Frequent Traveler University: December 5-7, Hyatt Regency Crystal City
The next Frequent Traveler University, in partnership with USA Today, promises to be the biggest gathering of frequent flyers ever — topping even last April’s sold out event in Northern Virginia.
The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City minutes from Washington’s National airport.
It’s a fantastic venue to support us all, and Hyatt has made available (2) $250 Hyatt gift cards for me to give away here. Gift cards that could be used on your stay during Frequent Traveler University!
All you need to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on this post. You may answer one of two questions,
- What would you most want to learn at a gathering of frequent flyers? Or..
- What is the most important thing for a conference host hotel to know, or to do?
Since there are two gift cards, and two questions, you may enter up to two times.
Just leave a comment or two comments and I will draw the winning comments at random from those left by October 14 at Noon Eastern. (Void where prohibited by law. All of my decisions are final and unappealable, I want to make giveaways as easy as possible and with the fewest headaches possible.)
And I hope to see you at the upcoming Frequent Traveler University!
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Hiiii!!
I never win these things, but ya gotta be in it to win it!
Should read the post eh?
Host hotels should make sure that their elites can be catered for and make arrangements appropriate to the number of elites who will be attending the conference.
My favorite hotels are Hyatts!
The hotel hosting the conference should always greet the guests with welcome to the ….conference
I would most want to learn the latest and greatest MS techniques and best ways to make award redemptions!
Plus making new friends 🙂
Hotels need to make sure there’s enough outlets and wifi for all the convention-goers!
the most important thing a conference hotel can do is provide free wifi in the conference rooms…..for free!! I know organizations pay a lot for this.
Problems one can run into when booking awards, esp. with foreign airlines. For ex., how hard is it to change/cancel on the various non-US based airlines? I have heard horror stories and would consider avoiding those airlines that make it esp. difficult tomake changes after booking.
Host hotel should know that there will be a lot of award redemptions that week! And possibly lots of reviews to be posted 😉
I would most want to meet people. I am successful in this hobby, and am happy with what I’ve done. But, it also seems like there’s an underground aspect to it as well.
Down to earth tips for those who want award tickets but do not have to fly up front!
how to use FF miles to pay for river cruises
It would be really helpful to learn some more ways to MS. I need lot of miles to fly performers to Montana!
Useful techniques that are frowned upon by “others” when made public on blogs.
1. Manufactured Spend techniques. Thank you!
I would most want to learn about the latest in manufactured spending. Things seem to be changing all of the time so keeping up to date can sometimes be difficult.
I haven’t been to one of these (and don’t go to a lot of conventions!), but wi-fi and enough outlets is always a problem when I travel, whether I’m staying with my kids, in an airport, or in a hotel.
Hotel-Ensure sufficient staffing at check in/out and at the bar/lounge.
I’d like to learn more about maximizing my spend for more miles and points. And how to maximize the places I can go with those miles and points, enjoying the trip as much as possible!
I would like for the host hotel to keep a lot of award availability for the dates of the conference, knowing that’s how the majority of the attendees will be looking to stay.
The host hotel should do their best to accommodate early check in & late check out requests!
2. The hotel must have comfy chairs to accommodate hours of sitting! Thank you!
I want to learn all of tge top secret stuff that is never allowed to be written down!
I’d want to learn the best ways to utilize a large amount of points toward flying first class, and how to efficiently search for new methods of MS so that I’m not just mooching off of everyone else…
I would like to learn about fuel dumping at a frequent flyer meeting.
Hotel to provide shuttle service to and from the airport.
I would want to learn about working fuel dumps.
Answer to q1: how to maximize points and achieving status in the daily-changing points game (see delta and united)
I would most want to learn how to score First class seats on the Middle East 3.
The most important thing for a host hotel to do is be extra helpful at first, then let guests have freedom to enjoy themselves.
The hotel has to be prepared with enough staff to support a group who will all be doing things at the same time (lunch, potty breaks, checking out)
A conference hotel need to know the surrounding restaurants in all price categories.
HOtels need to know that its guests expect free wi-fi now.
Hush hush ways to earn points.
I want to know where the best places are for warm weather travel.
A conference hotel should have 24 hour fitness facilities and allow for 24 hour CHECKIN to checkout allowing for maximum flexibility.
I’d like to lean more how to better use Expertflyer.com
can you publish once a week a great fare list??
I would like to see if the Miles Professor is as beautiful as her website picture shows her to be.
Elite status for everyone so we can have a taste of how it should be.
Little known tips and tricks for manufactured spend
I’m always interested in the pricing patterns of hotels and when they hit lows to maximize opportune times of booking reservations.
i love pricing pattern information
I would love to learn more about redemptions and partner redemptions
I would like to learn more about booking partner awards.
I want to learn how to book cheap tickets and hotels
Practical ways to overcome problems. How to find those hard to get first class saver fares, and things like that.
Make sure to have a fun learning environment
what a conference hotel needs to do – needs to have a lounge open/available for use by attendees.