{"id":364673,"date":"2017-01-05T06:29:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T06:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=364673"},"modified":"2017-06-20T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T20:37:53","slug":"travels-2016-a-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/travels-2016-a-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Travels 2016 – A look back"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a busy 2016 for me.   Like every year, lots of travel (airplanes, hotels, cars, and conference rooms) .  It is always<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

It was about 61 business trips,   and about 5  personal trips (including a road trip 4000 miles in the summer) <\/p>\n

Airlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Hotels: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"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…  <\/p>\n

53 Hotel Stays (not days!)  in Hilton alone.      Some Marriott, Hyatt, Westin and Holiday Inns as well.. <\/p>\n

Not much more to report in this area.  <\/p>\n

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Cars:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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!)  <\/p>\n

[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!! ]<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

These are the types of cars rented in 2016 Some types more than once..<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CHEVROLET EQUINOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHEVROLET IMPALA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHEVROLET MALIBU <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHEVROLET TRAX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHRYSLER 300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DODGE JOURNEY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FIAT 500X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD EDGE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD ESCAPE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD EXEL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD EXPEDITION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD EXPLORER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD F153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FORD FUSION<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GMC ACADIA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GMC TERRAIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GMC YUKON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GMC YUKON XL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HYUN SONATA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HYUNDAI SANTA FE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JEEP CHEROKEE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JEEP COMPACT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JEEP RENEGADE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA SORENTO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NISSAN MURANO<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NISSAN ALTIMA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VOLK JETTA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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