Last year was actually an unusual amoutn of flying for me -- a combination of technical consulting and a new job that is involving at least some significant initial global systems deployment.

This year is starting off with a bang for the same reason, but it's not clear if it won't taper off considerably mid-year.

And consulting, I also was able to take advantage of additional free time and grab a few cheap mileage runs...hence, the pretty significant total EQMs.

Steve

For GG and me, 76354 EQMs each, 3 EQ segments (all courtesy the CO upgrade computer glitch).

Honestly earned NW plat after a year of comp gold as Delta refugees. It IS sweet.

As to travel, although we aren't at 100,000 miles, GcM, we run our own business doing licensed merchandising for conventions.

We almost always know months in advance where we need to be, and almost always stay over weekends. NW is perfect for us.

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"We know you have a choice of airlines" ... the most important frequent-flyer words you heard this week.

I design, specify, supervise interior construction and installation of chain restaurants.

This requires constant travel to wherever the new restaurants are under construction usually at least 5-6 site visits per project.

Building in various cities in MI, NY, FL, CA, MX require me to be on the road appr. 1/3 of the year.

Some weeks, for example, I'm traveling to LAX on Sunday, Mexico on Tuesday, then to MCO on Thursday and home on Saturday.

Especially tight schedule when I'm building 4-5 restaurants on both coasts and Mexico at the same time.

RC

Platinum, the hard way!

60,091 2003 Elite Qualifying Miles
64 2003 Elite Qualifying Segments

Happy New Year everyone! 2004 will be tough for me, they've already stated we should expect our travel to be cut in half...ick. I've never done a mileage run, that may have to change in 2004 to keep some sort of decent status.

51,533 EQM for 2003
3 segments (I must have better luck with my purchases http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif )

111,083 EQM, 17 EQS in 2003

It's been a good start to the new year...I already have 12,744 2004 EQM's.

82,764 EQM's
46 Segments
All domestic!

63,496 EQM/93 Segments

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82,091 EQM miles, 0 Actual Segment, but earned 15 Continental and Alaska Segment credits through the upgrade glitch. Thanks to the EQM miles, I'm platinum. I'm nothing considering the segment alone.

a lovely silver http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif and leisure traveler

29,840 miles + miles for AMS-VIE segment that have not posted yet

53,228 EQMs, mix of business and leisure. I've typically been a silver, but last spring's cheap CO fares to HNL put me within one run of gold. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cool.gif

Approx. 12K miles booked through the end of Feb., so I'm off to a good start in '04.

78,767 2003 Elite Qualifying Miles
23 2003 Elite Qualifying Segments

Just an average year for me, but our company is sending alot of our people to Africa for a project in the next several months, but I can't go... sux coz i have to make their travel arrangements and they get to fly in J...just in time for the intl WBC promo... wahhhhh


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81,995 2003 Onepass miles,
99.5% domestic

but switching to NW as of 1/1/04....

Switch at the gate is a pain, but my only saving grace...


K

I had over 95,000 miles, but many were on CO on cheaper fares. I wonder how many elites are going to suffer by not flying CO or having to pay more to get 100% of miles for 2004?

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