During 2022, we mostly returned to “normal” international travel. We spent about one-quarter of the year in our RV, about a month with friends and family, and the rest of the year living out of hotels (and sleeping on flights).
We traveled together much of the year, each venturing out on only a couple of trips on our own. Here’s a roundup of JT’s travels during 2022.
2022 Flights
Basic Flight Stats
- 209,668 flight miles
- 107 flights (including one by American Airlines bus)
- 21 airlines
- 61 airports
- 23 countries
- 17 of 29 on American Airlines domestic/short-haul international upgrades — including some via systemwide upgrades
Miles By Type of Cabin
- 46k economy
- 54k premium economy
- 92k business class
- 17k first class
Cost
Both JT and Katie
- $16,077.36 out-of-pocket
- 924,000 AAdvantage miles
- 120,000 Flying Club points
- 98,000 KrisFlyer miles
- 80,894 Membership Rewards points (after 35% rebate)
- 77,500 LifeMiles
- 50,000 Etihad Guest miles
- 32,500 Delta SkyMiles
- 31,000 Aeroplan points
- 17 Katie flight segments paid by TPG (reviews / office visits)
JT-only
- $8,454.15 out-of-pocket
- 499,500 AAdvantage miles
- 60,000 Flying Club points
- 49,000 KrisFlyer miles
- 42,500 LifeMiles
- 40,488 Membership Rewards points (after 35% rebate)
- 25,000 Etihad Guest miles
- 21,500 Delta SkyMiles
- 15,500 Aeroplan points
Airlines
- American Airlines: (71,484 miles on 41 flights + 1 bus)
- Singapore Airlines (27,414 miles on 7 flights)
- British Airways (22,239 miles on 7 flights)
- Qatar Airways (16,787 miles on 4 flights)
- United Airlines (12,059 miles on 6 flights)
- Delta Air Lines (10,968 miles on 5 flights)
- LOT Polish Airlines (9,208 miles on 4 flights)
- Norse (7,352 miles on 2 flights)
- All Nippon Airways (6,757 miles on 1 flight)
- Southwest Airlines (6,455 miles on 9 flights)
- Ethiopian Airlines (4,092 miles on 2 flights)
- Finnair (3,909 miles on 1 flight)
- Japan Airlines (3,906 miles on 3 flights)
- IndiGo Airlines (2,111 miles on 3 flights)
- Airlink (1,032 miles on 4 flights)
- Asiana Airlines (1,013 miles on 2 flights)
- CemAir (1,000 miles on 1 flight)
- Air Baltic (715 miles on 1 flight)
- VietJet Air (523 miles on 1 flight)
- GOL (213 miles on 1 flight)
- Jeju Air (180 miles on 1 flight)
Airports
- Atlanta (ATL) 19 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) 17 flights
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) 16 flights
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 12 flights
- Charlotte (CLT) 10 flights
- Johannesburg (JNB) 8 flights
- London-Heathrow (LHR) 7 flights
- Austin (AUS) 6 flights
- Tokyo-Haneda (HND) 6 flights
- Singapore (SIN) 6 flights
- New York-La Guardia (LGA) 5 flights
- Bangalore (BLR) 4 flights
- Houston-Intercontinental (IAH) 4 flights
- Warsaw (WAW) 4 flights
- Doha (DOH) 4 flights
- Las Vegas (LAS) 4 flights
- Philadelphia (PHL) 3 flights + 1 bus
- Miami (MIA) 2 flights
- Mexico City (MEX) 2 flights
- Cape Town (CPT) 2 flights
- Punta Cana (PUJ) 2 flights
- Bogota (BOG) 2 flights
- Denver (DEN) 2 flights
- Amsterdam (AMS) 2 flights
- Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN) 2 flights
- Jaipur (JAI) 2 flights
- Newark (EWR) 2 flights
