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I started typing up my 2020 travels and realized it was the first time in over a decade that I didn’t leave North America.
So rather than work on that boring map, I figured I’d go backwards a year from when I started typing up these posts and sure enough, my 2015 travels were far more exciting! 😀
2015 flying map:
Here’s how I burned them:
January:
- 1 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Chicago on American: 9,000 BA Avios
- 4 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale on United: 100,000 United miles
- 1 night at the S. Regis Bal Harbour: 30,000 Starpoints
- Trip report: Winter Break 2015 Trip Notes Part 1: Miami
- 5 round-trip coach saver awards from Miami to Cancun on American: 45,000 BA Avios
- 3 nights at the Fairmont Mayakoba: Free with Fairmont Platinum nights.
February:
- 1 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Philadelphia on American: 9,000 BA Avios
March:
- 4 one-way business class saver awards from Cleveland to Tel Aviv via Newark on United: 270,000 American miles with a rebate of 160,000 United miles due to IRROPS rebooking.
- 7 nights at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem: 480,000 Hilton points
- 4 one-way business class saver awards from Tel Aviv to Cleveland via Philadelphia on USAirways: 270,000 American miles
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April:
- 4 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Kansas City via Chicago on United: 80,000 United miles.
When in Kansas…
May:
- 1 one-way business saver award from Cleveland to Honolulu via Newark on United: 40,000 United miles.
- 1 night at the Westin Moana Surfrider: 20,000 Starpoints
- Trip report: United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 1: Honolulu
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- 1 one-way first class award from Honolulu to Guam via Majuro, Kwajalein, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Chuuk, on United’s Island Hopper: 100,000 United miles.
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- 1 one-way first class award from Guam to Palau: Free stopover from previous award award
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- 1 one-way ANA first class award from Palau Cleveland via Guam, Tokyo, and NYC: 110,000 United miles
- 1 night at the Sheraton Miyako Tokyo: 10,000 Starpoints
- 1 nights at the Park Hyatt Tokyo: 30,000 Hyatt points
June:
- 5 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Montreal via Washington DC on United: 100,000 United miles.
- 3 nights at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth: Free with Fairmont Platinum nights.
- Trip Notes: Eating Our Way Through Montreal
August:
- 1 round-trip coach saver award from Cleveland to Miami on AA: 15,000 BA Avios.
- 2 nights at the W South Beach: 40,000 Starpoints
- Trip Notes: Miami Kosher Food Scene Heats Up, Silvercar, And AMEX Centurion Lounge Report
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September:
- 3 round-trip coach saver award from Cleveland to Chciago on AA: 27,000 BA Avios.
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November:
- 4 round-trip business class saver award from Cleveland to London via NYC on AA: 0 miles/flight in vain.
- Trip Notes: Our 24 Hour Flight To Nowhere ThAAnks To AA Or AA’s Revenge?
- 8 Months Later, A Conclusion To Our London Saga, with 162,000 miles in compensation.
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December:
- 2 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to LaGuardia on AA: 18,000 BA Avios
- 3 nights at Park Hyatt NYC: 90,000 Hyatt points.
- 4 round-trip coach saver awards from Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale on United: 100,000 United miles
- 1 night at the S. Regis Bal Harbour: 30,000 Starpoints
- Trip Notes: A Quick Weekend Trip To Miami-December 2015
Total miles and points redeemed from 2015-2019=11,661,966.
OK, enough living in the past. I guess it’s time to pull together my 2020 redemptions…
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*2020*
If only my 2020 map would be able to look like this!
Will you make a 2020 post?
IY”H.
The real question is how do you get all those points to burn? No way you can get so many millions by just opening credit cards and getting 50k or 100k sign up bonus. What’s the secret?
^^^been wondering this as well
Once upon a time I was able to open 24 cards at a time and build up quite a nest egg 🙂
Now it’s a lot harder though still plenty available. And there’s lots of free spending opportunities including gift cards and the like.
@Dan we still want the 2020 report
Did you mean 2020?
Have you read the post?
way too many coach tickets….
If it’s not long-haul or lie-flat, I don’t pay for first.
Exactly my feelings on this. <2000 Miles + Domestic First Seat = Economy.
Exactly.
Knowing you, I don’t think ‘pay’ is the right word. When was the last time you ‘paid’ for any ticket? 😉
But great post as usual. I love the trip notes!
Well, pay with miles 🙂
Thanks for the post.
That meticulous record keeping…
Haven’t done a news roundup in a while, we love it.
Is there a program you use to keep track of all the flights you’ve taken?
Thanks for posting! It’s great to see how you use the miles. May hashem bless you with continued success in everything you do.
Amen, to you as well!