How crazy about air miles are you?
Apr 7, 2006 | 11:24 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1
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!
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!
Apr 7, 2006 | 10:33 pm
#2
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
Originally Posted by gisella
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!
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!
Apr 8, 2006 | 7:31 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: rural Indiana - IND
Programs: airline agnostic, Hilton Gold, IHG Plat, Jelly of the Month, DL defector, formerly NWA Plat (RIP)
Posts: 964
We don't like to use the word "crazy" around here. Passionate. Intense. Obsessive. Dedicated. Creative. But never crazy. 
Apr 11, 2006 | 10:13 pm
#8
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: IAD
Programs: UA-1K, AA-PLT 3MM
Posts: 114
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 
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Apr 12, 2006 | 8:04 am
#9
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: (not Montana. Nor is my name really Helena, nor am I female)
Programs: Delta, USAirways, Starwood, Priority Club, Marriott, Amex
Posts: 2,557
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.
Apr 12, 2006 | 9:41 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Seattle
Programs: AIR: NONE, Hotel: Marriott PL, Hilton HHonors CC: Amex PLAT
Posts: 947
Not Anymore!
Originally Posted by Xplorer
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 .
.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.
