Almost 100% leisure. In the past, I've never attained much more than 50,000 status miles a year on United. This year is different. If I "knew what was good for me," I'd probably drop UA like a hot rock. Instead, I'm going for 1K, just to find out what it's like. I have low expectations... Tickets purchased so far this year: 77K status miles/80 segments. All domestic (except one SEA-YVR RT).

Budget cap: no, but I expect to spend in the neighborhood of $14,000.

Accumulation: I don't know, really. I'm more interested in status than points. The points will come.

UA: 400,000+
HH: 200,000+ (YTD: 8 stays, 10 nights)
And a bunch of smaller totals here and there.

I don't fly for miles. I fly because I need/want to be somewhere. So far this year I'm north of 100,000 miles flown -- probably around 140-150k.

My god, do you mean to say 140/150k in just four months? That means ~ 10,000 miles per week, or 20 hours per week in the germ tube.

I thought that my 120k (100k HP) per year earned the hard way (all CONUS/142 nights on the road) was bad enough.

I've flown 35 paid segments so far this year plus 4 on a bump voucher, none of them on business. My wife has flown 34. The trips are a combination of our hobby and visits to family plus one purely leisure trip to Rome. I DO have one business trip upcoming, but even that is at a deeply discounted fare (on a route that competes with Southwest).

(Almost forgot about the bump voucher to LAS.)


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99% business travel--but I can't say I do any leisure travel, b/c the one non-business flight I'll have this year involves going to visit the in-laws, which I don't consider "leisure."

41,000 status miles on AA this year, 41 segs. 52 Marriott nights.

Last year, 75,000 status miles on AA, 110+ segments, 160 Marriott nights.

Marriott nights go to MR points; all business travel expenses to Amex Rewards to TWA Aviators to AA, for now at least.

I used to think I traveled alot until I read some of the other posts here! My only consolation (if you can call it that) is that all of my miles/segments accumulated without a) international travel or b) transcons.



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95% leisure, 5% business

I'm a recovering mileage-run addict. I've given up on elite levels and any sort of goals, and fly when I have to, and only when I have to, and take the cheapest, most convenient route. I am the Anti-Christ of Flyertalk.

Last year at this point I had 40,000 miles and 50 segments. This year I have 10,000 miles and 12 segments. I've even flown AirTran several times instead of USAirways (where I am elite) and stayed at Hilton instead of Marriott, and even used Priceline many times for hotel stays, and used Hotwire for air travel.

It's a new world

Is there a 12 step program for this affliction? So far 54 segments with 12 credited to AA and the rest to US with 40% of that on my own rather than business. Have to make it on segments usually because of the short hops. Probably 20-24 US segments for leisure in May and June.

I fly 99% on leisure. So far this year I have 14 segments and around 13K miles for leisure and 4 segments and no miles for business

I fly 90% for leisure now that I switched job. Only recently became a mileage addict as a result of the CO bonuses. It took me four years to earn 100,000 status miles, which I just used to fly four of my family members to attend my wedding. Now, I've earned that many miles from Jan01 to Mar30 (on two trips) because of those bonuses. Now, I'm hooked.

I have accumulated about 800k MR on AX so far this year, about 900k all last year from business purchases.
I fly 95% leisure 5% business.
I use points for what I deem the best value, ie; Gap Certs for Kids, Family Travel, 1st Class for Mrs. and I to Europe mostly DL or US. I do give some award tkst to key employees as a bonus and will load up Mother-in-Laws AX on ocassion so she gets good Travel options and keeps me in good graces.

mostly business
2000 104 DL segms (100 for business 4 vaction)
2000 160 marriott nites 15 hilton
2001 38 DL segms 1 BA 1 JM (all for business)
2001 62 Hilton nites 1 SPG
(my company is feuding with Marriott)

I'd say close to 80-90% of my travel is leisure, mostly international. I only have 3-4 business trips a year on average, mostly domestic. So far this year, I've had 5 trips, 4 international leisure trips, and 1 domestic business trip.

I'm up to 550k lifetime miles on AA over the last 4 years, nearly 200k of that earned in the last 6 months.

I fly 100% non-business, as I still am in school. I wouldn't say all my travel is leisure, it's mostly going home to see my wife and child on the weekend. Last year I racked up 120K+, 90K+ being on AA (about 50K+ actual status miles). Mostly PHX-LAX-SAN, and with trips to PEK, HKG, and BRU for actual leisure.

Now, as for really flying last year, I racked up 80 hours PIC... but we don't get miles for that!

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I fly 100% for leisure and usually make 3 paid trips to Asia each year, plus a few other trips to various destinations, all on Northwest. I always make sure I reach Platinum status each year.

So far this year, I have 31,087 actual NW miles and have purchased tickets for 3 more trips in 2001. These 3 trips will net me another 43,964 actual miles, which will give me 75,051 for the year.

I don't have a budget cap, I just plan in advance and try to get the best deal on tickets.

I am a leisure flyer--no business travel whatsoever. I only fly two or three times a year, so most of my miles are from charge card purchases, surveys, phone deals, etc. I would say I earn 25-30,000 miles in an average year. I don't have any specific spending cap, but I usually don't fly unless I see a great airfare bargain. (On all of my international trips except one, I have either found a bargain or used a frequent flyer ticket.)

I love this board, but often feel as if I'm the only one here who doesn't feel like staying in a Comfort Inn or flying in coach is a huge tragedy--not that I would turn away the perks of business travel if they were available to me!

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