How old were you the first time you flew on someone else's(not blood related) dime?
Jun 8, 2009, 6:50 pm
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17 - my high school paid for me to go to New Orleans to compete in the National Quiz Bowl tournament. Sadly no say in travel choice - had to take US Airways.
Jun 8, 2009, 7:16 pm
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Does it count if it was on the dime of a parent’s employer? Yes, I was traveling with my parents but, no, they weren’t paying. If so, 3 months. And it was an international flight too. The life of an expat brat…
Jun 8, 2009, 7:38 pm
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I'd rather know
How old were you the last time you flew on someone else's dime (blood related)?
Having paid for my first plane ticket when I was in grade 5 (and no, I did not get an allowance), I always find it shocking when teens/20-year-olds are getting FF status on Daddy's dime.
How old were you the last time you flew on someone else's dime (blood related)?
Having paid for my first plane ticket when I was in grade 5 (and no, I did not get an allowance), I always find it shocking when teens/20-year-olds are getting FF status on Daddy's dime.
Jun 8, 2009, 7:45 pm
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20. I flew ONT-PHX-PRC-PHX-ONT for a Rhodes Scholarship interview and ONT-SFO-ONT for a Marshall Scholarship interview, on RW and OC, respectively, if I remember correctly. (I didn't get either. 
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Jun 8, 2009, 8:19 pm
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when i was 18: LHR-SAL, It's a bit marginal, but I took out 400 GBP for a volunteer trip. The rest of the 6-wk-trip was paid for through sponsorships of engineering firms n stuff. So I guess that'd count?
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Jun 8, 2009, 8:28 pm
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17. I was in a Drama Department production that won the American College Theater Festival. The university paid to fly the cast and crew to Washington and put us up at the Hay Adams (!).
Jun 8, 2009, 8:39 pm
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19. I won a national award from the Girl Scouts, so they flew me up to DC for a week to do some lobbying, see the city, and participate in an award ceremony. Since then I've traveled on behalf of a couple of volunteer organizations that paid my way. I've never traveled for work though.