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Mile and Point conferences--which is best and why?
Jul 17, 2023, 8:58 am
#301
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I think it is far more likely that the fact that *no one* has chimed in to agree with your many posts that the failure to have a FT thread for the host hotel is a sign of poor event quality is because no one agrees with you, than some conspiracy that the people who disagree with you are actually the event organizers. The people who have disagreed with you have been posting on this forum for years and their identities are not secret. And many of them agree that these events are a s***show. They just think that this aint why and it's a weird thing to fixate on.
Jul 17, 2023, 9:12 am
#302
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Jul 17, 2023, 9:29 am
#303
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Jul 17, 2023, 9:41 am
#304
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In all seriousness, some of my best friends (to this day) come from FlyerTalk, not to mention a great friend and my current TravelZork Travel Business Partner. Always appreciate what FlyerTalk provided for me, with regard to a community and social connections.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:47 am
#305
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LOL 🤣
In all seriousness, some of my best friends (to this day) come from FlyerTalk, not to mention a great friend and my current TravelZork Travel Business Partner. Always appreciate what FlyerTalk provided for me, with regard to a community and social connections.
In all seriousness, some of my best friends (to this day) come from FlyerTalk, not to mention a great friend and my current TravelZork Travel Business Partner. Always appreciate what FlyerTalk provided for me, with regard to a community and social connections.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:48 am
#306
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Sorry to story-top, but I found my wife thanks to FlyerTalk: I proposed...to another Flyertalker...on an airplane. And, shockingly, she said YES!
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Jul 17, 2023, 5:39 pm
#307
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Actually, most amusing is that the FT MOD Do was scheduled the same weekend as CS; since both are "somewhat" FlyerTalk focused. Alas, perhaps, they are different markets and different audiences. Personally, I think that people going to the events that bring them happiness is the best path forward. As long as everyone is positive about the events they are attending instead of focusing "energy" on being negative about other events, I think it's all fine.
I do agree w/ you that people should choose the CSE venue that best meets their needs & everyone should just focus on getting the most info they can from whichever they attend - whether that be in a session, the hallway or bar late at night (where this year you won't have me yelling ge-e-e-t your raffle tickets due to other scheduling conflicts
).Side note to all, whichever they attend. You are NOT going to remember everything. There is just too much info. Try to get 1 good idea per session you attend.
If it's important to you to know more about a particular hotel, then bump the hotel thread in the appropriate FT forum & ask for updates or, if there is no thread, then create one in the appropriate hotel forum & ask if anyone has stayed there & their input.
BTW - I've said this before (and going to the title of the thread) I disagree w/ the title. I don't think anyone hosting these events is trying to fleece/rip off the unsuspecting attendees. The attendees attend, hoping to get info that they can capitalize on to better their travel. Whether it's worth the entry fee at the end only they can say.
Cheers.
Jul 17, 2023, 9:03 pm
#308
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If it's important to you to know more about a particular hotel, then bump the hotel thread in the appropriate FT forum & ask for updates or, if there is no thread, then create one in the appropriate hotel forum & ask if anyone has stayed there & their input.
I greatly appreciate the thread you started on the original venue.
There are many ways to be helpful.
Jul 17, 2023, 9:38 pm
#309
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Jul 21, 2023, 4:35 am
#310
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The Hyatt Rosemont with the Travel Fanboy doesn’t count. Don’t forget those landline phone party lines. FT used to have the equivalent with the FT chatroom feature, and there the sharing required neither ticket nor invitation. But alas things that don’t make money tend to see their support eventually pulled and end up permanently offline or otherwise relegated to the archival history at best or the dustbin. [Play the song Dust in the Wind (from Kansas).]
Jul 21, 2023, 7:04 am
#311
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Jul 21, 2023, 4:13 pm
#312
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[QUOTE=GUWonder;35431974]What I find amusing is how the “dual-competing” miles and points credit-card-pushing events this October aren’t at Hyatt hotels. Isn’t Hyatt the hot hotel program for the miles and points bloggers still nowadays? The Hyatt Rosemont with the Travel Fanboy doesn’t
Great point.
The Hyatt Rosemont with the Travel Fanboy doesn’t Great point.