For some reason I was looking into tea at the Ritz about a month ago - it's, I think, £33 per head and you have to book months in advance. (Three sittings per afternoon, two hours permitted per sitting.) Still, it does rather define The High Life, though.
Hurrah for your Gold status! How many AAdvantage miles are you up to now, and how close does that get you to a free return flight?
How far is ORD from LHR, anyway? If it's over 4167 miles then you only need three round-trip returns per year to maintain your Gold status purely on the Q-miles.
You need to start volunteering to go on business trips for work next... ;-)
The next two pressies will not be discussed here ;-)
Mmm-hmm! Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
The tally currently stands at 54,600 miles, with another 5,500 that haven't come through yet. 40k miles is enough for an off-season round-trip, although 60k for a high-season one will be more cost-effective. On the other hand, 90k gets a business class round trip (any season) - awfully tempting seeing as a business class ticket costs easily 6 times a cheapo economy one...
Requalifying for gold is certainly not going to be a problem - but I may well to the Platinum chanllenge later in the year and get that status for the floowing year as well (getting that by Q-miles is unlikely, especially if I take any freebie flights).
Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
Strangely, no. I don't infact own any handkerchiefs - although I do have a pair of monogrammed cuff-links.
How far is ORD from LHR, anyway? If it's over 4167 miles then you only need three round-trip returns per year to maintain your Gold status purely on the Q-miles.
Continental claims that it's 3483 miles from LGW to EWR and 719 miles from there to ORD, so making it a close thing. However, their frequent flyer program gives you Elite status after just five transatlantic (one-way) flights (which status lasts through to the next-but-one February) - which is how I came to have Elite status when booking my honeymoon.
Mmm-hmm! Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
LHR<->ORD is 3954 miles as the 777 files, so alas 3 round trips won't quite do it. Not flying on discounted tickets, anyway - 5 one-ways at full fare economy or better would do the trick, however.
chosen soley on the basis of free cookies at check-in (nice, but really not worth the $8.95 they want for a tin of 6 - no cookie is worth that, even the ones I make).
Hmm, sounds vaguely familiar. This wouldn't be the Doubletree, by any chance?
(Anyway, does this alleged girlfriend not have a house you can stay at? :-p)
And, yes, hermorrine does have an apartment with her brother. However, as they also have their father staying with them at the moment, it doesn't really have the desired level of privacy right now...
(Anyway, does this alleged girlfriend not have a house you can stay at? :-p)
Whatta ya mean, alleged?? I've been around for over a year now, surely I have proven my existence! Not to mention the mutual friends you have that have also met me... Hrrrumph.
And sadly, I don't. My brother and I have a 2-bedroom apartment with my dad staying in the living room/kitchen - and that's just a bit too close for more than a few hours' comfort. I'm hoping that when we move in the fall we'll have a place where my room is more private and away from the other two. Hotels are nice and all, but I'd rather Mark not have to pay for them - even if the crappy dollar is making it really cheap for him. St00pid dollar.
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Hurrah for your Gold status! How many AAdvantage miles are you up to now, and how close does that get you to a free return flight?
How far is ORD from LHR, anyway? If it's over 4167 miles then you only need three round-trip returns per year to maintain your Gold status purely on the Q-miles.
You need to start volunteering to go on business trips for work next... ;-)
The next two pressies will not be discussed here ;-)
Mmm-hmm! Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
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Requalifying for gold is certainly not going to be a problem - but I may well to the Platinum chanllenge later in the year and get that status for the floowing year as well (getting that by Q-miles is unlikely, especially if I take any freebie flights).
Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
Strangely, no. I don't infact own any handkerchiefs - although I do have a pair of monogrammed cuff-links.
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Continental claims that it's 3483 miles from LGW to EWR and 719 miles from there to ORD, so making it a close thing. However, their frequent flyer program gives you Elite status after just five transatlantic (one-way) flights (which status lasts through to the next-but-one February) - which is how I came to have Elite status when booking my honeymoon.
Mmm-hmm! Monogrammed handkerchief and a pair of cuff-links, eh?
I read that as "handcuffs"…
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I read that as "handcuffs"…
Oh, good. I'm glad it wasn't just me.
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Hmm, sounds vaguely familiar. This wouldn't be the Doubletree, by any chance?
(Anyway, does this alleged girlfriend not have a house you can stay at? :-p)
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And, yes, hermorrine does have an apartment with her brother. However, as they also have their father staying with them at the moment, it doesn't really have the desired level of privacy right now...
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Whatta ya mean, alleged?? I've been around for over a year now, surely I have proven my existence! Not to mention the mutual friends you have that have also met me... Hrrrumph.
And sadly, I don't. My brother and I have a 2-bedroom apartment with my dad staying in the living room/kitchen - and that's just a bit too close for more than a few hours' comfort. I'm hoping that when we move in the fall we'll have a place where my room is more private and away from the other two. Hotels are nice and all, but I'd rather Mark not have to pay for them - even if the crappy dollar is making it really cheap for him. St00pid dollar.
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