass accounts (one for each family member).

Since June 30, we have accumulated a total of approx. 76K points including bonuses from Amex Premier Rewards Gold and Capital One Credit Card.

Chuck

HI!

My name is Amy Lynn, I stumbled onto this site through another forum and was intrigued...

I run a consumer blog dedicated to finding good deals ( not travel related obviously... ) and after lurking in the forums for a bit, I've found myself wanting to learn more about these travel deals and how they work.

The more I read, the more questions evolved... I have added "travel deals" onto my list of things to master. I'm a fairly determined person, so I plan on getting to know at least a few members here...

As far as traveling is concerned, I enjoy road trips to random places. I'm not much of a flyer, but I'd like to change that. I don't belong to a FF club or honestly understand those programs 100% -- besides the obvious wording of "FF"...

The main reason behind my coming here, at first, was to try to make good on a promise I made my teenage daughter. I owe her a trip.

I wouldn't say I was cheap, I just like getting the biggest and best bang for my buck...

I'm rambling. Without much sleep. I apologize.

Hi I am a young entrepreneur and I started my business 2 years ago. It requires a great deal of traveling and meeting new people on the job. And so far, I am loving every bit of it.

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I'm 24 years old and I'm currently studying in Sweden, finishing my master degree in data analysis. I usually fly during the busiest periods of the year (= flying home for Christmas etc.),, but I try to travel as much as possible in general
I found this forum when I was searching for some information about Christmas shopping on airports (since I usually fly alone and have some/many hours when transfering,, got to keep myself busy) and google directed me here.

ok....New Yorker, 50, height 5'11", weight 162 pounds, waist 32, neck 16 1/2, shoe size 11, small scar on my left shoulder

work in media, addicted to traveling and flying with my domesticated partner of 16 years "ilovetofly" who is the more active one in here

My name is Joe and I'm new to the website. I'm based in the Kanas City area and work as an independent consultant for cancer research trials. I spend most of my time on the road visiting various medical centers and have grown pretty accustomed to living out of a suitcase

Looking forward to reading to exploring more on this website and getting to know some of my fellow travelers.

Good to see another CRA on here Jules. I've been a CRA for about 10 years and have worked as an Independent Consultant for the past 3 years.

The Miles and Points have been a perk to CRA travel and I've got the chance to go on some pretty amazing vacations at the expense of Marriott. You mentioned Italy and I was able to cash in points for a 10 day Mediterannean Cruise with stops in Rome, Capri, Sicily, and Cinque Terra as well as some nearby countries such as Spain, Tunisia and France. Hope you can find some great deals to use your points wisely!

I am newbie in this forum site.
I am using this site to share my views, opinion and gather information and nothing else.
Thanks for this opportunity.

Hi to all. My name is Kevin. My wife and I reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. I came across the forum as I was doing some research for travel products (gadgets and bags).

I lived and studied in Mexico City for a year when I was in college, and I've travelled extensively through Mexico.

My wife and I enjoy budget travel (though we are starting to enjoy spending more as well) and promote the one-bag philosophy to anyone who will listen. We can share our experiences doing self-service laundry from Paris to Rome and beyond. We are also big fans of the eurail pass and have travelled by train on all of our trips to Europe.