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It’s not IHG but I went to the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans a while ago and that was v nice.
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I used to stay at the Sheraton or the Marriott on Canal street in New Orleans, both were fine. The Ritz has old school charm. I don’t know how they’ve fared in the past couple years though. I’ve stayed at the Marriott in Metairie since then when I’ve gone there for work, which has been passable, but not exciting.
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Interesting, makes sense. I’m surprised that the contract is a. enforceable when the providers are in breach - services are not being reasonably provided as they can’t provide adequate staff and b. Not already being violated by the airline flying in its own people to do the job and the distinction is having someone fly in and do it is allowed vs adding it to the responsibility of a local person.
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Waroduce posted:Only ever stayed at the Windsor in New Orleans before. Heading in August to see Little Wayne. I'm typically an IHG guy so I've been eyeballing in no particular order: I would stay closer to the French Quarter (on the east? side of Canal), everything cool is over there. Not to say there's not cool stuff in the CBD/off Poydras but you'll almost always end up on the other side of Canal so save the walking. It's not IHG (or anything) but Hotel Monteleone is in a decent location and is a New Orleans classic. If you're married to IHG stay at the Crowne.
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sellouts posted:Interesting, makes sense. My guess (as a general dork on the Internet and someone who is not a lawyer or expert in commercial aviation or much of anything else for that matter) is that there is some force majure poo poo in those contracts where the service provider is exempted from liability in the event of, say, a global pandemic. And depending on what the airline baggage handlers are doing when they arrive at AMS, it's conceivable that they remain within the contract parameters. For example, if the airline employees are in the baggage hold handing bags out to the contracted rampers, because they remain with the aircraft and don't access airport facilities in a meaningful way, they may be good to go. That lowers the burden on the contract staff so they can focus on taking bags from the carts to baggage claim. That's all pure speculation on my part, though.
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Yeah makes sense to my dumb brain as well. I’m hearing a lot more force majeure pushback recently re: pandemic. Which is good. Greed is preventing these folks from being protected and fairly compensated.
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Hopefully none of you had to endure any summer travel, but it wasn't Heathrow or Schiphol that did it in for me -- it was from Cologne a few weeks ago. 2 hour security line, priority security closed from staff shortage. On the other hand, I scored two operational upgrades because of how oversold everything was this season alone.
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Supposed to transit CDG in October assuming monkeypox doesn't gently caress the world over (read: it probably will). Not checking a bag and hoping things don't go to poo poo.
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i flew the heathrow - schipol - pearson trifecta in july and it was about as awful as you'd think. 3 hours to clear security/immigration in schipol even with priority. massive delays at schipol and pearson. huge immigration lines at heathrow
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Aug 7, 2022 23:50
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Brussels-Zaventem was surprisingly smooth, at least during the early morning departures. There was no queue to enter the airport, Zaventem customs stamped our ATA Carnet without a long wait, Air Canada check in had a small queue and we were through security and border control in less than 20 minutes. Surprisingly security on both journeys did not care that I was using 7 bins for all the computers I was bringing along as carry on. Honestly if any of you have the option for a Zaventem departure rather than Schiphol or Heathrow, I'd take it.
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https://news.aa.com/news/news-detai...08/default.aspx Looks like AA has followed UA's lead in putting an "order" down for these. No details, of course. "Under the terms of the agreement, Boom must meet industry-standard operating, performance and safety requirements as well as American’s other customary conditions before delivery of any Overtures."
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Fragrag posted:Brussels-Zaventem was surprisingly smooth, at least during the early morning departures. There was no queue to enter the airport, Zaventem customs stamped our ATA Carnet without a long wait, Air Canada check in had a small queue and we were through security and border control in less than 20 minutes. Surprisingly security on both journeys did not care that I was using 7 bins for all the computers I was bringing along as carry on. the last times i went there it was full of belgian paras muzzle sweeping everyone in sight with their rifles and it was a very slow and unpleasant scene that was pre-covid though
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Aug 16, 2022 22:59
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these are going to be like concorde level fares right?
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TehRedWheelbarrow posted:these are going to be like concorde level fares right? my wild rear end guess is 50% premium to business class edit: because that's about what I think I could get authorized KYOON GRIFFEY JR fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Aug 16, 2022 |
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Aug 16, 2022 23:02
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hmmmm. i wonder if that would be an exemption to "hours" for business class. worth talking to folks about at least i wouldnt mind that much extra free time.
