And now...the 2012 edition of the Mercanator Awards...

ORLANDO, Florida--Greetings from sunny Orlando, where I'm writing the final blog post of 2012 at the airport.



If you're wondering why I'm here, it's because I'm doing a mileage run from Seattle to accrue enough miles to maintain elite mileage status for 2013 on Alaska Airlines, which will come in handy for two overseas trips.



In 2012, I did accrue platinum status traveling via