I really enjoyed the hits on this posting and all of your inputs. Allow me to say that ANY STAR RATING in the CREME DE LA CREME ranks of travellers is a tremendouz feat in itself. I see IMONRED's view that I should have ranked us nonrevers at least a 2.5 or 3, and who's to say we shouldn't be? Imonred brings out some great points that we do travel UNPHASED and things like going through security in the airports, we know to take our shoes off before we are told. And most travellers do look like first time travellers while we nonrevers cover BUCU places at the drop of a dime. I have to agree that IN AS FAR AS travel by air to get to and from a destination, and cover more ground, we nonrevers do it best, but now we must define a TRAVELLER.

As you all saw, I layed more emphasis to a traveller not based soley on flying around to get to and from various destinations. I gave more emphasis on what a traveller is to someone that spent more time IN COUNTRY over a LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. But that was just my input, which is why I posted this to see your views on what you think a TRAVELLER really is.

Yes GIGI. I have seen backpackers everywhere I go. They get around good and they cover lots of ground. They seem to cover alot with minimul funds with budget on their minds. They would sleep in the woods or jungle to save a few more pesos for beer. You can see these long haired BOHEMIAN types with unshaven faces and unmanicured finger nails, wrinkled up clothing alcohol smelling breaths and care free looks on their faces riding along cheap public buses and staying in barracks type hostels so that they can stretch their dollars out and be able to hang out in country longer and drink more beer.

To the typical American traveller. I would have to give the American MOTORIST the highest star. Members of AAA that live in their cars or camping RV's criss crossing the nation and staying in great places like Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone NP. These CREME DE LA CREME travellers are first on MY LIST of great American travellers. And they don't give a dam about fuel cost either because they save with AAA discounts. 5 stars to them. (And here you thought it was going to be for an American FLYING instead of driving.)

On flights, I'll give the American corporate traveller a pretty good ranking on U.S. flights. They seem to fill the plane up most especially in BUISNESS CLASS seats with their laptop computers and shiney shoes. They travel around with a small suit case and lap top. I give these types with clean shaven faces and neat haircuts and suits a respectful 4 stars. You may throw in the military travelling on orders too. Same look only younger and more gung ho, not as wealthy.

The NONREVER is a small elite portion. You can see these "PARASITES OF THE SKIES" sucking up to an empty seat and making sure no plane flies UNFILLED while trying to stay COVERT about their nonrev status. I've seen them up there from First Class to Buisness Class to the coach, back up to buisness first and then riding the Cockpit jumpseat to dam near riding with the flight attendants in their jumpseats. I wish to allocate them a star here but I think I'll keep that "COVERT" so as not to arouse the paying pax.

The rest of the flying public I may have to agree with IMONRED. Probably family members visiting family, Disney World travellers and death in the family travellers, Honeymooners. It's hard to rank them in the "TRAVELLER CREME DE LA CREME" since they are so many and so widespread but they get a noteworthy respect for being usually the typical honest American trying to be the "SQUIRREL TRYING TO GET A NUT" and making a huge loud dent in the TRAVEL world. You may include these folks along with KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL a direct threat to NON REVENUE PAX like us trying to get a seat to LAS VEGAS so we can gamble and eat big buffets at MGM GRAND. Ok, I'll give them a star which is no small feat in CREME DE LA CREME rankings.