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2014: Your travel year in review

Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:08 am
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2014: Your travel year in review

See last year's:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...ar-review.html
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:16 am
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Had a crazy, crazy year. Started off New Year's Day in Brazzaville, Congo and will be ending the year in Mauritius. One of my busiest travel years since 2003!

New countries/territories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, Angola, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Algeria, Belize, Fiji, Christmas Island (Kiribati), Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Lesotho, Swaziland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, Okinawa, Czech Republic, Madagascar, Mauritius

New airports: CAB, LAD, RAI, TUN, ALG, BZE, NAN, CXI, BNE, PPT, OTP, BEG, BUD, FUK, OKA, PRG, TNR, MRU

New airlines: TAAG Angola (DT), TAP Portugal (TP), Syphax (FS), Tunisair (TU), Fiji Airways (FJ), Air Tahiti Nui (TN), Maya Island Airways (MY?), Air Malta (KM), Air Mauritius (MK)

Shortest flight: BZE-SPR, 34 miles
Longest flight: ICN-DFW, 6822 miles
Total BIS: 129682

Nights in Hotel: 43
Nights in the air: 12

key: ++ = earned, -- = burned

Hotels:
Code:
jan01     Brazzaville, Rep Congo          Hippocampe
jan02     Brazzaville, Rep Congo          Hippocampe
jan03     Pointe-Noire, Rep Congo         Migitel
jan04     Pointe-Noire, Rep Congo         Migitel
jan05     Cabinda, Angola                 Maiombe
jan06     Luanda, Angola                  Inn Luanda
jan07     Sao Tome, Sao Tome              Pestana Miramar
jan08     Sao Tome, Sao Tome              Pestana Miramar
jan09     Praia, Cape Verde               Rosymar Inn
jan10     Praia, Cape Verde               Rosymar Inn
jan11     Praia, Cape Verde               Rosymar Inn

jan25     plane                           mex-cdg
jan26     Tunis, Tunisia                  Ibis
jan27     Tunis, Tunisia                  Ibis
jan28     Algiers, Algeria                Albert 1er
jan29     Algiers, Algeria                Albert 1er
jan30     Algiers, Algeria                Albert 1er
jan31     plane                           cdg-mex

apr05     plane                           dfw-lhr
apr06     Mytchett, England                
apr07     Mytchett, England                

apr19  -- Bastrop, TX                    Hyatt Lost Pines
apr20  -- Bastrop, TX                    Hyatt Lost Pines

may24    San Pedro, Belize               Ocean Tide
may25    San Pedro, Belize               Ocean Tide
may26    San Pedro, Belize               Ocean Tide

jun07     plane                          lax-nan
jun08     plane                          lax-nan
jun09  ++ Nadi, Fiji                     Sheraton Tokoriki
jun10     plane                          nan-cxi
jun11     Nadi, Fiji                     Mercure Nadi
jun12  ++ Nadi, Fiji                     Sheraton Tokoriki
jun13  ++ Nadi, Fiji                     Sheraton Fiji
jun14     Fiji                           Paul Gauguin
jun15     Sea                            Paul Gauguin
jun16     Vanuatu                        Paul Gauguin
jun17     Vanuatu                        Paul Gauguin
jun18     Sea                            Paul Gauguin
jun19     Solomon Islands                Paul Gauguin
jun20     Papua New Guinea               Paul Gauguin
jun21     Sea                            Paul Gauguin
jun22     Papua New Guinea               Paul Gauguin
jun23     Papua New Guinea               Paul Gauguin
jun24     Sea                            Paul Gauguin
jun25  -- Auckland, New Zealand          Holiday Inn Auckland Airport

jul03     plane                          den-fra
jul04  ++ Valleta, Malta                 Intercontinental
jul05  -- Valleta, Malta                 Intercontinental

aug28     plane                          iad-ist
aug29     plane/IST TAV Hotel            ist-jnb
aug30     Lesotho                        Maliba Lodge
aug31     Swaziland                      Sundowners Backpackers
sep01     Swaziland                      Sundowners Backpackers
sep02     plane                          jnb-lhr

oct17     Charlotte, NC
oct18     Charlotte, NC

nov22     plane                          ord-ams
nov23     Ruse, Bulgaria                 English Guesthouse
nov24  -- Bucharest, Romania             Intercontinental Bucharest
nov25     Belgrade, Serbia               Slavija Garni Hotel
nov26     Budapest, Hungary              easyHotel Oktogon
nov27     Budapest, Hungary              easyHotel Oktogon
nov28     plane                          ams-fuk
nov29     Naha, Japan                    Best Western Naha Inn

dec25     plane                          atl-cdg
dec26     Prague, Czech Republic         Hotel King George
dec27     Paris, France                  airbnb
dec28     Antananarivo, Madagascar       Hotel Ribaudiere 
dec29     Antananarivo, Madagascar       Hotel Ribaudiere 
dec30     Antananarivo, Madagascar       Hotel Ribaudiere 
dec31  -- Mauritius                      Westin Turtle Bay
Flights:
Code:
jan06 cab-lad dt y
jan07 lad-tms dt j
jan09 tms-rai dt j
jan12 rai-lis tp y--
jan12 lis-ewr tp y--
jan12 ewr-clt us y--
jan12 clt-aus us y--

