Something I recently heard about while stumbling about the web yesterday is called “mileage running”.
Apparently it’s possible to buy a bunch of off-season cheap flights and use them to rack up your frequent flier points. Later you can take a flight for free to a location where you actually want to go. Can you believe it?
There are some people who would spend hundreds of dollars and hours of air time just to get more points on their card. Is it worth your time, discomfort and damage to the environment to get a discount of this size?
Personally, I think it’s a terrible waste of fossil fuels, not to mention carbon dioxide emissions. How much money do these people really save? Is it half the price? Is a whole day of your life cramped up in an airplane worth it?
Have you ever done it?
