No more local & now no more papers in UC?
Jul 10, 2019, 8:25 am
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As soon as Kirby finds something to cut, he will certainly do so - I would expect food and beverage downgrades at a minimum.
Jul 12, 2019, 3:14 pm
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I used a UC for the first time recently and ... what possible downgrades in that area could they even make? I guess downgrading Illy to Starbucks or Folgers coffee would be the only one I could think of.
Jul 12, 2019, 9:59 pm
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Jul 12, 2019, 10:11 pm
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Jul 13, 2019, 9:26 am
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Agree with this sentiment. Yea sure the free newspapers were nice but I suspect in this day and age they were left with multiple extras thrown out at the end of each day.
If food and beverage is improving they can cut everything else. And I agree, F&B has gotten better, and recent renovations at many are nice.
If food and beverage is improving they can cut everything else. And I agree, F&B has gotten better, and recent renovations at many are nice.
Jul 13, 2019, 11:32 am
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Agree with this sentiment. Yea sure the free newspapers were nice but I suspect in this day and age they were left with multiple extras thrown out at the end of each day.
If food and beverage is improving they can cut everything else. And I agree, F&B has gotten better, and recent renovations at many are nice.
Not in my experience. The papers were always gone by mid morning rather than tons left over.
Jul 13, 2019, 12:13 pm
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Agree with this sentiment. Yea sure the free newspapers were nice but I suspect in this day and age they were left with multiple extras thrown out at the end of each day.
If food and beverage is improving they can cut everything else. And I agree, F&B has gotten better, and recent renovations at many are nice.
Jul 13, 2019, 1:02 pm
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Last i I was in EWR it was a pop up lounge I visited and the food was perfectly adequate as it was all prepackaged snacks.
Its not winning any culinary awards but if it’s an indication of anything maybe it’s that they are refocusing capital toward things that matter most to most people. As much as I’ve grabbed a newspaper for myself in the past, I just can’t imagine that’s the driver in the club.
Jul 13, 2019, 2:05 pm
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How sad. The print WSJ was an important benefit of the club. I find the print and digital versions of newspapers not to be equivalent -- they are different products. The print newspaper in particular is wonderful if you peruse each page in order, getting a holistic view of the news. Online I tend to hone in on only my particular interests.
I read a bunch of scientific papers daily as part of my research job and find that I can remember the locations of important information within the body better in formats that simulate book form. I also retain data much better if it is in book/page form-probably because the brain maps the page as you are reading it and links data tables and text visually together.
In addition, when using reference books, I am able to search for data much faster in an actual book because you remember sections of the book by their visual depth in the thickness (once you have read through it)-something which cannot be done with any digital edition.
This! Although, IME, IAH is just as bad. I no longer enjoy the experience in any UC. I do like the Polaris lounges when I fly internationally, but I prefer the PP options at IAH over the UC any day of the week.
Jul 13, 2019, 6:13 pm
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