WSJ Article on Young Frequent Fliers
Oct 4, 2011, 11:45 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2009
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One of these lads -- whose name escapes me -- needs to study FT more thoroughly. He bought a Oneworld rtw ticket for $4k so he could get AA gold; why didn't he sign up for a platinum challenge as well?
A more entertaining WSJ article is the one about distressed French nobles and how their insular ways are entrenching them even further into poverty. If they had any sense, they'd marry lifetime elite members (the closest thing the US has to titled nobility
) so the two parties can confer their respective ranks upon each other.
A more entertaining WSJ article is the one about distressed French nobles and how their insular ways are entrenching them even further into poverty. If they had any sense, they'd marry lifetime elite members (the closest thing the US has to titled nobility
) so the two parties can confer their respective ranks upon each other.
Oct 11, 2011, 7:03 am
#19
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I guess I can sort of relate. I'm a student also, and I've been to dozens places most of my friends can't even pronounce or point on a map. However, unlike the individuals in the article, most of my earnings have been through credit-cards and normal spending. (Without incurring a penny of interest.) I'm not the type to chase an elite-status or bonus RDMs. I've previously toyed with the thought of mileage-runs and glitch-fares, but in the end, even if I round up enough butt-in-seat miles to fly to the moon with minimal exposure, I still feel like I'm paying for it.
Oct 11, 2011, 3:41 pm
#20
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Agreed ... not sure what the point is of such a trip (as was mentioned in the article), but to each their own.
Trips like that added up to first-class mileage award tickets for him and his wife to visit Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong over 17 days next year.
Trips like that added up to first-class mileage award tickets for him and his wife to visit Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong over 17 days next year.
Oct 13, 2011, 10:57 pm
#21
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My now 5 year old has Delta SkyMiles membership.. Paid tickets which collect points, I think is prudent to get the kids on FFPs.. why not? ..
You can achieve free flights by signing them up, if eventually if enough points are collected..
You can achieve free flights by signing them up, if eventually if enough points are collected..
Oct 13, 2011, 11:56 pm
#22
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Agreed ... not sure what the point is of such a trip (as was mentioned in the article), but to each their own.
Trips like that added up to first-class mileage award tickets for him and his wife to visit Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong over 17 days next year.
Trips like that added up to first-class mileage award tickets for him and his wife to visit Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong over 17 days next year.
The trip looks more insane than it is: we are spending 4 days in Korea, 3 in Hong Kong and 7 in Japan, the Germany and Switzerland are just connections. On the way I route through Germany for 12 hours (never been in the country before, so I figured I'd catch lunch) and on the way back through Zurich for 23 hours (a night in one of my favourite cities). Why that direction instead of over the Pacific? Combination of better availability, a desire to spend a few hours in Europe and a chance to try some airlines I've never flown before. My wife is flying Cathay over the Pacific and meeting me in Korea, and flying back direct from Japan. Sadly not enough miles in either alliance to travel together.
We'd love to go for longer, but as the parents of a 5 day old (will be ~6mo then), we don't want to leave him for that long. We may yet decide to bring him along, time will tell.
As for Vegas for lunch... well that was just for the heck of it. Good ice breaker story though.
Oct 14, 2011, 12:05 am
#24
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You really should meet him someday. Will is an absolute hoot and his travels are wild to say the least. I know he was in LAX 5 days ago for the OWMD launch; who knows where he is now.