Enjoy these videos about a fictional frequent flier who is striving to reach a milestone more rare than walking on the moon. Then spend time with million-mile madmen who collect frequent flier miles as a hobby. Finally, our own Christopher Elliott provides lessons on how use a notebook, yes, a notebook.
Clooney saves frequent flyer miles
The trailer from a movie, Up In the Air, about a very frequent flier scheduled to be released in December 2009.
Another clip follows.
Freqent flyer video
Here is an entertaining 20-minute video that provides a glimpse into the world of frequent flier madmen. They call it a hobby, but I find it an obsession. Then again, I might see the world differently if were a mileage millionaire.
You’ll be amazed at the number of frequent flier miles that have been issued as currency. Chris already posted this video, but I thought it is worth seeing for those who missed it the first time.
Frequent Flyer from Gabriel Leigh on Vimeo.
Christopher Elliott on using a notebook
No, our wizard of Web 2.0 is not speaking about a notebook computer. He is dealing with the old-fashioned paper kind of notebook that he always keeps handy.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
