As a businessman, Peter Shankman racks up hundreds of thousands of frequent flyer miles over the year traveling across the United States and to Europe and Asia, and he's come up with a fulfilling way to use them.
Over the last four years, Shankman has donated his miles to strangers who can't afford plane tickets so they can go home for the holidays. Shankman asks interested parties to share their stories online, and other people vote for their favorites. Whoever gets the most votes wins, and so far this year, he's taken care of six travelers.
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