With more than 12 years of business travel, no airline has ever bestowed me with top tier elite status. That's probably because I don't choose an airline flight based on frequent flyer benefits. Instead I choose flights based on a convenient schedule, friendly and professional service, and sensible fares — you know, the characteristics U.S. airlines forgot.
This year is different. I signed up for Japan Mileage Bank (JMB) at the beginning of the year, expecting I would fly Japan Airlines frequently, maybe too frequently. I've steadily moved up the multi-tier JAL class system: Crystal (25,000 miles), Sapphire (50,000 miles), Sapphire plus Japan Global Club, and now Japan Global Club Premier (70,000 miles). By the end of November I will qualify for Diamond (100,000 miles), which means I receive a key to the executive washroom or something.
What an insane amount of flying.
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