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Well, 2009 has come to an end.  With that, I’m publishing my third annual ‘by the Numbers’ (here is 2007 and 2008) post that chronicles my travels.  Most travel is for business but there were a couple personal trips that made the list.

So, in 2009 I…

• Flew 7,482 miles (I’m happy to say I didn’t have many bad airport experiences this year!)
• Traveled through 5 airports (RIC, IAD, PHL, ORD, AUA) – PHL is still a nightmare
• Stayed 133 nights in hotels
• Stayed 3 nights in a corporate apartment
• Rented 1 car – Hertz still has a questionable selection
• Drove 8,505 miles – DC and back…a lot
• Visited 3 states (NC, IL, PA) other than VA. Oh, and one island – Aruba!!

It looks like my travel for at least the first half of 2010 will be on par with 2009.  We’ll see what the new year brings though!!

As many of you know I travel nearly 100% for my job – almost every Monday through Thursday. I got to thinking about how much I traveled in 2007 and thought I’d share some of my findings.

In 2007 I…

• Flew 73,549 miles (not including any bonus miles of course)
• Stayed in hotels 158 nights
• Rented 42 rental cars (the Chevy Aveo is a dreadful car by the way)
• Traveled through 16 airports
• Road Amtrak once
• Visited 8 different states (5 for work – not including VA obviously or those I just drove through) and St. Lucia (honeymoon)

2007 proved to be a pretty busy year and I’m sure 2008 will be just as hectic. I’ll try to keep tabs on my travel in 2008 and let everyone know how it turns out.