2012 Airline and Hotel Summary

Happy New Year!!

So I took a couple of weeks vacation to spend with the family in Hilton Head, SC over Christmas and New Years.  During this time I decided against blogging and to focus solely on my loved ones.  Mission accomplished as I had a wonderful time.

Now......... I'm back!

My first post of 2013 will be a quick summary of my flying and lodging accomplishments for the year.  These two travel mediums are my most common and where I seek elite status to make them more comfortable.

In the Air in 2012

Total miles flown (Butt in Seat): 87,874

  Break down:

     - American Airlines (AA) Butt in Seat: 77,906 (living in Dallas, AA is my carrier of choice)

     - Other Airline Butt in Seat: 9,968 (miles redeemed on Delta for r/t to London)

AA Redeemable Miles EARNED: 223,382 (approximately 2 r/t business/first tix to Europe or Asia)

AA Redeemable Miles earned from Mileage Runs (for sake of getting miles only): 33,420 of the 223,382

AA Qualifying Miles earned from Mileage Runs (needed to ensure Elite Status): 22,280 of the 100K needed for desired elite status

Cost of Mileage Runs: $712.80 (or $.02 per mile flown).

Status Earned: AA Executive Platinum through 2/14 (Goal for 2012)

In the Room in 2012

71 nights at Hilton Properties

  Break down:

     - Paid Nights: 2

     - Free nights from points redemption: 6

     - All other nights through work

Status Earned: Diamond (Goal for 2012)

13 nights at Hyatt Properties

  Break down:

     - Paid Nights: 3

     - Free nights from points redemption: 1

     - All other nights through work

Status Earned: Platinum (Goal for 2012)

26 nights at all other hotels/resorts

  Break down:

     - Paid Nights: 7 (Sandals Vacation)

     - Free nights from points redemption: 5

     - All other nights through work

All in all, I accomplished my goals for 2012 as far as Elite Status is concerned.  I started the year off as a very amateur individual in the points/miles/status game.  It wasn't until late in the year that I researched and found the loopholes in the system.

My goals for 2013 will be a little more aggressive with regard to Elite Status; which I will post in days to come.  I will also summarize in a post the points earned from credit card applications.

So as far as I am concerned, I am happy with my 2012 ELITE success.