You know you’re a miles and points blogger when…
- You visit CVS more often than your doctor
- You dream about the perpetual point machine
- You do a cost/benefit analysis on a hotel loyalty program
- You hotel hop just to earn stay credits
- You re-price a hotel just to save $5
- You mileage run for the best cpm
- You know that AA doesn’t offer UDU’s for non-EXPs
- You know being an SPG Gold member is worthless
- Most of your friends are on Twitter
- Devaluations are your worst nightmare
- You know how to get around the MQD & PQD requirements
- You want your readers to click on your affiliate links
- You ask readers to call the reconsideration line so you can get an affiliate conversion
- Very few comments on a blog post leads to depression
- You know readership dies on the weekends
- You tell your readers not to carry a balance on their credit cards
- You tell your friends that you’re off to an exotic location only for one night
- You tell your readers that travel is free
- You sign up your parents for credit cards and help them manage it
- You constantly worry about the dreaded Financial Review
- WordPress is your starting homepage
- You go to FTU and Chicago Seminars just to have a presence and promote your blog
- You hold Twitter contests just to increase your followership
- You get e-mails from newbies asking for help
- Your readers want to buy you a drink
- You only fly Business and First Class
- You know how to keep your miles from expiring
- You get excited when your upgrade has cleared
- You dread the middle seat on a 2-3-2 configuration in J
- You complain about the IFE to get compensation
- You complain about a 5 minute delay
- You always want to board first to secure overhead bin space
- You dislike it when flight attendants serve you a pre-departure beverage in a plastic cup
- Dom and Krug are your best friends
- You downloaded the CVS app on your iPhone
- You complain about the WiFi just to avoid the resort fee
- You love it when an award ticket gets mis-coded as a revenue flight, thus earning you miles
- You get excited when you trump everyone on the standby list
- You know what Gate Lice is
- You lift off mileage runs on Flyertalk and re-blog them
- You know the angries on TBB
- You know a member of The Flight Deal
- You get excited when readers mention one of your memorable blog posts
- You constantly monitor your Alexa score
- You worry about affiliates dropping you for not having enough conversions
- You complain about a two minute hold on the elite phone line.
- You know how to sneak additional guests into your hotel room without paying extra
- You hate nonstop flights
- You’re in a constant battle with spam
- You complain when your Dom and Krug is too warm
- You’re a constant winner on UA’s “Halfway to Hawaii” game
- You know that it’s impossible to open the emergency exit during the flight
- Most of your friends are bloggers
- You dread the “old product” in F and J
- You hold DO’s to meet up with your readers
- You dread when there’s no TSA Pre-Check
- You’d rather walk 15 minutes to another Terminal for TSA Pre-Check
- You get upset when you don’t get your suite upgrade and the hotel is still selling suites
- Twitter is the fastest way for readers to reach you
- You’re used to Delta devaluations
- You blew all your HHilton HHonors points on AXON awards
- You know that the Alaska Boardroom has a pancake maker
- You beg the agent to let you into the Flagship Lounge
- You take pictures of the hotel toilet
- You Instagram your hotel suite and first class meals
- You’ve slept in a car during a mileage run
- The ice cream sundae is the best thing you’ve ever ate
- You spend your Friday and Saturday nights looking for mileage runs
- You mileage run to sit up front for next year’s mileage runs
- You’re shocked when you get upgraded on Silver status
- You sign up for Accor Platinum status on different e-mail address
- You sign up for a status challenge just to get status up front with no intention of qualifying
- You know what “miles per minute” mean
- You use a Regus Business Center just for free coffee and wifi
- Slow WiFi is your worst enemy
- You know controversial posts like this brings you a ton of readers
Have I left out any? Please feel free to create your own in the comments section!
I’ve only been doing this kind of traveling for about a year and i’ve already done most of the stuff on your list. The one I’m not proud of is sleeping in a car the night before a marathon to get the cost of the mileage run marathon to go down. Also avoid taking a nonstop flight to get there.
You’re the only one happy about a delay on your MR so you can reroute for more miles.
I own #51. I think I’ve won at least one of every prize in the history of the game (to include champagne that I had to give to my parents when I was underage) LOL
You wish you were TheMrPickles!
Not QUITE there yet … but rapidly ticking items off the list 😉
I’m probably gonna regret asking this but what on earth is “gate lice”?
Newbie
They’re the people that crowd the gate before its their turn to board, to put it nicely
A picture captures the meaning of gate lice (in red) perfectly:
http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Gate-lice.jpg
And yes, this will show up on TBB tomorrow. Things that make TBB laugh are, by nature, very entertaining;-)
thanks! Can’t wait to read TBB before I go to sleep tonight
Unfortunately sometimes people in red are part of group A. I was taking one of the last AA red-eye flight into JFK from LAX before a snow storm in JFK (JFK closed for a few hours the next day but nothing major) and the plane was filled with PLTs. I was one of the last PLTs to board and I definitely took one of the last overhead bin space on the old 757. I would say at least half if not more of the plane already boarded before me. Only time that’s happened.
The most annoying is when the gate lice attempts to board. Is there a term for that? There should be some red siren that goes off when that happens.