- São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) 2 flights
- Oslo (OSL) 2 flights
- Pittsburgh (PIT) 2 flights
- Tokyo-Narita (NRT) 2 flights
- Da Nang (DAD) 2 flights
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 2 flights
- Dubai (DXB) 2 flights
- Jeju (CJU) 2 flights
- Phuket (HKT) 2 flights
- Frankfurt (FRA) 2 flights
- Phoenix (PHX) 2 flights
- Munich (MUC) 2 flights
- Boston (BOS) 2 flights
- Washington-Reagan (DCA) 2 flights
- Nassau (NAS) 2 flights
- Sapporo (CTS) 2 flights
- Port Elizabeth (PLZ) 2 flights
- Skukuza (SZK) 2 flights
- Colorado Springs (COS) 2 flights
- Chennai (MAA) 2 flights
- Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK) 2 flights
- Seoul-Gimpo (GMP) 2 flights
- Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) 2 flights
- Riga (RIX) 2 flights
- Columbia (CAE) 1 flight
- London-City (LCY) 1 flight
- Rio de Janeiro-Galeão (GIG) 1 flight
- Atlantic City (ACY) 1 bus
- Seoul-Incheon (ICN) 1 flight
- Hoedspruit (HDS) 1 flight
- Orange County-John Wayne (SNA) 1 flight
- Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont (SDU) 1 flight
- Kruger Mpumalanga (MQP) 1 flight
- Busan-Gimhae (PUS) 1 flight
2022 Lodging
Type of accommodation
- Hotel: 227
- RV: 85
- Family/Friend house: 32
- Redeye flights or in airports: 19
- Airbnb: 2
Lodging Cost
- $13,296.15 out-of-pocket
- IHG: 520,800 points
- Marriott: 368,000 points
- Choice: 64,000 points
- Hyatt: 46,500 points
- Wyndham: 47,250 points
- 5 IHG free night certificates
- 4 Hyatt free night certificates
- 2 Marriott Free Night Awards
- 19 nights paid by TPG (Katie reviews / office visits)
- $245.40 most expensive night (The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore)
- $16.75 cheapest non-free night (Shady Grove Campground with 50% discount)
Where We Slept
- 20 countries
- 13 US states
- 30 major hotel brands
Countries (20)
- USA: 167 nights
- South Africa: 36 nights
- Thailand: 21 nights
- India: 19 nights
- United Arab Emirates: 14 nights
- Japan: 14 nights
- South Korea: 13 nights
- Germany: 13 nights
- Latvia: 8 nights
- Brazil: 7 nights
- Bahamas: 7 nights
- Dominican Republic: 5 nights
- Vietnam: 5 nights
- Colombia: 4 nights
- England: 4 nights
- Sweden: 4 nights
- Netherlands: 3 nights
- Mexico: 1 night
- Qatar: 1 night
- Norway: 1 night
States (13)
- Georgia: 90
- Florida: 15
- Alabama: 12
- Texas: 9
- New York: 9
- California: 9
- Nevada: 6
- Colorado: 6
- Pennslyvania: 4
- Illinois: 3
- Massachusetts: 2
- South Carolina: 1
- Arizona: 1
Major Hotel Brands (30)
- Holiday Inn Express: 29 nights
- Protea: 17 nights
- Hyatt House: 16 nights
- Sheraton: 13 nights
- Hyatt Regency: 11 nights
- Four Points: 10 nights
- Holiday Inn: 9 nights
- Hyatt Place: 9 nights
- InterContinental: 9 nights
- Marriott: 7 nights
- Fairfield: 7 nights
- Hilton: 7 nights
- AC Hotels: 7 nights
- Dreams: 5 nights
- Voco: 5 nights
- Le Méridien: 5 nights
- Ascend: 4 nights
- Park Hyatt: 4 nights
- Luxury Collection: 4 nights
- Ramada Encore: 4 nights
- Crowne Plaza: 3 nights
- Kimpton: 3 nights
- Ramada: 3 nights
- Alila: 2 nights
- Ritz-Carlton: 2 nights
- Hyatt Centric: 2 nights
- Six Senses: 2 nights
- Westin: 2 nights
- Aloft: 2 nights
- Courtyard: 1 night