In 2023, we fully returned to our typical international travel. We spent about two months of the year in our RV, about a month with friends and family, and the other nine months mostly living out of hotels (and sleeping on flights).
We only spent two nights apart all year! That was when Katie was invited to visit the Choice Hotels international conference in Las Vegas while JT visited his mom. So, while this is a recap of JT’s exact travel numbers for 2023, they’re virtually the same for Katie.
2023 Flights
- 212,245 flight miles (vs. 209,668 in 2022)
- 122 flight segments (vs. 107 in 2022)
- 29 airlines (vs. 21 in 2022)
- 82 airports (vs. 61 in 2022)
- 32 countries (vs. 23 in 2022)
- 8 of 15 on complimentary American Airlines domestic/short-haul-international upgrades
Flight Miles by Type of Cabin
- 46,416 economy
- 33,898 premium economy
- 123,413 business class
- 8,518 first class
2023 Flight Cost
Both JT and Katie
- $15,119.51 out-of-pocket
- 2,235,646 airline miles
- 1,470,500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles
- 220,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles
- 120,000 United MileagePlus miles
- 88,146 Southwest Rapid Rewards miles
- 71,000 Avianca LifeMiles
- 69,800 Malaysia Enrich miles
- 65,000 Air Canada Aeroplan points
- 35,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 34,000 British Airways Avios
- 30,000 Flying Blue miles
- 21,000 Delta SkyMiles
- 11,200 JetBlue TrueBlue points
- 5 Katie flight segments paid by TPG (Choice conference, Hyatt headquarters visit)
JT only
- $7,681.90 out-of-pocket
- 1,144,746 airline miles
- 730,000 AAdvantage miles
- 110,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles
- 60,000 United MileagePlus miles
- 88,146 Southwest Rapid Rewards miles
- 35,500 Avianca LifeMiles
- 32,500 Air Canada Aeroplan points
- 25,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 17,000 British Airways Avios
- 15,500 Malaysia Enrich miles
- 15,000 Flying Blue miles
- 10,500 Delta SkyMiles
- 5,600 JetBlue TrueBlue points
Airlines
- American Airlines: (65,601 miles on 33 flights)
- Qatar Airways (22,316 miles on 7 flights)
- Finnair (19,736 miles on 4 flights)
- Qantas (19,426 miles on 5 flights)
- United Airines (11,500 miles on 5 flights)
- Cathay Pacific (9,639 miles on 2 flights)
- Southwest Airlines (8,315 miles on 15 flights)
- Japan Airlines (7,919 miles on 4 flights)
- Fiji Airways (6,864 miles on 2 flights)
- Malaysia Airlines (6,067 miles on 10 flights)
- Air Tahiti Nui (5,656 miles on 1 flight)
- Etihad Airways (4,668 miles on 2 flights)
- Copa Airlines (4,014 miles on 4 flights)
- Brussels Airlines (3,657 miles on 1 flight)
- Alaska Airlines (3,390 miles on 9 flights)
- Aegean Airlines (1,687 miles on 2 flights)
- Air New Zealand (1,384 miles on 1 flight)
- Emirates (1,256 miles on 1 flight)
- Red Way (1,224 miles on 1 flight)
- Malindo Air (1,220 miles on 1 flight)
- All Nippon Airways (1,116 miles on 1 flight)
- British Airways (1,021 miles on 3 flights)
- Oman Air (963 miles on 2 flights)
- Delta Air Lines (860 miles on 1 flight)
- JetBlue Airways (759 miles on 1 flight)
- Iberia Airlines (714 miles on 1 flight)
- Virgin Australia (552 miles on 1 flight)
- Air France (376 miles on 1 flight)
- Korean Air (345 miles on 1 flight)
Airports (top 50)
- Atlanta (ATL) 19 flights
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 12 flights
- Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) 12 flights
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 10 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) 10 flights
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) 9 flights
- Miami (MIA) 8 flights
- Doha (DOH) 8 flights
- Sydney (SYD) 6 flights
- Tokyo-Haneda (HND) 6 flights
- London-Heathrow (LHR) 5 flights
- Austin (AUS) 5 flights
- Jacksonville (JAX) 5 flights
- Panama City (PTY) 4 flights
- Helsinki (HEL) 4 flights
- Seattle (SEA) 4 flights
