'Mileage addicts' fly to boost frequent-flyer miles
Nov 30, 2012, 11:13 am
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'Mileage addicts' fly to boost frequent-flyer miles
From the "Today" show:
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/tod...4275/#50024275
Specifically mentions FlyerTalk.com and interviews FTG
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/tod...4275/#50024275
Specifically mentions FlyerTalk.com and interviews FTG
Nov 30, 2012, 1:02 pm
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Articles such as this one always give me a chuckle. I did my first MR on TWA in 1982! 
Nov 30, 2012, 1:26 pm
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And those FT mentioned vanish compared to serious Mileage Runners here.
Nov 30, 2012, 2:17 pm
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$665 on DL to get 14,000 elite miles is a mileage run????
Even earning 30,000 SkyPesos is not worth $665!
Even earning 30,000 SkyPesos is not worth $665!
Nov 30, 2012, 2:59 pm
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If it's the end of the year and makes a difference between Plat and Diamond, I'm sure a lot of people would go for it. The MR forum is filled with requests from people who ask how they can get X miles by EOY, some without regard to cost.
30K miles for $665 is 2.2¢ per RDM. People using SMs for partner awards to Australia or Asia might think that's a dandy deal. That's a J-class return for under $2,700 to Asia.
30K miles for $665 is 2.2¢ per RDM. People using SMs for partner awards to Australia or Asia might think that's a dandy deal. That's a J-class return for under $2,700 to Asia.
Nov 30, 2012, 3:46 pm
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As this is under active discussion in the CommunityBuzz forum as it features FlyerTalkers:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...30-7-45am.html
I'll close this TravelBuzz thread and invite the discussion to continue in the thread linked above. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...30-7-45am.html
I'll close this TravelBuzz thread and invite the discussion to continue in the thread linked above. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.