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Lobby Bar – May 17: Goldilocks, Green Eggs & Ham, Rock and Roll Bands, and the Tortoise and the Hare

Lobby Bar – May 17: Goldilocks, Green Eggs & Ham, Rock and Roll Bands, and the Tortoise and the Hare

The Lobby Bar – A Weekly Summary of Frequent Business Traveler News and Views
I can’t get no satisfaction. How satisfied are you with your frequent flyer programs?  The Rolling Stones suitably preferred Flintstones cars over air travel, but their frequent rollers program wasn’t listed.
Jonathan Spira and the Three Wines. Jonathan flies in American’s first class Flagship Suite aboard a Boeing 777-300ER.  He even completed a wine tasting in the air. …

2013 Frequent Flyer Program Award Redemption Satisfaction Survey

2013 Frequent Flyer Program Award Redemption Satisfaction Survey

Those who travel frequently for work or leisure undoubtedly are members of a frequent flyer program.  Frequent Business Traveler and FlyerTalk, the world’s largest online travel community, want to know from you, our readers, how satisfied you are with the program or programs you participate in.
Please rate your level of satisfaction with one or more of the following frequent flyer programs based on your actual usage of the program within …

Lobby Bar – May 10: Pandas Gone Wild, Let’s Play Family Feud, Songs From the South by Southwest, and The Meaning of Life

Lobby Bar – May 10: Pandas Gone Wild, Let’s Play Family Feud, Songs From the South by Southwest, and The Meaning of Life

The Lobby Bar – A Weekly Summary of Frequent Business Traveler News and Views
Survey says: the top three answers are on the board. The results are in; find out what bugged travelers the most about staying in hotels.  Make sure you read the findings in Steve Harvey’s voice.
Cancel my spa appointment, I’ll just go for a drive.  Jonathan Spira puts the pedal to the metal in the 2013 Audi S8.  …

Hotel Pet Peeve Survey: Guests Voice Dissatisfaction With Wi-Fi and Noise

Hotel Pet Peeve Survey: Guests Voice Dissatisfaction With Wi-Fi and Noise

By their very nature, frequent travelers tend to spend much of their time in hotels.  While hotels do their best to provide a good living and working environment for their guests, they sometimes fall short and, when they do, they fail in ways that can be both inconvenient and uncomfortable for their guests.
Three years ago, in conjunction with FlyerTalk, the world’s largest travel community, we started to compile a comprehensive …

8 Tips for Secure Travel: Safeguarding Personal Information, Avoiding Hackers, and Outwitting Thieves

8 Tips for Secure Travel: Safeguarding Personal Information, Avoiding Hackers, and Outwitting Thieves

Before you embark on a trip this spring or summer:
Copy, copy, copy.  Make a scan or photocopy of credit cards, passports, driver’s licenses, and other important documents and keep a paper copy of them separately when you travel.   I made fun of my father for doing this when I was a child but now I see his point.
Lose some weight.  Leave unnecessary credit cards (department stores) and other similar items …

Lobby Bar – May 3: Roald Dahl, Futuristic Websites, In-Bath Entertainment, and Flying Pigs

Lobby Bar – May 3: Roald Dahl, Futuristic Websites, In-Bath Entertainment, and Flying Pigs

The Lobby Bar – A Weekly Summary of Frequent Business Traveler News and Views
Meet the Jetsons. We’ve upgraded our site to Frequent Business Traveler 3.0. Everything else just seems like the Flintstones now.
One of these things is not like the other.  Boeing Airplane Co, the Chicago World Fair, Jonathan Spira, the Douglas DC-8, and the McDonnell Douglas Skylab. Guess which one wasn’t born in May? Check out the greatest moments …