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

  2. At a gathering of frequent flyers I want to find out what are their most cherished earning activity and and what was the most enriching reward they redeemed for

  3. Have a streamlined transportation process between host hotel and airport for attendees who are not staying at the host hotel.

  4. At a gathering of frequent flyers, I want to find out how they started, what got them hooked.

  7. A conference host hotel needs to know the weather forecast to ensure all incoming delegates are able to join, or if any alternate arrangements need to be made, the hotel can provide a helping hand.

  8. I’d like to learn more about award flights in countries domestically like Australia, NZ, China.

  9. I’d like to learn how to maximize my spend for more miles and points and how to maximize the places I can go with collected miles and points without paying any cash!!!

  12. Hello Gary Leff

    What would you most want to learn at a gathering of frequent flyers?
    -Would like to know secrets not yet published online to earn miles. How a guy with no a low paying job, no credit card, bad credit can actually travel the world?

  14. One thing I don’t see discussed much is when and how to ask for compensation when airline operations (not weather, not force majeure) are clearly at fault for either an extended delay, canceling your flight, or for bumping you. There are clear guidelines for bumping, but for delays and cancellations, which can be just as severe, I’ve found that airlines rarely cough up a simple meal voucher, much less real compensation.

  18. I would like for the host hotel to keep a lot of award availability for the date during the conference that the majority of the attendees can stay without any hassle!!

  20. I would like to learn how to gain your trust…So we can be friends and share points secrets that have never been on the internet!

  22. In a light-hearted manner, to answer the host hotel question, I’d offer that host hotels often overcharge participants based upon the convenience factor. Perhaps they are willing to sacrifice those folks who are wise enough to find nearby (sometimes next door) hotels at a sizable discount to the host facility.

  25. The host hotel should deliver a consistent experience for all guests. Business as usual in an ideal world.

  26. I would like to learn who advocates on behalf of consumers in this ever so volatile market.

  27. I think a host hotel with complimentary coffee is key. OR flexibility to work with the wide array of customers needs.

  30. I would like to hear about where the experts see the future of frequent flyer programs heading.

  38. I think the most important thing for a conference host hotel to do it to make it easy for attendees to find and attend the various functions associated with the conference.

  39. I think I’d like some emphasis on logistics. Booking engines, partner searches. Etc. with some hands on demos. Things to maximize value on the burn side of the equation.

  41. At the conference, I’d like to learn about ways to earn miles for paying bills for things that don’t take traditional credit cards. The recent changes to Bluebird have made it much harder.

  42. What would you most want to learn at a gathering of frequent flyers? Advanced techniques of manufactured spending to generate/maximize Points

  45. I would like to learn why I, a budget leisure-only traveler, should/shouldn’t stick with an airline that’s going revenue-based mileage earning.

  47. Host hotels for conferences should always make sure they have adequate bandwidth and wireless infrastructure – how irritating is it when connectivity breaks down?

  49. I’d want to learn more about booking award tickets-using web tools to search partners, free one ways, fuel dumping etc.

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