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:-:Please post your offers and requests in the appropriate format, 24-hour clock please

OFFER dd-MMM-yyyy / hh:mm-hh:mm / XXX / Terminal Lounge / FlyerTalkName
REQUEST dd-MMM-yyyy / hh:mm-hh:mm / XXX / Terminal Lounge / FlyerTalkName
MEET UP dd-MMM-yyyy / hh:mm-hh:mm / XXX / Terminal Lounge / FlyerTalkName

for example, OFFER 12-JAN-2015 / 15:00-17:30 / LHR / T5 GC / Stez

Please also update here: Current to post #2312

The above makes it easy for this wiki to be kept updated and to quickly find the relevant information.

A reminder - those offering guesting are quite happy to be guested to a superior lounge! There is no need to post a separate request with your offer, this is in the interests of efficiency and housekeeping of the wiki.

Please add your details directly into the wiki if you feel confident/have wiki-posting privileges (must be member for at least 90 days/90 posts). Alternatively, please post as normal and someone will be along to add the details here.

Etiquette guidance: Send a (polite) private message to the poster if you want to be guested in, but do NOT pester (I'm sorry to have to spell it out) - take the first answer, it might be a yes or a no. If you are expecting to be guested into a lounge, please don't expect your "guester" to do all the work such as coming to find you, it is just plain rude. The more posts you have on FlyerTalk, the better your chances, as most people do not want to meet a complete stranger. Likewise, it is generally accepted that you do not post on behalf of your friend/relative if you are not going to be there as this is for FlyerTalker users.

Please only post meetups for oneworld lounges. Meetups at other alliance/airline lounges such as SkyTeam/Star Alliance or at the LHR T5 Aspire Lounge etc should not be posted here.

Link to Lounge guide: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...d-kingdom.html

LOUNGE OFFERS/REQUESTS: Requests are in BLUE: Meetups are in SIENNA

If an offer/request is taken, please consider to [strike]STRIKE[/strike] it rather than taking it down, but it isn't necessary.


APRIL 2016

OFFER 02-APR-2016 / 17:30-19:00 / FRA / CX Lounge / megaloman

REQUEST 03-APR-2016 / 13:00-14:30 / FCO / T3 / madfish (With wife & child - can only guest 1)
OFFER 03-APR-2016 / 14:00-15:30 / MAD / T4S / megaloman

REQUEST 04-APR-2016 / 15:30-17:00 / LHR / T5 GC or GF / madfish (With wife & child - can only guest 1)

OFFER 06-Apr-2016 / 17:30-18:45 / LHR / CCR / Wozza2404

REQUEST 09-APR-2016 / 16:00-19:00 / LHR / T3 / a9504477

OFFER 12-APR-2016 / 14:00-14:45 / ORY / benberg2013

REQUEST 14-APR-2016 / 09:00-12:00 / LHR / T5 GF or CCR / Paren

REQUEST 15-APR-2016 / 06:00-07:45 / JFK / T7 GF or CCR / nearlyheadlessian x 2
OFFER 15-APR-2016 / 12:30-13:30 / SYD / QF Flounge / perthflyer

REQUEST 16-APR-2016 / 09:00-11:30 / VIE / a9504477
REQUEST 16-APR-2016 / 09:00-13:00 / LHR / T5 GF or CCR / AAtticus *2 (Can guest 1 into GC)

OFFER 17-APR-2016 / 11:00-15:00 / HKG / CX Pier F / perthflyer
REQUEST 17-APR-2016 / 11:30-13:30 / LHR / T5 GF or CCR / Wembelygal x2
OFFER 17-APR-2016 / 20:15-20:45 / KUL / MH Satellite or CX / perthflyer

OFFER 18-APR-2016 / 09:00-12:00 / LHR / T5 CCR / perthflyer

OFFER 21-APR-2016 / 07:30-08:30 / GLA / GC / flyingscotsman
OFFER 21-APR-2016 / 08:45-09:50 / EDI / francismc
OFFER 21-APR-2016 / 11:30-12:30 / LHR / T5 GF / flyingscotsman
OFFER 21-APR-2016 / 12:00-14:20 / LHR / T5 GF / francismc

