Hi,

I am relatively new to the site and thought it's about time to introduce myself. Until a bit more than a year ago, I lived and worked in Europe - which gave me plenty of opportunity to travel, mostly privately. Have been on all continents except Africa and been mainly travelling with *A. A silver member there, looking into changing into one of the North-American programs of *A and to become a Gold Member this year.

Since having moved to Canada, have less vacation, so am doing more regional travel, week-end trips to US cities, and of course 1-2 trips to Europe per year.

Looking forward to learn more about the North American programs and hopefully also help out others with a recommendation here or there.

Ontario

Advocate for disabled travelers
 

My name is Julie-Ann I am hearing impaired and disabled. I am an advocate for the Special Needs Community. We also have a foundation called GrantAngelWishesandTravel.org We deliver Angel and Travel Wishes to those who need them most:-)

Welcome to FT! You wrote that you're a member of the Qantas program. Are you in Australia?

It's nice to see someone else with disabilities on the forum!

Anyway, my name is Zach, and I am a young adult with high-functioning autism (similar to Aspergers). At this point in life, I'm a leisure traveler, having flown since I was 6 weeks old from IAH-CLE. I've flown many places with my family in the CONUS plus Hawaii. Outside the USA, I've been to Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, the UK, and France. I also know a former United Airlines executive through a community support program locally. I also know some people in the Delta family, so yes, I love to fly and it shows.

My current city is Fort Wayne, Indiana, and my home airport is FWA. (I cringe when someone here flies from IND to save $100 on their ticket, yet are happy to pay for 250 miles of gas and $129 for a hotel room near IND.) Before FWA, my home airports were ORD/MDW when I lived in Chicagoland. I'm a member of both AAdvantage and Delta SkyMiles, but don't have quite enough miles yet for a round-trip on either airline. I came here to learn about earning as many miles as I can and chat about my airline and travel experiences in general.

Just realized I never posted in here! I'm Kelsey, currently living in SAT. Childhood in DFW, college in OKC and working at MCO for a bit. I work for WN, in customer support (so, must advise, all thoughts posted here are completely mine alone and do not represent Southwest Airlines at all) and definitely taking advantage of the travel benefits. Have only been there for about 16 months and have taken tons of trips for fun and to visit friends and see the country. Currently stockpiling AA miles for a RTW trip in a few years...

I was a lurker for awhile before registering and it's really great to see all the great deals and trip reports that people post. Really trying to be more involved!

Hi all! I'm interested in getting your miles! j/k! I want to learn from everyone, share my experiences, and gather frequent flyer miles. I will churn credit cards, eat pretzels, and buy a few coins to do this.

Hello, I am linela and new member of this community. Welcome to all.

Who we all are
 

Hi,

I've been a lurker on this site for some time and have just returned to it after getting home after close to four months overseas.
I have been retired for just on twelve years. and until around eighteen months ago, I had looked after my mother who had dementia for five years at home.
After she passed away, I resumed my travels and have travelled extensively since then mainly by ship.
I have, however, done my share of flying and a particular highlight for me last November was to travel to New York First Class(on points) via Qantas A380 to Heathrow and then on to Newark by BA777.
The Tasting Menu with wines between Melbourne and Singapore would rank as one of the most memorable meals I have ever had on land, sea or in the sky.
It was so good that I have booked that leg again this coming November and this time I will be able to take full advantage of not only it but the before flight in the Lounge in Melbourne as I will only be doing that leg and then staying at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore before boarding a cruise back to Sydney. I will then fly back to Melbourne with Qantas and appreciate again their relatively new domestic Business Class which I enjoyed for the first time last week.
Thank you all for a very informative forum.
Wayne Keys (wynkys).

Hi
 

I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible information that is posted on these message boards. I don't travel with my current job but have been using the info on these boards to help plan our next Disney vacation (me, wife, 3 kids) and will continue to use it for future vacations. I belong to a few of the hotel programs (Priority Club, HHonors, goldpointplus, and more I think) and have already managed to snag some extra Priority Club points by doing surveys and submitting codes and I've requested Silver Elite status on the goldpointsplus using the promotion that was cited on one of the boards. I may not post much but I am thankful for all of the great info that I have already received and will continue to receive. Thanks!

Hello all
 

Just joined and wanted to say hello to everyone and introduce myself.

As my handle suggests my name is Gordon and I live in the UK.

I'm a platinum member of Priority Club, mainly earned through business stays, and last week managed to retain my platinum status till the end of next year.

I've already found some very useful tips on this site and look forward to learning more from the seasoned travellers on here.

Happy flighting :)

Richard Chen
 

I

• left my about me's for health and work in their threads
• live near EWR
• fly frequently to friends in PIT
• have family @ LAX & TPE
• work in central NJ
• am very loyal to UA/CO (334k lifetime mi as of this edit)
• donate miles earned on all non-OnePass programmes (about 50k so far)
• support FlyerTalk Cares
• and am glad to be here

Hello...I'm Robin
 

I just found this site while sitting in a hotel room in Atlanta. I'm a trainer with TSA and so travel alot. My home is in the Dallas area and I'm a frequent (sometimes) traveler.

It's nice to meet you all.:)

Hi,

I'm Ling from Singapore.
I travel 2 - 3 times a year.
I wish to find out more from earning points to fly major airlines.

I hope to learn more from this forum!
It seems to me like most of you are flying like you're taking the trains.

:p

Domestric Traveler
 

Mostly travel between DC and both Northern (Sacramento) and Southern California (Los Angeles)

Hey guys,

I'm David, current graduate student with a degree from Oklahoma State. I reside in Tulsa but traveling is a passion of mine. Originally from North Carolina and love going back, but also enjoy discovering new places. I have a huge interest in city and urban planning, which has somewhat become a hobby of mine over the years. I found this site looking up information on Amtrak and hope to be solid member of the community.

-David