ua1flyer - A "Real" Up-In-The-Air GS
Mar 6, 2011, 9:12 pm
#257
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ord,ewr
Programs: Lifetime UA GS 22 million,AA 1m ,Hilton Li fetime diamond,marriott lifetime platinum hyatt diamond
Posts: 1,000
As for what I spend my miles on, I have cashed them in on everything from gift cards to hotel stays....but most of all on very appreciative friends and family. As far as the 10million....277K to go.
Mar 6, 2011, 9:56 pm
#258
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MYF/CMA/SAN/YYZ/YKF
Programs: COdbaUA 1K MM, AA EXP, Bonbon Gold, GHA Titanium, Hertz PC, NEXUS and GE
Posts: 5,839
Mar 6, 2011, 10:10 pm
#259
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
Looking forward to the 10 million mile flight. Keep us updated.
Mar 6, 2011, 10:12 pm
#260
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
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Mar 7, 2011, 1:34 am
#261
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,194
They did it for me, and I'm not even a current UA elite; I just wrote the Mileage Plan service center in South Dakota and asked nicely. A few weeks later, I got an envelope in the mail with a printout inside. ^ It's printed by a dot-matrix, continuous-feed printer, and my measly history was at least 15 or so pages. I'd imagine ua1flyer's could easily approach 500 pages. 
It's still a bit of a pain to enter flights manually, but I do agree it's a bit faster than FlightMemory.
Having UA's #1 flyer use OpenFlights might be enough of a PR opportunity that jpatokal, the proprietor of OpenFlights and a valued FT contributor, might be able to make arrangements to input the data on behalf of ua1flyer...
Having UA's #1 flyer use OpenFlights might be enough of a PR opportunity that jpatokal, the proprietor of OpenFlights and a valued FT contributor, might be able to make arrangements to input the data on behalf of ua1flyer...
Mar 7, 2011, 8:06 am
#263
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Canada
Programs: AC*SE
Posts: 1,924
It's still a bit of a pain to enter flights manually, but I do agree it's a bit faster than FlightMemory.
Having UA's #1 flyer use OpenFlights might be enough of a PR opportunity that jpatokal, the proprietor of OpenFlights and a valued FT contributor, might be able to make arrangements to input the data on behalf of ua1flyer...
Having UA's #1 flyer use OpenFlights might be enough of a PR opportunity that jpatokal, the proprietor of OpenFlights and a valued FT contributor, might be able to make arrangements to input the data on behalf of ua1flyer...
And good luck on the next 272k although I don't think much luck is necessary.
Mar 7, 2011, 8:08 am
#264
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
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Mar 7, 2011, 8:38 am
#265
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ord,ewr
Programs: Lifetime UA GS 22 million,AA 1m ,Hilton Li fetime diamond,marriott lifetime platinum hyatt diamond
Posts: 1,000
The amenity kits go to the homeless twice a year. As far as the boarding passes, along with the upgrades, I could wallpaper my house with them......not a good color scheme though.
Mar 7, 2011, 9:05 am
#266
Moderator: Luxury Hotels and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Palo Alto, California,USA
Posts: 17,856
BTW, great to meet you at the Basque DO!
Apr 5, 2011, 7:22 pm
#268
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Premier Platinum / *G, Avis First, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 14
Really?
Sounds like the right way to travel, unless you’re at *the* next level and have a little jet of your own. 
It’s not my business to judge – but with all due respect, if his physical presence is so valuable, the (counterintuitive) act of cutting down on his travel (or at least optimizing it) could actually yield a higher return for his company. Think about all the hours cut off from email/phone, the jet-lag taking its toll on his performance/acuity (i.e. driving tired is just as bad as driving a little drunk), etc. Hats off to him – I’m impressed - and I bow down to the value he brings to the table in front of customers/suppliers/etc but at face value, it seems like a pre-1990's way of doing business.
It’s not my business to judge – but with all due respect, if his physical presence is so valuable, the (counterintuitive) act of cutting down on his travel (or at least optimizing it) could actually yield a higher return for his company. Think about all the hours cut off from email/phone, the jet-lag taking its toll on his performance/acuity (i.e. driving tired is just as bad as driving a little drunk), etc. Hats off to him – I’m impressed - and I bow down to the value he brings to the table in front of customers/suppliers/etc but at face value, it seems like a pre-1990's way of doing business.
Apr 5, 2011, 7:29 pm
#269
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
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Apr 5, 2011, 7:29 pm
#270
Moderator, Trip Reports
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA GS-2MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 3,715
Sounds like the right way to travel, unless you’re at *the* next level and have a little jet of your own. It’s not my business to judge – but with all due respect, if his physical presence is so valuable, the (counterintuitive) act of cutting down on his travel (or at least optimizing it) could actually yield a higher return for his company. Think about all the hours cut off from email/phone, the jet-lag taking its toll on his performance/acuity (i.e. driving tired is just as bad as driving a little drunk), etc. Hats off to him – I’m impressed - and I bow down to the value he brings to the table in front of customers/suppliers/etc but at face value, it seems like a pre-1990's way of doing business.
It’s not my business to judge – but with all due respect, if his physical presence is so valuable, the (counterintuitive) act of cutting down on his travel (or at least optimizing it) could actually yield a higher return for his company. Think about all the hours cut off from email/phone, the jet-lag taking its toll on his performance/acuity (i.e. driving tired is just as bad as driving a little drunk), etc. Hats off to him – I’m impressed - and I bow down to the value he brings to the table in front of customers/suppliers/etc but at face value, it seems like a pre-1990's way of doing business.