What do y'all do for a living that requires so much travel?
Jul 2, 2016, 11:16 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: Fallen DL DM (PM) 2MM
Posts: 4,783
Work is what I so so I can fly around the world and drink beer 
Self employed so pretty much anywhere with a decent internet connection can be my office.
Will probably re-qualify for DM this year but likely will drop to PM after next year as I'll finally burn thru my big batch of rollover earned in 2010. Will hit 2MM the end of this year as well (1.1M NW, .9M DL)
Self employed so pretty much anywhere with a decent internet connection can be my office.
Will probably re-qualify for DM this year but likely will drop to PM after next year as I'll finally burn thru my big batch of rollover earned in 2010. Will hit 2MM the end of this year as well (1.1M NW, .9M DL)
Jul 2, 2016, 11:29 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Platinum, HH Diamond
Posts: 18
IT Consultant, I help clients implement warehouse management systems. Typical consultant schedule, fly in late Sunday night, fly out afternoon/evening Thurs every week. With my currently client's demands for travel every week I will hit DM for the first time this year. Probably hit around 140k mqm
Jul 3, 2016, 4:45 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SNA
Programs: Delta PM, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 44
travel for work
I am a technical trainer. At first my role had me at 25%. Most of my trips last 1-2 weeks (usually fly on Saturday or Friday). As my employer has realized I have no children, no wife, and no obligation to be home, they utilize me more than my team mates.
This year I have been away from home on average about 80%. Lots of long international trips with a few domestic sprinkled in.
This year I have been away from home on average about 80%. Lots of long international trips with a few domestic sprinkled in.
Jul 3, 2016, 9:01 am
#22
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Florida
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Titanium elite
Posts: 23
Work in academia in clinical trials, travel is mainly US but as a global industry I travel abroad more & more. I like traveling so I don't say no when the opportunity arises. Been Diamond for a few years now
Jul 3, 2016, 10:23 am
#24
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Wherever the roads, seas, and skies take me
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Delta Gold, Alaska 75K, United & American nobody b/c who'd ever fly them
Posts: 145
Awesome deal.
Jul 3, 2016, 11:09 am
#26
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Washington DC
Programs: Delta 1MM, Delta SM, United Silver, Amx Plat, Delta Amx Plat, Six-T Plat, IHG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 590
Started my own (small) corporate travel management/corporate event planning firm. I do the DM mileage but the PM spend. Happy to be employed
Jul 3, 2016, 11:36 am
#28
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: DL DM Hilton Diamond WN A List
Posts: 65
I am a dangerous goods specialist. Meaning, I teach people how to ship hazardous cargo by air. And the hot button issue is lithium batteries. But this week is Lynchburg, VA and radioactive materials.
Own the business, the demand for the expertise far exceeds the supply, so I stopped attempting to upgrade 2 years ago and just buy first. 26 years in a row of making the highest DL status, going back to Flying Colonel and Royal Medallion
Own the business, the demand for the expertise far exceeds the supply, so I stopped attempting to upgrade 2 years ago and just buy first. 26 years in a row of making the highest DL status, going back to Flying Colonel and Royal Medallion
Jul 3, 2016, 12:35 pm
#30
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: XXX and sometimes YYY
Programs: DL DM, Hilton DM
Posts: 440
My company specializes in workshops for professional learning both nationally and internationally. So, a lot of face-to face work and some virtual follow ups. I really only have to travel every other week, but I love travel so I pick up gigs on my off weeks. DM for three years.