Prepare yourself for 0 miles/points. (I hate when this happens.)
 

Every year about this time I start getting apprehensive, knowing that it will be just a few more days until all my accounts roll over to Zero YTD miles, stays and nights. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

This is soooooooooo sad. Any good advice on how to deal with totally depressing annual event?

get over it ?

I find Russian vodka helpful ... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

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Vasant

Book a flight, preferably a long one to a warm place in mid-January.

That was my solution (SIN on 10-Jan).. Can't bear to see the Zeros.. so by the time they are visable (around the 14th I guess) I'll have at least 20k back up there http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
The worst bit is knowing how much of a hard slog is ahead of you to get back to that comfortable 100k mark again.. then you get to relax for a few months...

I'm spreading out my mileage runs this year because I just KNOW business travel is going to go to hell this year.

I'll go for 4 SIN runs and pick up the other 20k in business mileage.. now is that dedicated or what..

That's why I'm flying first thing January 1st. Can't wait to get rid of that goose egg.

At least I'm waiting until January 4 for my first run http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

One of the few real "enhancements" to the SkyMiles program is that really heavy FFs can carry some excess mileage over. Unfortunately, I don't fly quite enough to benefit from that! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

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Vasant

Couldn't have said it better myself.

No, no, no! Think of what lies ahead! A completely clean slate! All the places you'll visit and the things you'll do! Another year's worth of incriminating photos of you taken by others at FT gatherings about to begin! OK, I speak only for myself on that last one.

On your mark, get set, GO!

I'm with PremEx. Flying to GIG on January 1. No goose eggs for me!

Thank you for the excellent suggestions on how to get over it. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I am a little confused by the procedural order. Am I supposed to, as Efrem suggests:

before or after I follow vasantn's path:

Maybe we could have a big old party and all earn points by flying to Russia to buy the Vodka. Then we could fly someplace warm and have another party, drinking the Vodka in a Flyer Talk suite while we book our flights for the year on line. Just think of the possibilities. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

We all may end up with top status on airlines we have never even hear of heretofore.

[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 12-29-2002).]

Yep..I have booked Jan 5, 2003 MIA-STX..we all hate that '0' http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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MRKEY

Flying Jan 1 JFK-NRT-SIN (Transit hotel) and on in the morning to the Sheraton Perdana, Langkwai (some place warm and nice) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Hm. If you're on a flight that starts on Dec. 31 and lands on Jan. 1, which year do the miles get credited to? I assume the earlier year, since the flight is booked for 12/31. It'd be cool, though, if the miles were prorated....