Hey there, my name is Joel, I live in St. Louis, and travel every week for Espn/Nascar. Im a diamond member and fly Delta every week. I need advice about how Delta has handled my wedding flights, can someone direct me to where to post about this? Would it be the delta skymiles under Airline programs?

Joel:
Welcome & yes it would be the Delta sky miles forum.

Hi Geek007, Kitaka, freespiritedtraveller, bpo26c and joellg!

Welcome to FlyerTalk!

Im Ken, a 30 year old international distribution manager for a small Swiss company - currently responsible for North Europe but my area is set to grow exponentially.....

Just got married in June, have an 18 month old Labrador, and when I am not in T5 or a Crowne Plaza somewhere, I love to spend time at home in Stirling, Scotland.

Longtime lurker, first time poster here! 20something young professional in San Francisco. My dream profession is design user research (products/branding/experience design), but currently work in performing arts fundraising. Been working hard for retirement funds but have made a vow to travel more internationally: 1 international trip every 2 years, and/or 1+ domestic trip every year or so when my budget allows.

Best things I've learned about from Flyertalk (so far):
-Awardwallet
-SPG Amex and all the myriad of ways to meet the minimum spend (who knew?!)
-Trip planning for Prague, Budapest, and Istanbul (Headed there in a few weeks! My first long vacation/international trip in years )
-I can get rid of my silly Travel Hacking Cartel paid membership

Where I've been:
Austria
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Peru

Ahh, it feels good to make my first post!

Dear Flyer Folks,
Just joined up! First my status, then a few questions, please:
UA 24K, need 6K EQM to Elite; US Air15K + 8 segments; CO 1K only; Delta 84K but no EQMs
I can access 6 airports: IAD, EWR, JFK, PIT, PHL and SCE (State College, PA)
My wife, 2 kids and I fly 4-5 major trips per year: Asia, Europe and S. America. *A seems the logical choice. My questions:
1) We will buy Coach tix to China in Oct and Thailand in Dec. I assume UA is best? Or, *A partner OK?
2) I can qualify for UA Silver Elite in Oct, but then I have to start over in Jan right?
3) So, perhaps wait until Jan. to obtain a UA Credit Card? Which card awards best pts?
4) Should my wife and I apply for separate cards so she can also make Elite?
5) Is there a way to transfer my US Air pts to UA?
6) UA cancelled 14K pts on me when I had serious chronic health problems. Any way to get those back?
7) How best to get lounge access? Perhaps AmEx Plat charge card is easier than gunning for top elite?
Thanks for taking the time to get me "up to speed,"
D

Hi Guys,

I'm registered at FT for quite some time but recently I was convinced by a regular that real participation could be a fun thing.

I am 29, from Germany, but working as a scientist in the field of life science in the Midwest of the US at the moment.

I wouldn't describe myself as a real frequent flyer but I am on a plane more often than the average citizen, I guess. I don't have a status, yet but I am collecting miles at M&M at the moment. Right now I am thinking about changing to a US-Program because of my location.

Some of you may know my nickname from the german "Vielfliegertreff".

S.

Hi everybody,

after exploring through this forums for sometime I decided to join. I'm sure hope we can all share knowledge here. Me too I guess Anyway, I'm looking forward to it.

Chris

Hello everyone! I'm HansGolden's father, whom some of you may know. I own the travel agency where HansGolden works. I've been hearing about these deals for so long, that I just had to join for myself!

I'm a newbie to this forum although I have read a few posts over the last couple of years. I'm not a frequent flyer but fly enough to want to learn the ins and outs of using credit cards for miles and of obtaining 1st class seats. My husand and I live in cold country so we like to leave for warmer climates in January. We spend 4-5 weeks in Hawaii every other year (in January). We also like to travel overseas every 2-3 years. I'm in my early 60's and am a retired teacher, but I sub occasionally. My husband is also a retired teacher and does tax preparation during the tax season.

Elaine

Figured I'd introduce myself here.

My name is Ryan, this is my first post with FlyerTalk. I am 24 years old and recently completed my flight training on a Cessna 172 to get my private pilot's licence. I also got hired on with American Eagle Airlines as a flight attendant, ground training for me starts in a few weeks, then it's off to (most likely) JFK in New York where I will be stationed. The goal here, of course, is to get my commerical licence and fly for a living, assuming my health holds out. =)

Hi, just joined from Japan. I am not Japanese citizen, but I live there.
I travel on business or holiday about 2 times per year, so I may have a few stories to share.

Please feel free to ask me anything about Japan.

Hi Road warrior here for BMW - I travel about 7 days a month doing sales training on contract after retiring from BMW corporate a year ago. I live In Fort Lauderdale and love what I do. I have refined my "equipment" down to a craft - I run an Ipad with keynote, and Epson 1750 slimlline projector and a Mac Book air. All in a BMW 20" roller that works well. My equipment case is a small Waterfield Cargo bag and love it.

I am thinking about moving to a soft sided 22" roller from Timbuk2 and I never overpack it. I'm usually only out for about 3 days. I've learned to wash with a roll of quarters vs taking 3 changes of clothes!

I only fly domestic - thoughts on the 22"? - will I have a problem? - I hate checking bags.

Thanks!

Hey, very new to FlyerTalk. I heard about this site after talking to a couple of friends who were able to come up with schemes to optimize travel.

Currently on vacation in Asia (Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul), but I'm based in the SF Bay Area and am in my late 20s. My pattern of the last few years has been to take one big trip, but if I can figure out a way to make travel cheaper, I'd do it way more often!

You're living my dream... a private pilot's license and an airline job! ^