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gj83 Jun 3, 2008 9:26 pm

100k-120k per year if you count 500 mile minimums. I do about 130 segments or so.

giggy Jun 3, 2008 9:29 pm

I fly on my dime, I basically try to mix vacation travel with Mileage runs to make top tier on my current choice of airline. I flew 51k last month

RCyyz Jun 3, 2008 10:14 pm

Way at the other end of the scale are people like me - 20K miles so far this year. Probably will add another 20 - 30K by the end of this year.

dimramon Jun 3, 2008 10:17 pm

Welcome to FT!
I did about 60K BIS last year.
This year, I'm at 45K and 53 segments.

halothane Jun 3, 2008 10:19 pm

I've done too much this year. Will be taking the month of July and August off unless if something amazing comes up. I've pretty much been on the road non-stop since the UA DEQM promo came out so that I could secure 1K for next year. I've been visiting places I never thought I'd have the time or $ to visit but it just happens that I was able to book all of my trips before prices rose for the summer.


Halothane

blahter Jun 3, 2008 11:17 pm

Last year I flew about 70k paid miles and about 25k in award travel. Probably about the same this year

GK1998 Jun 4, 2008 1:44 am

I fly about ~150K w/ LH/LX per year and ~80K miles with CX/JL/AA per year. Most of my flights are international to Europe (ZRH/LHR) and Asia (HKG/NRT). When I fly in the US, I mostly fly Jetblue and Virgin (F) :D

Luckily we have very liberal travel rules, all international flights are booked in C or F (if no availability in C), free choice of airline.

Kallekula Jun 4, 2008 2:36 am

I have flown 120K-140K miles and a total of 75-90 segments a year the last years. So far this year 70K in 50 segments so it will be about the same as earlier. Most flights in ecomomy

2stepsbehind Jun 4, 2008 5:03 am


Originally Posted by RCyyz (Post 9823189)
Way at the other end of the scale are people like me - 20K miles so far this year. Probably will add another 20 - 30K by the end of this year.

Compared to me you look downright seasoned; before this year I would say my average was about 20k, this year promises to be in the 70k range although much of this will be rewards travel. :D

berlinflyer Jun 4, 2008 5:16 am

Last year I ended up with a total of 466k MQM`s / Status Miles / EQM`s on three different airlines in three different alliances.

This year I am currently at just under 240 MQM`s / Status Miles / EQM`s (as per June 1st).

Believe me, at certain points I would like to fly less.

hfly Jun 4, 2008 5:55 am

But no one here is talking about MQM's, EQM's, or any such thing, they are talking about BIS miles only.

kevinsac Jun 4, 2008 10:54 am

Another welcome to the newbie from an oldie!

The last several years, I have flown 100,000 to 130,000 BIS paid miles and one of two TATL award trips thrown in.

90% of my travel is personal; my work-related travel is just short flights within Calif.

friedablass Jun 4, 2008 11:16 am

Do those people who have flown 250k-400k miles a year, live on or own a plane??!!;) It seems like they would never have time to be home, but I'm sure they probably fly mostly first and/or business so they make themselves at home there!!

redbeard911 Jun 4, 2008 11:35 am

Welcome to FT elbow and *ALLIANCE!

Since 2001, I've averaged 100K miles and 100 segments per year. This year is tracking about the same. I've made 1K with 100.5 segments and 100,500 miles. I have to try and maximize both since I don't know which will put me over the top. This year, three trips in paid C to LHR should get me there the "easy" way.

elbow Jun 4, 2008 12:47 pm

How do you keep up with all your frequent flyer programs and account numbers?

I will be flying a lot coming up soon and I am just wondering the best way to manage all of my FF accounts.

Thanks,
Elbow


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