Travels 2016 – A look back
It was a busy 2016 for me. Like every year, lots of travel (airplanes, hotels, cars, and conference rooms) . It is always good to visit customers and talk about the latest tech trends with them face to face. I love to do that, and I am lucky to do it.
It was about 61 business trips, and about 5 personal trips (including a road trip 4000 miles in the summer)
Airlines:
Did not quite make the Delta Airlines SkyMiles Diamond tier but I was close (within 25,000 miles) with Platinum. This means in 2016 I flew 115,000 miles (not counting awards flights) on Delta alone. Add another few thousand in non-Delta (because of price, availability or schedule) and I think it was about well over 150,000 air miles in 2016
Hotels:
My preferred chain has been Hilton for the last few years.. I really like the service Hilton provides, and I like the fact that there is a hotel almost everywhere…
53 Hotel Stays (not days!) in Hilton alone. Some Marriott, Hyatt, Westin and Holiday Inns as well..
Not much more to report in this area.
Cars:
Because of my company, we use exclusively National Car Rental — Love the fact that I can choose any car on the aisle and by-pass counters (customer choice!)
[Side note: Only one small complain: National Car Salt Lake City!! — You have to wait in line outside to get the keys to your car — Why?? — It is COLD in the winter!! ]
As you can see I tried many different brands and models and when available, I veered towards Ford and GMC cars. I really liked them.
These are the types of cars rented in 2016 Some types more than once..
| CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| CHEVROLET IMPALA |
| CHEVROLET TRAVERSE |
| CHEVROLET MALIBU |
| CHEVROLET TRAX |
| CHRYSLER 300 |
| DODGE JOURNEY |
| FIAT 500X |
| FORD EDGE |
| FORD ESCAPE |
| FORD EXEL |
| FORD EXPEDITION |
| FORD EXPLORER |
| FORD F153 |
| FORD FUSION |
| GMC ACADIA |
| GMC TERRAIN |
| GMC YUKON |
| GMC YUKON XL |
| HYUN SONATA |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE |
| JEEP CHEROKEE |
| JEEP COMPACT |
| JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE |
| JEEP RENEGADE |
| KIA SORENTO |
| NISSAN MURANO |
| NISSAN ALTIMA |
| VOLK JETTA |