REQUEST 22-APR-2016 / 09:00-16:00 / ORD / T3 ANY / Conklaven

OFFER 24-APR-2016 / 10:00-11:40 / BSL / francismc
OFFER 24-APR-2016 / 11:00-13:00 / DXB / TER / flyingscotsman
OFFER 24-APR-2016 / 13:00-17:20 / LHR / T5 GF / francismc
REQUEST 24-APR-2016 / 15:30-17:30 / ORD / T5 GF / Wembelygal x2
OFFER 24-APR-2016 / 19:00-21:00 / LHR / T5 GF / flyingscotsman

OFFER 27-APR-2016 / 18:00-18:45 / LHR / T5 GF / A P Yu

OFFER 28-APR-2016 / 18:00-19:30 / LHR / T5 GF / A P Yu

OFFER 29-APR-2016 / 08:00-09:00 / LHR / T5 GF / linzbh x2
OFFER 29-APR-2016 / 14:00-15:30 / ARN / Aviator / linzbh x2
OFFER 29-APR-2016 / 23:30-01:00 / DOH / Emerald 1st Class / linzbh x2

OFFER 30-APR-2016 / 14:30-16:30 / HKG / Pier F / linzbh x2

MAY 2016

OFFER 02-MAY-2016 / 08:30-11:00 / LHR / T5 CCR / Gastrocnemius
OFFER 02-MAY-2016 / 15:30-16.30 / PEK / CX F / linzbh x2

OFFER 03-MAY-2016 / 08:30-09:30 / LHR / T5 GF / nufnuf77

OFFER 07-MAY-2016 / 07:30-08:30 / EDI / francismc x2
OFFER 07-MAY-2016 / 21:00-22:30 / HKG / The Pier F / A P Yu

OFFER 08-MAY-2016 / 05:15-06:30 / LHR / T5 GF / A P Yu
OFFER 08-MAY-2016 / 18:00-20-15 / LHR / T5 GF / francismc

OFFER 12-MAY-2016 / 08:00-11:00 / LGW / GF / solwayspeedbird x2

OFFER 13-MAY-2016 / 09:45-14:00 / LHR / T5 GC / gustavmahler x2

OFFER 16-MAY-2016 / 07:00-09.00 / HND / JL F / linzbh x2

OFFER 18-MAY-2016 / 16:00-17.00 / PEK / CX F / linzbh x2

OFFER 19-MAY-2016 / 16:00-18.00 / HKG / CX Wing F / linzbh x2

OFFER 20-MAY-2016 / 06:00-07:00 / LHR / T5 CCR / nufnuf77
OFFER 20-MAY-2016 / 13:30-15:00 / LHR / T5 CCR / nufnuf77

OFFER 22-MAY-2016 / 16:30-19:00 / JFK / T7 CCR / nufnuf77

OFFER 23-MAY-2016 / 08:00-10:00 / LHR / T5 CCR / nufnuf77
OFFER 23-MAY-2016 / 08:30-09:30 / LHR / T5 CCR / gustavmahler x 2

JUNE 2016

REQUEST 11-JUN-2016 / 05:30-07:00 / LHR / T3 GF / gustavmahler x 2 (can guest one into GC)

JULY 2016

OFFER 28-JUL-2016 / 17:00-20:00 / SCL / Int / danam
OFFER 29-JUL-2016 / 18:00-20:30 / CLT / B or C / danam

AUGUST 2016

OFFER 04-AUG-2016 / 09:00-10:45 / MAD / T4S / arsey00
OFFER 04-AUG-2016 / 15:00-19:00 / MIA / D / arsey00

OFFER 24-AUG-2016 / 10:30-12:00 / LAX / FL (or OW?) / arsey00
OFFER 24-AUG-2016 / 15:00-19:00 / PHX / T4 Any / arsey00

OFFER 26-AUG-2016 / 17:00-19:30 / LHR / T5 CCR / mking*2

OFFER 27-AUG-2016 / 06:30-07:30 / EDI / francismc x 2

OFFER 29-AUG-2016 / 18:00-19:30 / LHR / T5 GF / francismc

SEPTEMBER 2016

OFFER 26-SEP-2016 / 11:00-12:30 / SKG / megaloman

OCTOBER 2016

NOVEMBER 2016
OFFER 25-NOV-2016 / 05:30-06:40 / EDI / francismc x 2
OFFER 25-NOV-2016 / 09:00-13:15 / LHR / T5 CCR / francismc x 2

DECEMBER 2016

Lounge codes: CCR = Concorde Room, GF = Galleries First (Flounge), GC = Galleries Club (Lounge), TCE = Terraces.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 6:17 am
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I've guested in twice, been guested twice and met up a few times.

