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Dec 4, 2003 | 10:03 am
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Closing non-public thread
never mind
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Dec 4, 2003 | 10:16 am
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Have to be honest and say I went and have a look at the thread expecting to see names and codes and inside stuff etc. Not my call of course but nothing there clued me in to how to access staff rates.
A Marriott employee who is a FT'er kindly offered me the ability to book on that Assoc rate, but need to walk me thru the steps on website that would have allowed this.
None of that kinda stuff is posted on the thread.
I have seen UA staffers on UA board discuss benefits, staff travel costs and perks at length and there seemed no backlash to that - as FT'ers simply cannot access those bennies. That is the bottom line surely?
There is a near 500 post thread in the Avis board listing EVERY code known to mankind. FBI rate, Staff rate, Friends of the Chairman lowball rate codes etc:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum77/HTML/000061.html
No-one has batted an eyelash over that one AFAIK.
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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!
A Marriott employee who is a FT'er kindly offered me the ability to book on that Assoc rate, but need to walk me thru the steps on website that would have allowed this.
None of that kinda stuff is posted on the thread.
I have seen UA staffers on UA board discuss benefits, staff travel costs and perks at length and there seemed no backlash to that - as FT'ers simply cannot access those bennies. That is the bottom line surely?
There is a near 500 post thread in the Avis board listing EVERY code known to mankind. FBI rate, Staff rate, Friends of the Chairman lowball rate codes etc:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum77/HTML/000061.html
No-one has batted an eyelash over that one AFAIK.
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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!
Dec 4, 2003 | 10:16 am
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Randy,
I agree with Glen and strongly disagree that this information is private and that the thread should be closed. There is simply no way to keep information like this private. Quite frankly, this is a great policy, and I would think Ritz-Carlton would not particularly care if people know about this; it's a great perk for their employees.
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I agree with Glen and strongly disagree that this information is private and that the thread should be closed. There is simply no way to keep information like this private. Quite frankly, this is a great policy, and I would think Ritz-Carlton would not particularly care if people know about this; it's a great perk for their employees.
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Dec 4, 2003 | 11:03 am
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The info on the linked thread is no more private and confidential than a post outlining the flight benefits received by airline employees and their families.
Dec 4, 2003 | 11:41 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FWAAA:
The info on the linked thread is no more private and confidential than a post outlining the flight benefits received by airline employees and their families.</font>
The info on the linked thread is no more private and confidential than a post outlining the flight benefits received by airline employees and their families.</font>