- Chicag0-Midway (MDW) 4 flights
- Singapore (SIN) 4 flights
- Brisbane (BNE) 2 flights
- Melbourne (MEL) 2 flights
- Kuantan (KUA) 2 flights
- Houston-Intercontinental (IAH) 2 flights
- Nadi (NAN) 2 flights
- Osaka (KIX) 2 flights
- Ketchikan (KTN) 2 flights
- Petersburg (PSG) 2 flights
- Juneau (JNU) 2 flights
- Cordova (CDV) 2 flights
- Anchorage (ANC) 2 flights
- Male (MLE) 2 flights
- Sofia (SOF) 2 flights
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) 2 flights
- Qingdao (TAO) 2 flights
- Hong Kong (HKG) 2 flights
- Kota Kinabalu (BKI) 2 flights
- Dhaka (DAC) 2 flights
- New York-La Guardia (LGA) 2 flights
- Nashville (BNA) 2 flights
- Boston (BOS) 2 flights
- Kuwait (KWI) 2 flights
- Dubai (DXB) 2 flights
- Amman (AMM) 2 flights
- Frankfurt (FRA) 2 flights
- Nassau (NAS) 2 flights
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) 2 flights
- Charleston (CHS) 2 flights
- Houston-Hobby (HOU) 2 flights
- Milan (MXP) 2 flights
- Madrid (MAD) 2 flights
- Philadelphia (PHL) 2 flights
Longest flights of 2023
- MEL-DFW (8,994 in QF J)
- IAH-SYD (8,597 in UA J)
- DFW-SYD (8,579 in QF J)
- JFK-HKG (8,059 in CX J)
- IAH-DOH (6,914 in QR J)
- DOH-JFK (6,691 in AA J)
- BOS-DOH (6,505 in QR J)
- HND-DFW (6,448 in AA W/P)
- ORD-HND (6,290 in JL J)
2023 Lodging
By Type of accommodation
- Hotel: 240
- RV: 59
- Family/Friend house: 26
- Redeye flights or in airports: 21
- Home rental (e.g. Airbnb / Marriott Homes & Villas): 16
- Tent camping: 3
Lodging Cost
- $12,086.16 out-of-pocket
- 1,952,400 hotel points
- IHG: 876,600 points
- Marriott: 357,100 points
- Hilton: 340,000 points
- Hyatt: 226,700 points
- Choice: 152,000 points
- 21 free night certificates (mostly earned through credit cards)
- 12 Marriott free night certificates
- 5 IHG free night certificates
- 2 Hyatt free night certificates
- 2 Hilton free night certificates
- 7 nights paid by TPG (e.g. Chicago Seminars, office visits)
- $227.19 most expensive night (The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur)
- $20.38 cheapest non-free night (Shady Grove Campground)
Where We Slept
- 28 countries
- 14 US states
- 35 major hotel brands
Countries (28)
- USA: 148 nights
- Malaysia: 18 nights
- France: 17 nights
- Japan: 16 nights
- Indonesia: 14 nights
- New Zealand: 13 nights
- Australia: 12 nights
- Netherlands: 11 nights
- Bulgaria: 10 nights
- Colombia: 9 nights
- Maldives: 9 nights
- Jordan: 8 nights
- Fiij: 7 nights
- England: 7 nights
- South Korea: 6 nights
- Bangladesh: 5 nights
- Kuwait: 5 nights
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 5 nights
- Singapore: 4 nights
- Belgium: 4 nights
- Germany: 4 nights
- Bahamas: 4 nights
- Qatar: 3 nights
- China: 3 nights
- Italy: 3 nights
- Panama: 2 nights
- Spain: 2 nights
- United Arab Emirates: 1 night
States (14)
- Georgia: 50
- Florida: 23
- Alabama: 18
- Texas: 10
- Illinois: 9
- South Carolina: 7
- New York: 7
- Washington: 5
- California: 4
- Colorado: 4
- Alaska: 4
- Mississippi: 2
- Minnesota: 2
- Nebraska: 1
- Washington DC: 1
Major Hotel Brands (35)
- Hyatt Place: 19 nights
- InterContinental: 18 nights
- Hyatt Regency: 18 nights
- Four Points: 16 nights
- Holiday Inn: 16 nights
- Moxy: 13 nights
- Comfort Hotel: 12 nights
- Marriott: 12 nights
- Holiday Inn Express: 11 nights
- Grand Hyatt: 8 nights
- Fairfield Inn: 6 nights
- Hampton by Hilton: 5 nights
- Microtel: 5 nights
- Holiday Inn Resort: 5 nights
- Courtyard: 5 nights
- IHG independent (Grand Pacific Hotel): 4 nights
- Hilton: 4 nights
- AC Hotel: 4 nights
- Le Méridien: 4 nights
- Crowne Plaza: 3 nights
- Kimpton: 3 nights
- Ramada: 3 nights
- UrCove: 3 nights
- SpringHill Suites: 3 nights
- Aloft: 2 nights
- Westin: 2 nights
- Quality Suites: 2 nights
- SLH: 2 nights
- Tribute Portfolio: 2 nights
- Element: 2 nights
- Park Hyatt: 2 nights
- Toyoko: 1 nights
- Residence Inn: 1 nights
- St. Regis: 1 nights
- Andaz: 1 nights