jan25 sat-mex mx y++        DL
jan25 mex-cdg mx y++        DL
jan26 cdg-tun fs y
jan28 tun-alg tn j
jan31 alg-cdg af y--
jan31 cdg-mex am j++        DL
feb01 mex-sat am y++        DL

mar14 aus-dfw aa f++        QF
mar14 dfw-aus aa y--

apr05 sat-dfw aa y--
apr05 dfw-lhr aa y--
apr08 lhr-ord aa y--
apr08 ord-sat aa y--

may24 aus-dfw aa y--
may24 dfw-bze aa y--
may24 bze-spr my y
may27 spr-bze my y
may27 bze-dfw aa y--
may27 dfw-aus aa y-- 

jun07 aus-lax aa y--
jun07 lax-nan fj y--
jun10 nan-cxi fj y--
jun11 cxi-nan fj y--
jun25 cns-bne qf y--
jun25 bne-akl qf y--
jun26 akl-ppt tn y--
jun26 ppt-lax tn y--
jun26 lax-aus aa y--

jul03 aus-ord ua f++        UA
jul03 ord-fra lh j++        UA
jul04 fra-mla km j++        LH
jul06 mla-muc lh j++        UA
jul06 muc-ord lh j++        UA
jul06 ord-aus ua f++        UA

aug28 aus-iad ua y--
aug28 iad-ist tk y--
aug30 ist-jnb tk y--
sep02 jnb-lhr ba y--
sep03 lhr-aus ba y--

oct17 aus-dfw aa y++      AA
oct17 dfw-clt aa y++      AA
oct19 clt-aus us y--

nov22 aus-ord aa f--
nov22 ord-ams kl j++      DL
nov23 ams-otp kl y++      DL
nov25 otp-beg ju y++      EY
nov26 beg-bud ju y++      EY
nov28 bud-ams kl y++      DL
nov28 ams-fuk kl y++      DL
nov29 fuk-oka nh y++      UA
nov30 oka-icn oz y--
nov30 icn-dfw aa f--
nov30 dfw-aus aa f--

dec25 aus-atl dl f--
dec25 atl-cdg dl j--
dec26 cdg-prg af y++      DL
dec27 prg-cdg af y++      DL
dec28 cdg-tnr af j--
dec31 tnr-mru mk y++      AF

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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:25 am
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I had a very boring year but 2015 will be anything but!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, all!

New Countries: None, sadly.
New Airlines: AS, 9K
New Airports: AKC, ANC, BQN, BDL
New Planes: Cessna 402

Shortest Flight: BOS-ACK 91mi
Longest Flight: MUC-BKK 5,474mi

Total Airports: 27
Total Flights: 81
Total Miles: 84,502

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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:30 am
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Good year for me.

Total BIS miles: 129,915 (128,328 of which were on Star Alliance carriers)

New Airlines/Products: Lufthansa new and old J; Air India (two segments flown in J); Singapore Airlines Suites; Singapore Airlines old First; Singapore Airlines regional J; United Global First; Air Canada longhaul Y; Jetstar Asia

New Aircraft: 747-8i; a380

New Countries: Taiwan, Korea, Panama

Longest Flight: EWR-DEL (7,324 miles)

Shortest Flight: SIN-CGK (546 miles)

Round-the-world itineraries completed: 2

If all holds on both the work and personal fronts, 2015 is shaping up to be a great travel year, as well. Cheers and happy holidays, everyone! ^

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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:38 am
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New countries/territories: Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Denmark

New airports: PSC, IST, NAV, ALW, DXB, CPH, AUS

New airlines: Turkish (TK), Emirates (EK), SAS (SK), Cathay Pacific (CX)

New aircraft: a380-800, DHC-3 Otter

Shortest flight: SEA – PDX, 129 miles
Longest flight: LAX – DXB, 8,339 miles (EK F, FTW!)

Total BIS: 80,886 on 70 flights
Around the World Trips: 1

Last edited by MonThruThurs; Dec 10, 2014 at 8:29 pm Reason: Missed 2 Turkey Airports
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:53 am
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More travel than ever but more boring business travel too. Have two more flights that I've included.

