United 1K again

Published by max on December 30, 2008 under Travel

I made it United 1K again. This means I flew more then 100,000 miles this year. I did have to do a number of mileage runs (I flew a little bit less as my daughter was born this year), but trust me it’s worth it. Being an elite flyer, the travel experience is usually enjoyable compared to the horror stories you hear in the news. You get priority everything – checking in, boarding, seating. You also get free upgrades. For example, when you fly to Europe (that’s about 11+ hours from San Francisco) I have a good chance of being upgraded to Business class basically for free (after purchasing a regular economy ticket). To buy a Business class ticket would cost at least $5,000.

If you fly a lot, it makes a lot of sense to fly the same airline.

United 1K = many JSF/RichFaces trainings

Published by max on December 1, 2007 under Travel

With so many JSF/RichFaces trainings this year, I achieved 1K status with United Airlines which means I flew more than 100,000 miles. Few vacations are also included in those miles. This shows that more and more companies today are using JSF and RichFaces to build next generation web applications.
If you want to pick a good seat the next time you fly, I recommend using Seatguru web site.