Each and every time I've felt it was a highly positive experience.

The overriding trend here is that the CCR holders seem to attract the pestering.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 6:23 am
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I've never had bad experiences with FTers, both in person and via PM. I'm always happy to meet people from the furum when circumstances allow it. All were very polite and decent, sometimes I spent time chatting with my guest/guestee while sometimes not, though a brief talk at the beginning is mandatory for me.

I like the idea to convert OFFERS in MEET-UP, with statusless people posting their REQUESTS, then it's up to guestee to contact via PM. Very often though the guest is someone with GC access who is invited into GF or CCR, the MEET-UP format is an incentive to gather together and got to know other FTers.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 6:30 am
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Originally Posted by Geoggy
I hadn't even thought of that Ian but had always assumed that once in that was it. Especially if I'm travelling with a companion
That's the reason I never guest +1 as it can be a most ungrateful experience especially if said individuals intend to spend hours in CCR and remain there after I have left the Lounge. I've seen some examples of this over the years. I do feel a degree of responsibility for those that I guest.

I've never been guested but regularly offer guesting on most of my visits to CCR. At the opposite end of the scale to Geoggy I have met some folk who I have guested to CCR on an occasional social basis in London as we have shared common interests and enjoyed meeting up.

I've seen a recent request for +2 and am staggered at the cheek! Conversely my nuisance pest had several thousand posts and floated between Bronze and Silver.

No easy answer and a wide range of views as always!
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 7:08 am
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OFFER 04-APR-2015 / 18:45-21:15 / LHR / T5 GF / Northernskyuk
OFFER 11-APR-2015 / 00:00-01:30 / BOM / MALS / Northernskyuk
OFFER 12-APR-2015 / 17:45-19:15 / LHR / T5 GF / Northernskyuk
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 7:14 am
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The only time I posted an offer for two ie wifey and me for CCR, I received a short curt instruction (no please or thank you) to call an overseas number. I ignored it because I thought it rude. I was then sent several more rather rude demands some in capital letters with exclamation marks. It really hacked me off actually and I haven't repeated it.

If however I saw a request from an FTer I recognised on the three days or so each year we visit I'd certainly feel comfortable about offering. I don't think I would feel comfortable for anyone I hadn't seen genuinely contributing to FT.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
For the "meet-up" aspect, I think that can often be deduced from the regulars' travel discussions elsewhere, not in this forum, and thanks to Dos many of us recognise each other anyway.
If I had not posted my "MEET UP" in this thread I think shefgab would have missed me on Tuesday!

I am a little cautious in suggesting information should flow in one direction only. It makes it more liable to blockage.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 7:33 am
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Originally Posted by uk1
The only time I posted an offer for two ie wifey and me for CCR, I received a short curt instruction (no please or thank you) to call an overseas number. I ignored it because I thought it rude. I was then sent several more rather rude demands some in capital letters with exclamation marks. It really hacked me off actually and I haven't repeated it.
You should have reported them to a moderator.

I have to say I am coming around to cws's suggestion of:

1) Only requests for guesting should appear - no offers to guest.
2) Only from those who can Wiki edit, which simultaneously screens out one-hit chances and reduces the workload on the many, many people who work hard to keep this thread alive and get sod all thanks for their efforts from Flyertalk.
Possibly with the addition of MEET-UPs posted if people want and suggested by Calchas amongst others.

Do I like changes to how this thread would be run? No. However, it seems too many bad experiences are being reported and the status quo is not getting much support.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
You should have reported them to a moderator.

I have to say I am coming around to cws's suggestion of:



Possibly with the addition of MEET-UPs posted if people want and suggested by Calchas amongst others.

