interesting point, I definitely used to be a Pt A to Pt B traveller. I found then and mostly still do find the "accomplishment" aspect of looking at a map and seeing that by my own power, I went from here to there, its a neat feeling.
I must say though that the Hub and Spoke way is becoming more appealing. Last summer with friends we did a two day thing with our kids, and it was fun to come back to the small cheap motel we were at and then see another part of the area we were in the next day. With my wife last summer we were on a 6 day organized bike trip, but still camping in our own tent each night, and twice in that week we stayed in one spot and did a loop around the area--purely from a logistical side, it was nice not to have to pack up in the morning, and really in my opinion, the days ride was no different or not less enjoyable than if we had gone on to somewhere else--and lets face it, the tent is up already, you grab your clothes and soap, head to the shower and its done. Nice.

This is a great topic, and its interesting how I would have never really thought of doing this when I was younger, as the idea of going from here to there along a map is definitely what appealed before. In fact, I think I will look at areas and/or ideas of a bike holiday differently now with this more in mind.

cheers