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TehRedWheelbarrow posted:hmmmm. Doubt it, unless you can construct a schedule of events such that you have to take a short flight to make it work. Meeting first thing in the London morning and another one late the same afternoon in New York.
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TehRedWheelbarrow posted:hmmmm. I imagine if it becomes A Thing that companies with hours cutoffs will base hours on non-supersonic flight. it's not like there will be routes that are only supersonic.
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Midjack posted:Doubt it, unless you can construct a schedule of events such that you have to take a short flight to make it work. Meeting first thing in the London morning and another one late the same afternoon in New York. i have a global level job and that would actually be cool to schedule something like that even if it was a bit contrived. i wanna go fast.
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Aug 16, 2022 23:10
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I would book out the cabin on one of these things more times than you’d think.
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i fly airplanes posted:https://news.aa.com/news/news-detai...08/default.aspx This is gonna be awesome. If they build it.
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And I'll never get to fly in one because I'm cursed and my travel must always be as miserable as possible.
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KillHour posted:And I'll never get to fly in one because I'm cursed and my travel must always be as miserable as possible. How many chads / chadettes will end up shelling out for this thing on leisure time? Maybe by the time this reaches reality instead of vaporware, we will be calling leisure time TikTok time
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ok y'all it's luggage chat time I need a new briefcase. I have a travel backpack (Hartmann D360 gift object from like 2018?) but backpacks are for scrubs etc so I also need a briefcase. I keep my briefcase load fairly light and I value a reasonable size and weight over being able to fit a bunch of poo poo in it. Here's what goes in: Bigger poo poo 14" Lenovo X1 Carbon (possibly moving to a 13" XPS or Carbon Nano but basically same size laptop) USB-C charger and cord A little zipper bag from D1 toiletries carrying a bunch of cables, chargers, headphones, etc. It would be great to fit two of these. Paperback book of some kind (must be able to carry at least one, this is probably the biggest issue I have) Legal pad / similar size notebook Random incidentals: Passport Detective size notebook Pens Business cards Security access cards I don't generally carry a tablet but I would like the ability to do so if necessary. It gets left out of my current bag for size/weight reasons. I won't buy Tumi stuff for reasons, but I also looked in the store and didn't see anything that seemed quite right. Everything is huge. The B&R Slim Brief seems to meet my needs but it is a little large and a little dull. Open to other ideas hit me up fellow professionals
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i dont know if you are looking for style or care about extra weight, this guy seems to be solidly durable and seems to look better the more beat up it gets. ymmv though. https://saddlebackleather.com/flight-bag-leather-briefcase/ have had mine for about 5-6 years ish? and carry about the same stuff in it.
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I keep my work poo poo in a carryon-size Pelican hardcase, and let me tell you, Vegas does not like those anymore. As soon as I walked into my hotel, security was politely escorting me into a back room to check and tag it. They didn't care about regular roller bags at all. I also learned that after you refuse housekeeping for two days, a member of management has to come inside your room to do a visual check, whether you're standing there in a towel or not.
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eddiewalker posted:I keep my work poo poo in a carryon-size Pelican hardcase, and let me tell you, Vegas does not like those anymore. As soon as I walked into my hotel, security was politely escorting me into a back room to check and tag it. They didn't care about regular roller bags at all. This was a big thing at the first defcon after the lone shooter high-scored that music festival. The defcon types did not react well to it.
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eddiewalker posted:I keep my work poo poo in a carryon-size Pelican hardcase, and let me tell you, Vegas does not like those anymore. As soon as I walked into my hotel, security was politely escorting me into a back room to check and tag it. They didn't care about regular roller bags at all. This has been true at most hotels for a long time, they'd usually just come in during housekeeping hours, but yeah that shitfucker in Vegas who shot up the concert got them doing it a lot more overtly now. in a well actually posted:This was a big thing at the first defcon after the lone shooter high-scored that music festival. The defcon types did not react well to it. Even before defcon and black hat that year there were reports, often from lone women guests, of hotel security forcing themselves into the room when the guest answered.
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Midjack posted:This has been true at most hotels for a long time, they'd usually just come in during housekeeping hours, but yeah that shitfucker in Vegas who shot up the concert got them doing it a lot more overtly now. Yeah; almost verbatim: “I’m a hotel employee you have to let me in.” “Uh you’re not in uniform do you have any id?” No, I don’t need that.”
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:ok y'all it's luggage chat time I got this guy: https://stuartandlau.com/products/the-cary-briefcase-with-umbrella-holder-single-navy-and-tan Fits basically everything you listed above; I often had my Switch + Sony noise cancelling headphones in there, but it got really tight with all of that stuff in there, headphones being the biggest culprit.
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Aug 22, 2022 06:07
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I really like the RedOxx CC Rider Messenger Bag to carry my laptop and gear.
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TehRedWheelbarrow posted:i dont know if you are looking for style or care about extra weight, this guy seems to be solidly durable and seems to look better the more beat up it gets. This is interesting, thanks! The flight bag seems a bit excessive in terms of size but some of the other ones look a bit more to my scale. Thanks to others for recs too, I was aware of the Stuart and Lau bag and it’s strongly in consideration, and I don’t like the styling of Red Oxx stuff even if it is decent quality.
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Disclaimer: I’m in tech so I can get away with a non-leather/more casual bag. I have a topo that I use when traveling because it looks good and it’s not too heavy. It also has that nice roller bag handle pocket thing. https://topodesigns.com/products/commuter-briefcase?variant=6318953025 For going to the office in my home city I actually dump everything loose into a longchamp bag lol. I’m assuming most of y’all are dudes so it’s probably less of an option.
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i like my air porter from waterfield sf: https://www.sfbags.com/en-ca/collections/briefcases/products/air-porter-carry-on-bag it's not really a briefcase but it's kinda close and you can replace briefcase and backpack with it ime
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In SEA for PAX. Got a few early / mid 30s other vidya game nerds. Any reccomendations for good food fri/sat evening and or chill craft beer /lounge spots I can walk in with my video game shirt Staying near pike ?
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Waroduce posted:In SEA for PAX. Got a few early / mid 30s other vidya game nerds. Any reccomendations for good food fri/sat evening and or chill craft beer /lounge spots I can walk in with my video game shirt All of these are Capitol Hill if you are that far up Pike. Kedai Makan - Malaysian (Show up before opening if you want hope of getting a table) Annapurna - Nepalese Lionhead - Szechuan
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Waroduce posted:In SEA for PAX. Got a few early / mid 30s other vidya game nerds. Any reccomendations for good food fri/sat evening and or chill craft beer /lounge spots I can walk in with my video game shirt PAX weekend you can walk in anywhere dressed in whatever and nobody will give a gently caress. Blue Water Taco Grill is a great little tacqueria right next to the convention center for a quick meal when you only have an hour break. That place saves my life at least once every year.
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Looking to book award J to Japan on ANA out of JFK for this time next fall, I'm assuming I should start looking now. Any tips and tricks besides just checking every day for a bunch of days that would work? edit: I realize this may be the wrong thread for this kind of post -- is there an award travel thread here?
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Uncle Ivan posted:Looking to book award J to Japan on ANA out of JFK for this time next fall, I'm assuming I should start looking now. Any tips and tricks besides just checking every day for a bunch of days that would work? There is the Finding Cheap Airfare thread where we discuss award stuff from time to time but I don't think there's any specific thread for it. That said, yeah, you have to start watching the flights you want. Limiting yourself to a single airline out of a single airport is going to make it more difficult, but not impossible as long as you are super flexible with regard to schedule. Another approach, if you're willing to make the investment, is an Expert Flyer membership that will monitor J award space (the I fare bucket on ANA) for you and alert you if it becomes available. You should also consider what award currency you're using (ANA's program, MileagePlus, Lifemiles, etc.) because they sometimes have slightly different availability than the operating airline itself offers. Beef Of Ages fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Sep 7, 2022 |
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How do you know your DL RPUs cleared? Your ticket is out of sync and you can't check in! 🙃
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Due to some comedy, I need to go MCO-ATL-JNB at the end of the month. I already booked the MCO-ATL leg that gives me 2 hr at ATL instead of 50 minutes, but I haven’t flown out of MCO in probably 20 years. I’ll probably need to hit a counter as my final destination is JNB, how early should I get to MCO on a Sunday afternoon? I have nightmare visions of a one hour line even at the Diamond counter surrounded by screaming kids. If there was a way for me to just get my domestic boarding pass electronically I wouldn’t care that much as I could just re check in at ATL, but that’s probably not going to happen.
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