Why and how often do you fly?
#17
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Aylesbury, UK
Posts: 180
I travel to wherever my employer (software, finance and EDM) sells its stuff.
Apart from the usual vacation weeks off, been flying (almost) every week LHR-PRG, LHR-BRQ or STN-BRQ since September. Missed OK-Plus Gold by 4 flights last year
and, as the project is coming to an end, I've only done 12 segments so far in 2008.
/dna,
software consultant
Apart from the usual vacation weeks off, been flying (almost) every week LHR-PRG, LHR-BRQ or STN-BRQ since September. Missed OK-Plus Gold by 4 flights last year
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/dna,
software consultant
#18
Suspended
Join Date: May 2003
Location: NYC
Programs: United 1K, HHonors Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 1,628
I used to have a great job, managing international affairs for a government agency, and travelled about every 4-6 weeks for 3-10 days, about 2/3 to Asia-Pacific or Europe (in J) and about 1/3 in North America (in Y). I got to Australia 3 times, as well as a number of other exotic destinations. When I wasn't travelling for business, I travelled for fun (back and forth across Canada to visit family) or on holiday.
Then I moved to Europe to work for an international agency, where I travelled mostly in Europe and Middle East for business (again about every 6 weeks or so) and took a lot of weekend trips in Europe and took some longer holiday trips in the Middle East. I also flew back to North America a couple of times a year to see family.
Now back in North America, I'm not travelling a lot yet and happy for the break after a crazy pace.
Then I moved to Europe to work for an international agency, where I travelled mostly in Europe and Middle East for business (again about every 6 weeks or so) and took a lot of weekend trips in Europe and took some longer holiday trips in the Middle East. I also flew back to North America a couple of times a year to see family.
Now back in North America, I'm not travelling a lot yet and happy for the break after a crazy pace.
#19
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SJC
Programs: NZ*G, QF NB, UA 1K, AA ExecPlat, IHG PlatAmb, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, ZE1 PC
Posts: 2,636
I work in network architecture for a large telecommunications vendor/services provider. Travel is a weekly occurrence for me for the most part, with long periods away from home: I've been home for 6 days since Jan 1.
I live in Melbourne, my office is in Singapore, my family that I visit is in Auckland, and I have major projects in Melbourne/Sydney, Wellington/Auckland, Tokyo, India, Singapore, and R&D activities in SFO and Ottawa, plus conferences globally... so it makes for a reasonably busy travel schedule.
I live in Melbourne, my office is in Singapore, my family that I visit is in Auckland, and I have major projects in Melbourne/Sydney, Wellington/Auckland, Tokyo, India, Singapore, and R&D activities in SFO and Ottawa, plus conferences globally... so it makes for a reasonably busy travel schedule.