Comments on: My mom is doing a mileage run http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Kids, Santa is not a crook » Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18524 Kids, Santa is not a crook » Upgrade: Travel Better Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:09:39 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18524 [...] U.S., dressed in a Santa suit. It’s a simultaneous homage to Christmas, a testament to mileage-running, and a test of their site’s low-fare search [...] [...] U.S., dressed in a Santa suit. It’s a simultaneous homage to Christmas, a testament to mileage-running, and a test of their site’s low-fare search [...]

]]> By: The Global Traveller http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18502 The Global Traveller Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:59:50 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18502 Well done your mom. It seems she has an appreciation of the benefits of status and their value, and not just after top status for it's own sake. When short by only a few (thousand) miles there are often ways to get there without doing a mileage run. Check if you can get status miles with signing up for a co-branded credit card. Reroute some of your trips from non-stop flights to include an extra leg or two. Check to see if a slightly higher fare will earn more status miles (eg the difference between a discount fare earning reduced mileage and a fare earning full mileage may only be a few $, or if on a full economy fare a first class fare may earn 150% mileage for little extra $). Well done your mom. It seems she has an appreciation of the benefits of status and their value, and not just after top status for it’s own sake.

When short by only a few (thousand) miles there are often ways to get there without doing a mileage run. Check if you can get status miles with signing up for a co-branded credit card. Reroute some of your trips from non-stop flights to include an extra leg or two. Check to see if a slightly higher fare will earn more status miles (eg the difference between a discount fare earning reduced mileage and a fare earning full mileage may only be a few $, or if on a full economy fare a first class fare may earn 150% mileage for little extra $).

]]> By: Sean http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18496 Sean Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:57:40 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18496 I'm leaving for a trip back east on Friday and while it's not just for the miles, I definitely encouraged my wife to book it for us so I'd be pushed over the threshold for elite status. Normally, I wouldn't have trouble making at least the bottom tier but it's been a slow travel year and there's no way I'm giving up those perks! I’m leaving for a trip back east on Friday and while it’s not just for the miles, I definitely encouraged my wife to book it for us so I’d be pushed over the threshold for elite status.

Normally, I wouldn’t have trouble making at least the bottom tier but it’s been a slow travel year and there’s no way I’m giving up those perks!

]]> By: Ron http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18495 Ron Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:16:18 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18495 How funny. I think there's a lot of us out there. I just took a mileage run to Germany, didn't even spend the night. I was sitting at 92,000 miles for the year and it's well worth the $400 to hit United 1K. The free upgrades alone are well worth it. How funny. I think there’s a lot of us out there. I just took a mileage run to Germany, didn’t even spend the night. I was sitting at 92,000 miles for the year and it’s well worth the $400 to hit United 1K. The free upgrades alone are well worth it.

]]> By: Claire Walter http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18493 Claire Walter Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:09:09 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/11/my-mom-is-doing-a-mileage-run/#comment-18493 Good for your mom. I hope she has better luck than I have redeeming miles for a time when I actually want to travel to a place I actually want to go. Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com Good for your mom. I hope she has better luck than I have redeeming miles for a time when I actually want to travel to a place I actually want to go.

Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com

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