Hello Flyertalk-ers - I joined Flyertalk because I'm interested in using Marriott Rewards Travel Packages for a trip to Australia and New Zealand in early 2010. I figured this is the place to learn how to maximize rewards points. Other than Canada & the Bahamas, this will be my first trip outside of the US, so I want to make sure I get everything right!

Nervous Flier Who Loves to Fly
 

Does this make sense to anyone? I love to travel but the hours before flying are very stressful, full of anxiety, visions of heavy turbulence and aborted take-offs.

I Hate Flying but I Hate Paying to Fly More
 

Hi everybody!

Just joined because I'm tired of paying huge money on flights. I just booked a flight from PIT to HNL for $550 and I'm quite angry. I wish flying was like $100 a flight. :)

Hi all.

My name is Jan-Kåre , and 38 years old. Living near OSL Gardermoen Norway, Lillestrøm.

hey guys, welcome to you all! Feel free to browse the forums, find the ones for your particular areas of interest - mikecart1, I think many of us would agree ;)

Hi, I'm lipton, 21 years old. I'm from good old Germany :D

Guess it's time to introduce myself after years of being a member here on FT!

My name's Adam. I'm a teacher by trade and a traveler by hobby, and I can easily say I've been traveling most of my life. My aunt and dearly departed grandmother would take my older brother and I on vacation every summer starting when I was about 7. We went a lot of different places, including Las Vegas at age 12! (My first mileage run was at age 7 when we all went BOS to DEN via DCA and ATL on the old Eastern Airlines!)

Glad to be here! ^

Yes. Next ? :D

Give NW/DL a chance...the road will be bumpy. Express your concerns to DL; it will take quite a few WorldPerk members to get DLs attention.

NAME: Alexander
HomeTown: Sydney,Australia
Age: 15

Want to go to barcelona :)

Tell us about yourself
 

Am in international investments, live in msp, kwi & hkg.

United global service 1k on united

qatar, nwa are also favored airlines

wife is 1k and is professional traveler.

Hello! I'm a conductor (performance and education) living in central NJ and working there and in NYC. I've been traveling all my life, though for school/work reasons for the past few years it's been limited to "official" travel (i.e. auditions, tours, etc.) - which is great, and a wonderful way to see places for free (Japan, UK, Hungary, Mexico, and various US destinations), but it's not exactly a vacation!

Luckily, I'm now in a situation where I have more potential for leisure travel, and want to learn how to earn/utilize/use miles and points (I don't have nearly as many as the rest of you, but hopefully before long!) and learn more things that can help inform my future trips . . .

Thanks in advance! Looks like this is a fun place. :)

MWG

Just rediscovered this site! I'm from DFW (Texas) and run a computer security and computer forensics firm.

Travel internationally 6-8 times/yr. Mostly Europe (LHR, AMS, FRA, WAW) trying to build our EU operations and South Africa (JNB, DUR). Like to play golf when I go (time & weather permitting).

I like to book my own travel and get somewhat frustrated by the airline sites, and the normal other sites (orbitz, etc.). Sometimes tough to arrange multi-city travel on the sites. So I hoping I can get some tips, etc. from this site. Also use TripAdvisor quite a lot, I find it very helpful.

Any recommendations on good golf courses near LHR, FRA or JNB would be welcome.

Cheers, Kelly

I've been posting here long enough, I figure it's about time to introduce myself formally ;)

I'm a 22 year old recent college grad (SCU) living in Santa Clara/San Jose, CA. Without going into too many details, I'm currently working in the advisory/consulting practice of a Big 4 accounting firm. I was recently moved into a specialty subset of my group that keeps me on the road nearly 100%, generally going back and forth to the same city for many weeks/months at a time.

Lately and for most of Jan/Feb 2009, I'll be working in LA (Manhattan Beach). Feel free to hit me up for drinks or dinner sometime! Who knows where my future travels will take me

The Tri-city Traveler
 

Hi all,

It's so rare to find a forum that's also a real community, it took me hundreds of post and years of activity to realize I'd actually like to introduce myself!

Travel is not only part of my life, it has led to what my life is today. Born in Paris, France, lived in New York, studied in Michigan, and now in Los Angeles. I love to travel, as long as I'm heading west!

I unfortunately never get to travel for business, but a lot for leisure, and because my friends and family live in far-away cities. I pay for every single one of my tickets, and that's where Flyertalk comes in handy.

I used to buy the cheapest ticket, get to the airport 3 hours early, and end up in a middle-seat. Now I'm a faithful traveler, I show up right for boarding and seat in an exit row when my upgrades don't clear.

A little time on Flyertalk goes a long way...

Benjh.

PS: I'm currently looking for a job as an assistant in Movie or TV production, LA or NY. If you'd like to help, send me a message!