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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #60 on: January 20, 2016, 01:20:03 PM »
My very epic map:



JFK-KEF-JFK: $608.90 in Y
JFK-PTY-HAV-PTY-JFK: 60k SQ in J

Why am I not surprised you are someone who offered a map, total, and breakdown?  :D
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #61 on: January 20, 2016, 01:21:39 PM »
I probably missed a bunch of business flights, but here's the bulk of my 2015 travels:


Grand total: 100 segments, 88,265 flown miles, not too many redeemed miles

Few things are more painful to see on DDF than the "HNL" label, all by itself in the middle of the Pacific.
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #62 on: January 20, 2016, 01:21:43 PM »
This probably sums it up best:

2. I don't travel nearly as much as most people here. I only tend to travel more loudly.

What a line. Oh so true!
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #63 on: January 20, 2016, 01:22:56 PM »
Few things are more painful to see on DDF than the "HNL" label, all by itself in the middle of the Pacific.

And the amount of time I spent there would also make you cringe...

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #64 on: January 20, 2016, 01:26:44 PM »
Why am I not surprised you are someone who offered a map, total, and breakdown?  :D

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #65 on: January 20, 2016, 01:28:01 PM »


This is what happens when you travel with 4 kids:

SQ   20,000   1.25%
BA   32,500   2.02%
Marriott   40,000   2.49%
AA   47,250   2.94%
DL   60,000   3.74%
UR   61,964   3.86%
SPG   124,000   7.72%
MR   208,494   12.98%
WN   231,858   14.44%
Flying Blue   300,000   18.68%
Hilton   480,000   29.89%
Total   1,606,066   100.00%

For simplicity purposes, I converted the HH free nights (4 at WAJ) and one IHG anniversary night (CP Beverly Hills) to the points it would have cost at the hotel redeemed)

Man, those miles start to add up when traveling with 4 kids.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #66 on: January 20, 2016, 01:40:32 PM »
Man, those miles start to add up when traveling with 4 kids.
And only half of those trips were with the kids.
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #67 on: January 20, 2016, 01:51:28 PM »
This thread is giving me the push to start keeping track of everything

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #68 on: January 20, 2016, 01:52:34 PM »
Frankly, I don't get how you don't already. I guess you're a "political science teacher."
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #69 on: January 20, 2016, 01:52:38 PM »
40k flown, international all in J (LH, SN), domestic combination J and Y (UA, WN, AA primarily)

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #70 on: January 20, 2016, 01:57:35 PM »
Frankly, I don't get how you don't already. I guess your a "political science teacher."
DW is an accountant and it still doesn't happen

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #71 on: January 20, 2016, 01:59:22 PM »
While this is a fun and nice idea, boy oh boy, I don't keep track of points used/flights taken. I barely keep track of my CC's. And I'm accountant.  :-[

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #72 on: January 20, 2016, 02:00:53 PM »
Shameful.

Wow, didn't realize I'm so far in the minority.
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #73 on: January 20, 2016, 02:01:00 PM »
My very epic map:



JFK-KEF-JFK: $608.90 in Y
JFK-PTY-HAV-PTY-JFK: 60k SQ in J

Monsey to BP should count for something too  ;)
One thing is certain, being single or married without kids is a completely different ballgame.. Obviously

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #74 on: January 20, 2016, 02:12:29 PM »
Shameful.

Wow, didn't realize I'm so far in the minority.
Do you have the dollar value of all the trips that you took in 2015? I'm keeping track of it for my 2016 trips. I think that's the most fun to keep track of. Literally cents on the dollar.

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #75 on: January 20, 2016, 02:16:39 PM »
Do you have the dollar value of all the trips that you took in 2015? I'm keeping track of it for my 2016 trips. I think that's the most fun to keep track of. Literally cents on the dollar.

I remember the EK F redemption was like $20k + OW
That divided into a nice value.

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #76 on: January 20, 2016, 02:20:34 PM »
we need Dans recap too
Start here and add the trips I did without the kids :)
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=17753.0
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #77 on: January 20, 2016, 02:23:19 PM »
Do you have the dollar value of all the trips that you took in 2015? I'm keeping track of it for my 2016 trips. I think that's the most fun to keep track of. Literally cents on the dollar.

But, of course. $124,734.65.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2016, 02:30:38 PM by AJK »
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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #78 on: January 20, 2016, 02:23:34 PM »
Start here and add the trips I did without the kids :)
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=17753.0
Great, so it shouldn't take you long at all ;D

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Re: Year In Review: 2015 Edition
« Reply #79 on: January 20, 2016, 02:24:43 PM »
But, of course.
... do we have to pull teeth?  :)