Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 9794011)

Saskatoon sounds like a fun place to fly to in F for the heck of it.

Originally Posted by rkkwan (Post 9794258)

Working on 1 mile? Often, they're working on only 5 feet of pavement, yet still one-lane for 20+ miles. And 45MPH speed limit.

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 9794011)

Aside from my July 4 IAH-FRA-CPT-FRA-MXP-JFK-MIA-IAH, I don't think it will go too much higher.

Originally Posted by MilesDavis (Post 9794757)

Wife and I are looking for a weekend travel destination. Our preference is more Northern climes than Southern/tropical. Looking at leaving on a Thursday night and returning Sunday. International is OK (both have passports).

My first thought was SEA because we've been there for a short visit and didn't see enough. Reasonable flight, and I can hopefully (maybe!) get an afternoon in plane spotting.

Plan on purchasing airfare and using miles (Marriott) for hotel. Rental car is OK. Dates are 6/27, 7/4 (bad idea?) or 7/11.

Thanks! :)

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 9794777)

Great Circle calls that routing a hair over 23K. How much of that 23K will go toward your BIS total given your policy of not including awards in that number, I'm not sure. But 135K BIS excl. freebies is still complete lunacy.

Originally Posted by MilesDavis (Post 9794757)

My first thought was SEA because we've been there for a short visit and didn't see enough. Reasonable flight, and I can hopefully (maybe!) get an afternoon in plane spotting.

Plan on purchasing airfare and using miles (Marriott) for hotel. Rental car is OK. Dates are 6/27, 7/4 (bad idea?) YES! or 7/11.

Originally Posted by MilesDavis (Post 9794757)

Wife and I are looking for a weekend travel destination. Our preference is more Northern climes than Southern/tropical. Looking at leaving on a Thursday night and returning Sunday. International is OK (both have passports).

My first thought was SEA because we've been there for a short visit and didn't see enough. Reasonable flight, and I can hopefully (maybe!) get an afternoon in plane spotting.

Plan on purchasing airfare and using miles (Marriott) for hotel. Rental car is OK. Dates are 6/27, 7/4 (bad idea?) or 7/11.

Thanks! :)

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 9794778)

Fly into SEA, look around for a day (that's all you really need for SEA), then either take the ferry or fly Horizon to Victoria, B.C. Stunning place. Be sure to visit Butchart Gardens (Photos Here). For hotels in town, the Fairmont Empress is right on the harborfront, and has gorgeous views. Heck, skip Seattle altogether. Victoria is the place to be!

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 9794790)

Emphasis mine.

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 9794808)

Hmm....we're looking for a similar plan, though specifically for the 7/4 weekend. I was thinking that leaving the country might be the best plan, but I'm not sure. Time to check if the PTY fares are still low for that weekend...

And I'd skip Niagra, at least not for a full weekend. Maybe fly in to BUF and out of YYZ and drive the difference or something. But Niagra only takes a few hours, and that is if you do the boat shtick (which wasn't all bad). Otherwise the town is really, really bad.

Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 9794841)

I'm going to FLL for the 4th of July weekend, specifically arriving the night of the 2nd and leaving on the 6th, and am not finding any great deals on a rental car. The best I can get is a Pontaica G6 at Avis with my corporate rate for $183 with all taxes and fees. I realize it's a holiday weekend, but I figured it was the low season on FLL and the rental prices would be better. Am I missing something, or out of touch on rental prices?

Originally Posted by belynch (Post 9794365)

You know, there's been some amazing advances in anti-psychotic medications in the past few years. If you need a referral or anything I can probably help.

In other news, my EQM's for this year are pretty low. Only 18k on CO, which is probably the lowest its ever been on my "carrier of choice" since I started my "professional life." It's diluted thanks to some trips on other carriers, but mainly my company has been shying away from travel thanks to the cost of everything.

Only 2 trips booked for June so far. Both only East coast hops. :( Probably one out to the West Coast at the end of June, another definite in July, and then - uhm - who knows. I'm confident I'll make Plat for 09, but it probably won't be until Dec. and I might have to fly to SAV for Christmas via IAH to accomplish it. :rolleyes:

The nature of my job is I generally don't know where I'll be more than a week in advance, so there's a possibility I could have over 100k EQM's by Sept. But, as of right now, all is quiet on the horizon. :(