The "guy with unlimited flights" is Tom Stuker, a New Jersey-based car dealership consultant who is widely recognized as the world's most frequent flyer. In 1990, Stuker made what he calls the "best investment of his life" by purchasing a lifetime unlimited pass from United Airlines for $290,000. As of early 2026, he has flown over 24 million miles and taken more than 12,000 flights—all in first class. To put that into perspective, 24 million miles is equivalent to over 50 round trips to the Moon. United, which hasn't sold the "unlimited" pass in decades, has embraced Stuker as a celebrity; they have put his name on two of their planes and even let him help design the menu for their premium Polaris clubs. He once went 12 straight days without sleeping in a bed, simply jetting between continents because he could. For a high-value peer detail: Stuker has used his accumulated miles to buy enough gift cards to renovate his brother's house and take over 120 "honeymoons" with his wife, proving that the $290k he spent in 1990 was worth millions in today's travel currency.