New countries/territories(transit do not count):Ireland, Portugal, South Africa
New airports: BRU, BSL, CPT, DUB, DUR, EIN, GVA, IST, JNB, LIS, NRK, NYO, PLZ, VBY
New airlines: Brussels Airlines, Comair dba British Airways, Easyjet, Etihad Regional, Ryanair, South African, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines

Shortest flight: VBY-NRK, 99 miles
Longest flight: FRA-JNB, 5407 miles
Total BIS: 68139 on 94 flights
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 12:04 pm
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Bad travel year, much work

New countries/territories: Tuskany

New airports: FLR

New airlines: None

New aircraft: Bombardier 8Q-400

Shortest flight: DUS-LHR 298 miles
Longest flight: DUS FLR 556 miles

Total BIS: 1708 on 4 flights
Around the World Trips: Ha ha ha
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 12:56 pm
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New Countries: Ireland, Denmark, Italy, India
New Airlines: EI, SK, AP, BA, G8, AI
New Airports: DUB, CPH, MXP, VCE, PUB, BOM, GOI
New Planes: A343, A321, E120, Q400, 77W

Shortest Flight: DEN-PUB 109mi
Longest Flight: LHR-BOM 4,480mi

Total Airports: 19
Total Miles: 51772

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Old Dec 10, 2014, 12:58 pm
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Im a "poor" college kid. :P Dont laugh but i got one trip in... to Boston

New countries/territories: HAHAHA not yet. maybe in 3 years

New airports: n/a

New airlines: None

New aircraft: n/a

Total BIS: 1502 miles on two flights.
Around the World Trips: xD not yet
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 2:02 pm
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Quiet travel year due to a recent job switch, but my wife and I managed two trips together. Best wishes to everyone's 2015 travels.

New countries/territories: Germany, Austria, UK

New airports: YVR, LHR, MUC, TXL, EWR

New airlines: Air Canada, British Air

Shortest flight: LHR-MUC, 586 miles
Longest flight: JFK-HNL, 4980 miles
Total BIS: 22,147
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 4:39 pm
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Still one more vacation to go, but:

New countries/territories: Colombia - only one for me this year, as I kept going back to old favourites (total: 23 countries)

New airports: ADL,PER,IKT,VKO,JTR,SKG,CGK,BOG,MCT (total: 47 in 23 countries)

New airlines: AI,S7,VA (total:17)

86 segments
186882 miles

Longest MEL↔LAX, 7927 mi, 15:45 VA
Shortest BAH↔DOH, 90 mi, 00:50 AI
Average 2173 mi, 04:56


Days on vacation away from work: ~98
Work-related flights : 0

Train journeys from Adelaide to Perth (nonstop) and Irkutsk to Moscow (16 days)
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 5:05 pm
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Interesting thread!

New countries: France, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland

New airports: YDF, YYT, DUB, AMS, CDG

New airlines: KLM (KL), Air France (AF)

New aircraft: Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 767-300
Most common aircraft: Boeing 737-700

Shortest flight: YYC-YQL (116mi)
Longest flight: YYC-AMS (4459mi)

Total airports: 8
Total flights: 13
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 6:05 pm
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New countries/territories: Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Russia

New airports: DXB, FRA, ZRH, SYD, YUL, DME, CNS, MEL, TSA, HND, OOL, CNS, LED, TXL, KBV, BNK, URT, STN, BDO

New airlines: Lufthansa (LH), American Airlines (AA), Bangkok Airways (PG), EVA Air (BR), Jetstar Australia (JQ), Airberlin (AB), Dragonair (KA), Tigerair Australia (TT), Peach Aviation (MM), Atlasjet (KK), Qantas (QF), Virgin Australia (VA), Swiss (LX), Japan Airlines (JL), Turkish Airlines (TK)

New Aircraft: Boeing 747-8i, Embraer E-175

Segments: 48
Total Airports: 37
Carriers: 25
Time in the air: 10 days, 22:45 hours
Shortest flight: TXL-FRA 269 miles
Longest flight: JFK-HKG 8059 miles
Total BIS: 121,552 miles

Class by distance:
First: 65.2%
Business: 25.2%
Economy: 9.6%

All leisure travel
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 6:25 pm
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Quite the year for me. Moved from Portland. OR to Jensen Beach, FL and spent more time in the air than I ever have before.

New Countries: UAE, Colombia
New Airlines: EK, Bangkok Airways
New Airports: PBI, FLL, MIA, MEM, PHL, DXB, BKK and CNX
New Planes: 777-300ER

Shortest Flight: PDX-SEA
Longest Flight: DXB-DFW 8,030 miles (flight time was 15:27)

Total Airports: 38
Total Flights: 108
Total Miles: 175,398
Total Nights in Hotels 157

Got 9 segments left on the year:
PHL-PBI
PBI-ATL-SJC
SFO-DFW-PBI
PBI-ATL-IAH
IAH-ATL-PBI
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Old Dec 10, 2014, 6:52 pm
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New Countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Japan ( in 2 weeks)
New Airlines: South African, Aeromexico, SAS
New Airports: New: EGE, EWR, MSP, YUL, JNB, ACK, DCA, TUL, DAL, MEX, ANC, PHL, IAD, CPH, KIX, SBA, SBP, LAX
New Planes: EMB 120, maybe something else?

Shortest Flight: SBP-LAX
Longest Flight:PAR-KIX 6,009 miles

Total Airports: 34
Total Flights: 44
Total Miles: 81,625
Total Nights in Hostels, Camping and Hotels: Hostels:26 Camping:31 Hotels/Lodges/Guesthouses/ B&B: 23 Friends/Family:15

Not bad for a full time Engineering Student
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