Do I like changes to how this thread would be run? No. However, it seems too many bad experiences are being reported and the status quo is not getting much support.
I guess where I see the issue here Karfa is precisely how I met you the other week. We both had offers up - you for CCR and me for GF - so i thought 'hey - why not - I'll ask and see'.

If you posted a meet up in the CCR instead of an offer - I wouldn't have felt I could have PM-ed you to ask for an invite in (after all - a meet up might indicate you're already using your guesting allowance!) and I'd have been in GF instead and I'd have missed out on some great conversation (thank you!)

I, personally, wouldn't make a request for guesting without seeing an offer there in the first place. I'm happy with my lot in GF but if I can see someone willing to be generous - I'll take them up on it.

I also suspect the rate of guesting would drop substantially if the 'offer-ers' are expected to go looking for a guest. It doesn't seem right to me that those making the generous offer are expected to do the work!

If I was being offered a choice between 'request and meet up only' and 'status quo' - I'd choose status quo. It gives me the opportunity to guest without doing much running around myself, and I can occasionally get a step up too.

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Old Apr 3, 2015, 8:00 am
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I guess where I see the issue here Karfa is precisely how I met you the other week. We both had offers up - you for CCR and me for GF - so i thought 'hey - why not - I'll ask and see'.

If you posted a meet up in the CCR instead of an offer - I wouldn't have felt I could have PM-ed you to ask for an invite in (after all - a meet up might indicate you're already using your guesting allowance!) and I'd have been in GF instead and I'd have missed out on some great conversation (thank you!)

I, personally, wouldn't make a request for guesting without seeing an offer there in the first place. I'm happy with my lot in GF but if I can see someone willing to be generous - I'll take them up on it.

I also suspect the rate of guesting would drop substantially if the 'offer-ers' are expected to go looking for a guest. It doesn't seem right to me that those making the generous offer are expected to do the work!

If I was being offered a choice between 'request and meet up only' and 'status quo' - I'd choose status quo. It gives me the opportunity to guest without doing much running around myself, and I can occasionally get a step up too.

M.
+1 All very good points
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 8:22 am
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Originally Posted by tmac100
I will be in MAD on April 24th

Arrive on QR 147 @ 08:10 and
Depart on IB 6391 @11:50

Happy to meet up. I will be on my way from Qatar to Havana to visit and meet up with my sons. Happy to discuss the world, or the current travel situation... If needed I can guest as well.

Do they serve CAVA in the morning? This inquiring mind wants to know...
They served CAVA when I flew BCN-MAD in J at approx 0830.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 8:41 am
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How about Cava in the MAD Velazquez lounge?
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 8:53 am
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How about Cava in the MAD Velazquez lounge?
Yes it's available in bottles unsupervised
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 10:21 am
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I can't believe that some people see an act of kindness as an entitlement. I was guested for the first time into the CCR a couple of weeks ago by Docgasman. It was a really nice way to spend an hour over breakfast on my 12 hour journey to Pristina. I wouldn't have put a request myself, but when I saw that there was an offer which matched my times I thought I'd ask and see what response I got. Had there not been an offer I'd have been quite happy with a bacon roll in GC (courtesy of the CX gold from amex), but instead I had the opportunity for an hour of good conversation, on what would otherwise have been quite a lonely day.
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by trvllvr123
I can't believe that some people see an act of kindness as an entitlement. I was guested for the first time into the CCR a couple of weeks ago by Docgasman. It was a really nice way to spend an hour over breakfast on my 12 hour journey to Pristina. I wouldn't have put a request myself, but when I saw that there was an offer which matched my times I thought I'd ask and see what response I got. Had there not been an offer I'd have been quite happy with a bacon roll in GC (courtesy of the CX gold from amex), but instead I had the opportunity for an hour of good conversation, on what would otherwise have been quite a lonely day.
Can I ask why you wouldn't put an offer of your own up?

It's genuine interest by the way ... Not having a go ...
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Old Apr 3, 2015, 10:32 am
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REQUEST 06-APR-2015 / 11:30-12:45 / LHR / T5 ANY / Solwayspeedbird's father

My father will be in T5 on Monday if any kind soul can help with lounge access

I have updated the wiki

Many Thanks ^^^^^
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