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 host finds ways to introduce guests to one another.
Hosts need to keep things moving!
A host with SURPRISES is always nice. Make mine a Hyatt card please!
Manufactured Spend!!
I want to learn some good ways to manufacture spend.
Conference hotel should have sufficient signs to guide attendees to the right place.
I will be there and would love to learn more about how to seek out award seat availability on flights.
As for Hyatt, I love their product and I feel the best thing they could do is expand upon where they see their awards program going in the next few years.
I always like to hear other frequent flyer’s opinions on program devaluations and at what point they consider switching programs – something I am always trying to figure out for myself!
Hotels that host conferences really need to make sure that their Wifi can handle the number of conference attendees using bandwidth simultaneously without significant performance lag. Seems so basic, but it is SO important.
The most important thing for a conference host hotel to do is provide reasonable internet access.
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I’d want to learn the secret stuff that can only be learned in the hallways at the Frequent Traveler University.
The host hotel should provide free internet if only for that weekend.
Most important thing for a host hotel to know – location of the conference, hours, how to get there, logistics of all the events.
I would really like to know how some frequent travelers literally rack up millions of miles without being shut down
What to learn most at a gathering of frequent flyers – some lesser known awards that could get you either a better deal on points or an unexpected routing that may be interesting.
always looking for more travel tips!
give the organizers what they need – especially a first time organizer – giving them some advice is a big helpt to everyone
Lets Win
What would you most want to learn at a gathering of frequent flyers? Things you don’t want to tell a large group of people!
What is the most important thing for a conference host hotel to know, or to do? Make sure the seats are comfortable!
Host hotel should have fast internet connection.
Host hotel should have enough front desk staff to ensure short lines for check-in.
Things at a FF gathering I’d like to explain is valuable airline partner routes and how best to achieve them.
The host hotel should have a separate floor or floors for the attendees and be able to keep them together.
I’d want to learn how to search for awards using Expert Flyer and Award Nexus.
I would love to have a walk through on different ways to book tricky complicated routes with different paid/non paid programs.
The conference hotel should have fast, reliable, free internet.
I want to learn how I can stretch my trip with small amount of mileage. I also want to lean about paying bills with credit card with less fees.
I would like to learn the in’s and out’s of finding award space when I want to travel and not when the airline wants me to travel.
How to earn the greatest amounts of miles/points besides CC sign ups.
Love, love, love Park Hyatts.
question 1 – I would want to learn how to make the wisest decision on which airline to fly and hotel chain to sleep at.
conference host should have plenty of power outlets.
question no 2. – the most important thing for the host hotel to know (and do) is to recognize that attendees are intelligent travels and better be at the top of their game and not full of BS when problems arise
1. Would like to learn more about shopping portals, details, and tips/tricks.
2. Conference hotel needs to ensure that when things go awry, they are proactive in trying to find a solution and also apologize for the inconvenience.
A host hotel needs to know when everyone is coming (reservation time) and leaving (wake up call is usually a good way to tell) and make sure that housekeeping is ready to clean rooms so that guest are able to check in and out quickly. Guests traveling from far away may need to get some rest. A hotel that keeps tabs on the rooms would be greatly appreciated.
Since it won’t be possible to retain everything, I would want to learn where I can go to find the information I’ll need to travel well yet affordably.
conference hotels must ensure a great customer experience since so many of the attendees of a conference can influence new business.
Learn more about how to easily find award seat availability.
The most Important learning at the conference is that you are not alone in your crazy pursuit of miles and points.
Host should provide free (and fast) wifi.
1) Would like to meet the experts and learn how to get help when needed
the hotel should take care of its frequent guests.
great opportunity to learn how to maximize earning miles and optimize using them.
It would be good to learn more about how to book awards more complicated than simple round-trips.
A conference hotel needs enough comfy chairs and groupings for people to congregate and free WIFi. Also, lots of coffee around
Genuinely new, rare, or interesting ways of getting points and miles beyond “get these credit cards”.
Manufactured spend!