The results are in! Thanks to your generosity, we beat our goal of raising 2 million airline miles by a landslide, raising over 3.4 million miles—our highest amount yet! These donated airline miles never expire and help send children battling life-threatening illnesses on their wish trips. You really made wishes come true.
Your donated miles help send people like Julia on their wish trips. 16-year-old Julia has been fighting a connective tissue disorder. Her wish was to go to Mo’orea to stay in an overwater bungalow with her twin sister, Jamie, and their parents. Julia said, “It let us break away from reality. We weren’t always worried about doctors’ appointments.”
What’s even more amazing is that when Julia returned home from her wish, she wanted to pay it forward and raise money to send other kids on wishes. Julia and her sister set a goal of $5,000 and ended up raising over $19,000—an amount that funds approximately two whole wishes!
Read more about Julia’s wish story here.
Thank you to all who helped make wishes come true.
Some fun facts about TripIt’s miles donation drive:
- 3.4 million miles will fund approximately 68 roundtrip domestic flights
- The largest single donation was 164,028 miles
- The state with the most donations was California
- Since TripIt partnered with Make-A-Wish® in 2013, we’ve raised over 9.6 million miles
Meet Julia—Wish Recipient to Wish Benefactor
Your donated miles help send people like Julia on their wish trips. 16-year-old Julia has been fighting a connective tissue disorder. Her wish was to go to Mo’orea to stay in an overwater bungalow with her twin sister, Jamie, and their parents. Julia said, “It let us break away from reality. We weren’t always worried about doctors’ appointments.”
What’s even more amazing is that when Julia returned home from her wish, she wanted to pay it forward and raise money to send other kids on wishes. Julia and her sister set a goal of $5,000 and ended up raising over $19,000—an amount that funds approximately two whole wishes!
Read more about Julia’s wish story here.
Thank you to all who helped make wishes come true. 