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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A good conference host should consider different culture’s food requirements for meals.
I’d like to know what some of the sweet spots are on some of the unconventional award charts. (i.e. Asian/European/Middle Eastern airlines.
They should consider what different people need (food-wise and other) and address that.
I would like to learn more on how to maximize redeeming award on international flights at a gathering of frequent flyers. Thanks.
I love the “special value” highlights – e.g. adding a free domestic segment (after stopover) to an int’l award or using Avios for short-haul US/SAA.
A conference host hotel should have good wifi coverage for all participants. Thanks.
I want a conference host hotel to know that the group’s representative wants to know about issues in the group. e.g. if you’re oversold, let the group rep know before you walk randoms from the group.
A hotel should know the conf schedule and maybe adjust their own schedule to better serve guests
I’d want to learn more about canceling award travel booked on foreign airlines with the least amoont of fee’s and surgcharges
I would like to know what the pro bloggers are doing to earn massive points at a discount since the demise of vanilla cards
Would love to learn more about the risk of applying for too many cards
Would love to learn new ways of gathering free miles
Most important thing for a conference hotel to know is that we don’t want to be forced to use your wireless network. Many of us know more about security than you do.
I would want to learn the newest ways to manufacture spend easily and safely to get more miles/points!
For a hotel having plenty of spaces blocked off for the meetings and get together so is important
The most important thing for a conference hotel to know is what elite benefits should be given and to honor them even when/if the hotel is full (or oversold).
Would love to learn the tips and tricks to get the best out of hard earned miles and points. That is the lesson I would like to have.
I’d like to learn more about techniques for getting club access in airports.
A conference hotel needs to have a point person with a cell number for the conference organizers to be able to get ahold of the right person when they need something!
Finally one with dates where I can attend. Looking forward to it.
I want to know more about transfer points and which programs are the best for those points.
My Bluebird & I miss VR & CVS. Thanks for your class blog !!
i would like to learn more ins and outs of award booking business/first class aspirational flights!
Miles earning w/o credit cards? (besides flying!)
I would like to learn more about booking with Avios
A conference hotel needs to provide great wifi access.
enjoy your articles—keep them coming Frank
Are the random contests winners really random?
Conference hotels should make sure that conference-goer WiFi has the backhaul scaled to the capacity of the audience. If it’s a conference room of 5,000 people, make sure the backhaul can support that and you have enough routers.
What I’d most likely want to know at gather of FF fliers: how is it that fuel dumping still works after all these years? What can I do today to dump fuel?
How much compensation do Bloggers receive when you get approve for a credit card
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A good hotel host should provide free coffee in the lobby for guests and a clean well stocked bar.
Award ticket routing rules.
Strong wifi and good coffee/tea station.
1. How do I use my LifeMiles more effectively?
2. Free wifi.
I would like to find out more about stand-by flying.
The hotel should have power outlets near the bed! And if not, hand out power strips 🙂
I would like to learn all the “secrets” about fuel dumping.
A conference hotel should have fast, free wifi (whoops I guess this entry won’t win since the DC Hyatt apparently does NOT have wifi in its conference area.
I would like to know how to find and book complex awards!
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Can’t wait until I am able to attend an Advance FTU!
Would love a free Hyatt stay, thanks!
I’d like to find out how to be more in the know for mistake fares and other “Secret” things.
I would like to learn how to find and book international business class awards.
What to learn …. I am a noob so looking for tips to step up to the next level, and hoping to have a clearer understanding of where to draw the line between taking advantage of a good opportunity and violating the rules.
Host hotel should be as flexible as possible with check-in and out
I simply want to learn the actual strategies for putting together that once in a lifetime trip to a fascinating destination.
It’s important for a conference hotel to let the front desk staff know the conference is going on. It’s pretty disheartening for a board member to check into a host hotel for a 7 days stay for a conference with 7,000 attendees and have the front desk not even know what the conference was!