I’m Giving My Readers $500 in Gift Cards, Just Leave a Comment to Enter!

by Gary Leff

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!

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  4. I would like in depth sessions on the workings (or not) of the major frequent flyer programs.

  5. The host hotel needs to be prepared for an onslaught on the club facilities. It should back up the club with restaurant access for breakfast

  6. Hotels need to have good working wifi that can handle hosting a large event where everyone uses wifi.

  8. Hotel should be welcoming and make sure their WiFi is able to accommodate all their guests with a fast speed.

  11. I’d like to learn more about frequent flyer programs to maximize my United and Hawaiian Miles, my SPG points and SVO options.

  12. A host hotel should make an effort to enamour us to what they in particular have to offer frequent travelers.

  13. What would you most want to learn at a gathering of frequent flyers?
    Which airline they fly the most and why? do they go out of their way to always fly that airline to keep/maintain status?

  14. I would love to know how to employ so many of the great tips here in Australia.
    Sadly it is a whole different ball game here!

  15. What is the most important thing for a conference host hotel to know, or to do?
    Provide free coffee!

  16. I think the conference hotel should be acutely aware of what the attending patrons will pay particular attention to – in this case probably elite benefits being recognised and points for all spending posting!

  20. the most important thing for a conference host hotel to do would be to provide wifi and make sure it doesn’t overload and there is enough bandwidth for everyone.

  21. I would want to most learn the best travel redemption tips from my home base Boston.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  22. A session on award travel for larg(er) families. We are a family of six travelling to Sourh Africa in July 2015 in F, thanks to points. It can be done!

  24. A host hotel should know that there will be a surge of people checking in on day 1 and out on the final day and provide relevant staff in adequate quantities.

  27. At a gathering of frequent flyers, I would be interested in learning strategies for earning miles/points beyond the typical methods.

  28. I think the important thing for a conference host to know is the makeup of the conference attendees (i.e. who do they hope to gain from attending) and then aligning the agenda accordingly.

  29. The host hotel should know when to expect the bulk of the attendees to avoid long check-in lines

  30. A. How do I get the most points? and

    B. Hotels should offer fresh fruit. like bananas and apples

  31. I would like to know more about using the KVS tool as I don’t get to use it often enough to remember the tool that well.

  32. I’d want to learn the ins and outs of booking multi-city/multi-segment flights in order to optimize points.

  38. I would like to learn how to find awrd space and how to book three or four tickets at the same time, on the same flight, but using more than one person’s points (e.g. Mine and my husband’s point to book flight for us and the kids)

  40. I’d like to know how to maximize the miles I have to get the most from my redemptions. When does it make sense to purchase a ticket instead of using precious miles? I’m fairly new to the game and have a lot to learn!

  41. Conference hotels need to provide sufficient seating and signage for the event. They also need a top-notch audio visual team on site who can help out when things go on the fritz (as they always do). In guest rooms: sufficient outlets for charging laptops, tablets, phones, etc, and great common spaces where conference attendees can mix and mingle.

  42. This gift card will help me during my Amsterdam trip which i will be taking next month.

  48. i would most want to learn about the best way to book awards for two (either me + 1 or to send my parents on a trip)

  49. the most important thing for a conference host hotel to do is to capacity plan…everything from space to wifi to food and drink

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