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Old 03-08-2021, 06:06 PM
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I miss the LGA layover before covid. Needed to be very careful to keep from getting into too much trouble.

My favorite thing about the Arden is getting off that long a$$ van ride at the airport to leave.

San Juan is good. So is Cancun.

Hopefully we are on the way back to normal. Although it will never be as fun as it used to be before social media, the internet and PC showed up.
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Old 03-08-2021, 06:25 PM
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Let me get this straight. You want to go places but you don't want to stay in hotels? You want to be in your own bed and own environment every night? My friend, I think you may have gotten into the wrong profession. Staying in hotels that are always nicer than ones I'd usually pay for out of my own pocket is one of the perks of the job, if you ask me.
I’m the king of day trips my friend. I could care less about going to places. If I fly to the same 3 destinations that allows me day trips, I’m fine. I don’t view it as a perk.

i feel like a loser when I think about it

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Old 03-08-2021, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ROFF View Post
I miss the LGA layover before covid. Needed to be very careful to keep from getting into too much trouble.

My favorite thing about the Arden is getting off that long a$$ van ride at the airport to leave.

San Juan is good. So is Cancun.

Hopefully we are on the way back to normal. Although it will never be as fun as it used to be before social media, the internet and PC showed up.
Yes, the Woke Force are alive and well, ready to report any bad behavior. I watch my back like crazy now cause you never know!
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Old 03-09-2021, 12:44 AM
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Don't tell me any of you like staying at hotels, right!? Besides crappy pay, the constant hotel stays are my least favorite part of the job. There's nothing I'd rather do than sleep in my own bed and in my own environment. It's not like the hotels like us being there. They treat us terribly compared to other paying guests, even if they don't make it that obvious.

Don't forget the company isn't putting you at places where they think you'll have a good time or like the breakfast. All of this stuff is negotiated and we lose out on higher pay rates when people beg for classier hotels.
I would love to know why you think crappy hotels brings higher pay rates .
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I would love to know why you think crappy hotels brings higher pay rates .
There’s still a mindset out there that benefits and perks have to come out of our pocket. The “what are you will to give for QOL” era has come to an end everywhere else and needs to here as well.

Also, Cozumel has become my all time favorite.
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There’s still a mindset out there that benefits and perks have to come out of our pocket. The “what are you will to give for QOL” era has come to an end everywhere else and needs to here as well.

Also, Cozumel has become my all time favorite.
What they should do is give us a nightly stipend to spend on lodging. If we spend less, it’s ours. If we spend more, it comes out of our pocket. This will give people the flexibility in lodging options and the chance to pocket some extra each trip.
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Old 03-09-2021, 05:59 AM
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What they should do is give us a nightly stipend to spend on lodging. If we spend less, it’s ours. If we spend more, it comes out of our pocket. This will give people the flexibility in lodging options and the chance to pocket some extra each trip.
the airport floor would be littered with pilots sleeping in the airport. “Packing their own lodging.” I can here it now “you never know what’s gonna be available now a days.” Lol

My hotel favorites right NOW are just not California and not the northeast. I really dug the ECP Holiday inn. BOI is sweet and they have bikes. I actually like the monarch in PDX because it’s a short walk to be on a trail in the woods and the restaurant has awesome fish tacos.

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Old 03-09-2021, 05:59 AM
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What they should do is give us a nightly stipend to spend on lodging. If we spend less, it’s ours. If we spend more, it comes out of our pocket. This will give people the flexibility in lodging options and the chance to pocket some extra each trip.
That’ll be fun on a reroute with no hotels available.
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Old 03-09-2021, 06:20 AM
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What they should do is give us a nightly stipend to spend on lodging. If we spend less, it’s ours. If we spend more, it comes out of our pocket. This will give people the flexibility in lodging options and the chance to pocket some extra each trip.
That’s an absolutely horrible idea.
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Old 03-09-2021, 06:35 AM
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That’s an absolutely horrible idea.
Agreed. The last thing I ever want to do is spend MY time at home having to book hotels for an upcoming trip. If I still wanted to do that, I’d have stayed corporate.

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

As far as hotels, all I can say is I’ve begun bidding to avoid trips with overnights at the Arden Worst. That place needs to burn down post haste.
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