How crazy about air miles are you?
 

To celebrate frequent-flyer programs' 25 birthday CNN Business Traveller is looking for the craziest frequent flyers that have managed to earn the most air miles using the broad ranging scope of airline and non-airline rewards schemes.

Whether you love air miles or you hate them, we would like to hear from you!
You can find information on the programme clicking on the following link:

http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs...ess.traveller/

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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We don't like to use the word "crazy" around here. Passionate. Intense. Obsessive. Dedicated. Creative. But never crazy. ;)

I'm not crazy, but I will do almost anything for miles.

Not crazy, but credit cards are my friend.

Was crazy, (used to dine & shop out of my way for bonus miles) but ended up with more miles than time off of work. Recently switched to SPG AMEX to save up for exotic places when I do get the time.

I once used to be miles-crazy...flying ORD-IAD-SFO-LAX...when I could fly ORD-LAX. :)

But now, I've built up some "point wealth" -- so schedules and non-stops are more important.

Fortunately, "mile mania" is a self limiting disease.
 

At some point you'll accumulate more than you could possibly use. I would say award availability will become the main factor preventing you from cashing in those miles, and soon thereafter the "thrill" will be gone :).

Quite a few posts from those who "used to be miles-crazy, but not now." I suppose the person who's still miles-crazy doesn't know s/he's crazy.

Not Anymore!
 

Ever since a few years ago when Delta started "tinkering" with Skymiles, my enthusiasm has diminished. And rightly so. On all airlines, mielage awards are harder to get, cost more, and the flight experience on all arilines gets worse and worse.

In the past 5 yeras I have burned almost 1 million miles on various airlines and I got another 500,000 or so to go. If I fly paid, I sitll collect miles, but I couldn't care less what airline they are from. (I'll use them when I have enough) I now go for the best fare. (especially business class consolidators).

My loyalty is long gone to any specific airline and I figure that some of them won't even exist in five years.

Flying just isn't what it used to be. :td: