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i like Ham posted:If anybody is looking around and trying to decide on frequent travel programs I can lend quite a bit of insight into the pros and cons of Aadvantage and Skymiles. Please do, I am still new to this life and need to make a decision soon. I had been going skymiles but Delta doesn't seem as good out in California.
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Just randomly stop in places. I did that in South Boston one time and found out that the quaint Mexican restaurant/bar I had found was a front for a brothel! Adventure! Excitement! Traveling Sales-man (I'm actually in sales support but shush)!
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TouchyMcFeely posted:That was one thing the guy mentioned as a downside as well but I think that was his only occasional complaint. I'll be sure to check out the Sky Train as well. The backpack function sounds like a good solution to the weight issue. What kind of tools? I travel with an Allen wrench set, ammeter, multimeter, calipers (which even look kinda sharp and scary in a TSA-kinda way) and some other random tools. I've never had a problem. Then again, as you say, it is the luck of the draw.
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So, I am an idiot and lost my DL. I assume that am stuck with cabs for now?
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Why are people opting out of the scanner? Is there something I don't know? 
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My understanding is that the health concerns on those things are about as valid as chemtrails. Privacy and gumming up the works makes sense though.
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Gail Wynand posted:Somewhat agreed, but I've found I can be quite productive when sitting in a lounge so I generally try to get to the airport a bit early if I know there's a good lounge I can access. Lounges are for drinking free drinks while scanning receipts.
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I actually really like Porter. Granted, it is very "in Soviet Russia, plane flies you!" but that is part of the appeal. I feel like I am my grandparents, either riding on a plane dropping bombs or me as a paratrooper or my grandparents, flying across the sea with a baby on board to make sure it isn't a bastard. You can't beat classics like that. That is experience.
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Belldandy posted:There are lots of things you can do but they aren't good for casual travels or people without a ton of expendable income. I have a Priority Pass membership which means I can pretty much hang out at any international lounge in the event of a delay. At least then I can sleep without worrying about my poo poo getting stolen or get drunk for free. But again, unless you travel enough or just don't care about a $500/year membership it isn't worth it. With that said, more airports have lounges that can be entered with a variety of credit cards and other pay-by-the-hour options for lounges. If you are stuck go ask about a day or hourly pass, it is a way better way to spend your time vs sitting in a noisy smelly terminal. Basically this. Plus an Rx for Ambien and/or amphetamines. I like the amphetamines myself, one of my co-workers swears by Ambien. Different strokes (in my case literally) for different folks. I don't travel internationally but I fly from coast-to-coast all the time. Even there, I generate a significant time debt.
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Belldandy posted:I want to take Ambien so badly on the plane but I am afraid I'll do something dumb based on how I act at home on it. That's part of why I'm an uppers man 
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Man, I think I travel a lot but I'm a baby at ~20K. How does everybody deal with the antiquated corporate travel services? My company is cracking down so we have to use them but they are more expensive and less flexible than loving anything else I can use. This month I've had to be late to meetings with customers and my expense report is through the roof! I'm inclined to say "gently caress it" but from what I've seen, I get in less trouble with corporate when I blow off customers as opposed to when I fudge proper corporate protocol. I've said it before people: capitalism doesn't work.
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Yeah, I got in trouble for doing that. They almost didn't reimburse me, which would kinda sucked. And right now it is awful. Something came up, so I booked something yesterday for today. I wake up and find out that the person from the travel service wants to cancel it because (???) so, huh? It is awful.
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Jan 31, 2013 17:07
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Anyone know of a good spot in Salt lake city to kill some time?
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One thing to keep in mind is that Hilton is by far the most Union friendly of all the major hotel chains. For me, that kind of thing factors heavily into my purchasing habits. Just something to think about.
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Feb 21, 2013 03:07
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drat, I'm at 25K and I was feelin' like a baller.
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So . . . evidently the maids like to talk. Consequently, the last couple of stays I've had at certain locations have involved a nice cool six-pack waiting for me. Granted, they haven't quite gotten it right -- it is beer, yeah, but more of a macro variety. That said, hey, free sixer! I'm a baby in terms of this sort of thing. What kind of crazy set-ups do the old hands have? Besides the obligatory second family. I totally get that if you are regularly split between roughly two areas with enough other areas to maintain plausible deniability.
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EWR is really good. From LGA there are shuttles to get you to either Midtown or Grand Central. Not as easy as EWR but you can make it work if those flights tend to work better for you/last minute. Of course, the best way to get into Midtown is to fly into JFK and take the helicopter 
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Apr 29, 2013 15:11
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I am an idiot. I just wanted to clear the air with that. Inflight GoGo wifi is changing my life. If you fly as much as people in this thread fly and aren't on it, you are an idiot too.
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I fly into SLC pretty regularly. In my experience, flying to and from SLC is pretty awesome because not many people going there have airline status so the airlines are all  with upgrades. The airport itself is nothing special. There is a skyclub if you are with DL (I'm not). I can't think of any restaurants worth mentioning. If you are worried about booze, that is an archaic concern. If your flight gets delayed, the Mormon niceness adds a nice layer of efficiency to getting things rebooked. Don't swear. You will want to swear in the security line (last time I was there, no precheck) and a lot of people who don't fly regularly.That about cuts it. Nothing special.
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I just want to vent about my travel agency. It isn't just that they are so very, very bad at what they do but they are also incredibly rude over the phone. I'm in sales. I'm a cheery, happy guy. I'm also super relaxed. So when I ask you to do your loving job like changing a reservation I want you to treat it not like I am asking for Moon-Men from Mars. Furthermore, I may be in a radically different timezone than you are. If I am living in a different day than you are, that doesn't mean that I am crazy. I loving hate that poo poo so much. I'm so happy I got a promotion that means I won't have to deal with this poo poo anymore.
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Scottsdale is nice in a boojy sort of way. Probably better to ask LAN.
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CaptainPsyko posted:Is there such a thing as a checkpoint friendly bag that can carry two laptops? The bag you are looking for is called "pre-check".
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Two nights away from Hilton Diamond and just hit US Gold. Woooo!
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Thoguh posted:drat. Airport bar it is. What the others said. There is a smallish little Asia near the Courtyard Marriott (some mediocre Hot Pot and some solid Thai), Lulu's at the Red Roof Inn (near all the Hitlon Properties) has some cheap drinks so you can stretch your expense account if you want. As said, the closest cool place is 16th and Mission and it's 40 mins, which is cutting it real close. Just rock it in the lounge or the airport bar.
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So, I'm hopelessly naive about status and things. Now that everything has zeroed, how can I maintain my statuses and such? I've heard there is a way to keep these things going without grinding through all the flights again. For reference, I'm US Airways Gold and Hilton Diamond. Also, I'm thinking about switching from Hilton, any suggestions?
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So . . . What I'm learning is that if I want to play the West Coast (Best Coast!) game, I need to go Alaska. Right?
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I spent last year traveling what felt like 340 days. Realistically, it was somewhere between 280-320, but getting "home" on Friday just before midnight only to fly out Sunday hardly counts. I loved it. Now, I'm in a much more stable situation and it's also great. Since I'd been missing the road, I'm back on it for a quick month taking care of business (everyday!). I'm getting some weird conflicting guilt feelings. It wasn't supposed to be a mammoth trip, but some shipping delays and a meeting kinda shuffled things around so I'm not dipping my toes in, I'm back in a big way. It was supposed to be four travel heavy weeks with some stops back home with the wifey and my kittens. Now it's just all road. Part of me is loving it but part of me doesn't find "Home Sweet Hilton" the same anymore. Any advice for these sorts of feelings? I never had them before, one place was as good as another.
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3608898 Good luck expensing it, but here are some cheapo passes if people want them. I don't have any long layovers coming up but if you do consider it. If your company doesn't let you expense booze, this might be good for you.
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When in doubt, ask. Let your boss know that you'd love to take the job but because you are 6'4" traveling economy is a concern for you and would the company be willing to pay for the upgrade. Since you only travel 25%, they will probably tell you to suck it up. But if they really want you, they may be willing to make an exception.
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Boom! US platinum bitches! Granted, with the merger I'm sure something bad is going to happen but for now . . . Things are good.
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Dude, if you are in the lounges, you are doing it for the free drinks. It's like first class domestic. Sure, the extra legroom is nice and I like being able to work on my computer . . . but the drinks are the real reason. The Delta lounge at LGA used to have a rocking deal on Johnny Walker scotches too. Is that still in effect? It's been a minute.
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I've got a buddy with an 8 hour layover in Munich. Anything to do at that airport? It seems pretty far from the city proper but, then again, 8 hours is a good chunk of time.
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JetBlue is pretty awesome because they give me free drinks in coach. I was doing a redeye from LAX to JFK and the people next to me were young and fun. I started ordering drinks and just kinda committed myself to the fact that it was going to be a $100+ dollar flight. We racked up a crazy tab and they let me go scott free. They just told me to highly review and recommend JetBlue whenever their name comes up. They bought my loyalty.
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Anyone with experience trying to get a bereavement fare out of US Airways? I know they've mostly been phased out but I have to imagine there is still a backdoor somewhere. If I'm going to be flying to a funeral, I'd just as soon do it first class.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I never got Pre-Check despite being extremely eligible due to some sort of mystery reasons that the government has not been able to explain to me. It's definitely not a similar name on the no-fly list; my name is extremely unique. This is why I'm doing the Global Entry application process. I'm in the same boat. I think either because I have some gaps in my housing record or because I subscribed to some revolutionary socialist magazines during college. If it were the latter, I'd expect to be straight-up on the no-fly list though.
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It depends on where you are going in Canada. Vancouver? They don't care. Ottawa, oh yeah. They care. They really really care. Edmonton has been a bit of a mixed bag for me, it depends on whether I've got an Albertan nationalist on my hands. I haven't worked much with Montreal but they seem to be more on the Vancouver "who gives a poo poo?" end of the spectrum based on my co-worker's experience. Brazil is a loving nightmare though.
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Just my experience going there to repair machines. One time, because we were doing a favor for another company we have an on-going relationship with so I didn't have the appropriate papers, I ended up spending the night in the Airport and flying back to the US the next day. The guy in the cell with me discovered that masturbation was a fantastic way to pass the time. Surprisingly, it was actually less fun than it sounds.
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I went with Hilton because they are the least Union unfriendly of the big chains. But if I had a time machine, I'd go back and tell myself to go with Starwood. Go with Starwood.
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Meh, I just expense that poo poo. Ain't no thang. I feel worse for regular people staying at the hotel. Same deal with hotel booze, food and room service. It makes sense that it is all geared towards people who travel for business since we are easily their largest customer group but there should be some sort of concession for normal travelers. It's some real 1% bullshit that drives regular people towards Econolodge and poo poo like that.
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