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We end our Dorkfest weekend with a bang! Ryan, who works for a major cargo carrier recaps the weekend with us! Next Trip Podcast believes we “stole” Ryan from them 😉Staff Traveler coming in hot for Dorkfest!Ryan, is an Avgeek who has to ZED everywhere How Ryan got to Dorkfest and “has” to fly back home!Who won in the many raffles? (Hint: it was NOT Ryan 😣)Ryan’s year and lifetime tally of flights verifies his Avgeek status.CRJ discussion You can find this young man:Twitter @plainsandplanesInstagram: @plainsandplanes*Stay tuned for outtakes at the end*Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that can help with your non rev travels! Use this to sign up and get entered into a free weekly raffle:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevloungeHere’s the link to get your Global Entry Interview FAST:https://globalentrynow.com/Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30

Hello to Lara’s aviation daughter Erin! Erin has been a non rev since birth! Now a working adult, she cannot non rev as much as she wants.Erin….Mom stifled her airline dreams!Erin’s epic journey chasing the pod seats to Spain. Does she make it?MIA gate agentsBottle service in Ibiza How young do you have to be to go on a Contiki tour?Dorkfest!! This coming weekend at LAX 11am to 1pm! Come join us!Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that can help with your non rev travels! Use this to sign up and get entered into a free weekly raffle:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevloungeHere’s the link to get your Global Entry Interview FAST:https://globalentrynow.com/Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30

This week’s guest is who WE consider an icon in the Avgeek world! Brett Snyder the founder of Cranky Dorkfest! He owns and operates a travel concierge business (Cranky Concierge) and  a podcast called Cranky Talk. He is an aviation writer and blogger, Cranky Flier. He really has knowledge of aviation and airlines and is not afraid to post about it!We go into detail about the StaffTraveler and why it is so great for Nonrevs to have. Brett’s aviation backgroundWhy are you Cranky? 🤣Throwback to the old America West Airlines days when everything was wonderful and fun!Non rev travel reminiscing! (Both Brett and Lara have Yuma stories)Dorkfest update!Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that can help with your non rev travels! Use this to sign up and get entered into a free weekly raffle:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevloungeHere’s the link to get your Global Entry Interview FAST:https://globalentrynow.com/Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30

We meet a Queen of the gates and Brenda shares her stories of London and how she didn’t even know it was the Queen’s Jubilee!! (I think everyone knew BUT Brenda) Did she get a pod seat??Tyler FINALLY got his Global Entry interview and had to fly to another city for it! You’ll have to listen to discover which city!Brenda started in Reservations, just like our Monique ❤️Brenda is not only a queen but also a party planner extraordinaire! Brenda tells us a story of how she checked 50 bags to Miami (😱😱)Remember Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons? Brenda has a story about Rocky 😝Come to Dorkfest at LAX September 17th. We will be there the 16-18, plane spotting  and recording so come say hi! Dorkfest is the headline event, where enthusiasts and insiders mingle and share their love of aviation at the park across from the In-N-Out Burger - hallowed ground for us avgeeks. Saturday Sept17th from 11-1.STAY TUNED FOR THE OUTTAKES AT THE END OF THE EPISODE! Here’s the link to get your Global Entry Interview FAST:https://globalentrynow.com/Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30AirTag photo luggage discount: LARA10

What do most people want for their big birthday? Well our Tyler, who counts his flights each year, wanted to non rev!! We head to Seattle! Our friend Issac Alexander, @jetcitystar (Twitter) hosted an Avgeek and Spacegeek BBQ  that we wanted to attend! (I know?? Right?? We’re avgeeks and we know it!)Open London flights doesn’t mean “Let’s go”Taking our college man (Zach) back to school in ChicagoIt’s good to have friends in great cities like Nicole and Seb!Celebrity sighting by Tyler! ⭐️ Struck for sure! You’ll have to listen to find out who!I often wonder if Tyler non revs so much bc that’s the only place he gets sleep 🤣Zed on Alaska and Delta!Sitting in the last row in between two unaccompanied minors! Seattle chowder, Museum of Flight (EVERYONE MUST GO! It was amazing), Blue Angels performance and Avgeek BBQ Met some really cool people (aka avgeeks)Parents booked an anniversary (Congrats!) Perx cruise using the promo code Nonrevloungepodcast30 and got their discount $$Come to Dorkfest at LAX September 17th. We will be there the 16-18, plane spotting  and recording so come say hi! Dorkfest is the headline event, where enthusiasts and insiders mingle and share their love of aviation at the park across from the In-N-Out Burger - hallowed ground for us avgeeks. Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30AirTag photo luggage discount: LARA10

Monique finally got her big show and come to meet us in LAX next month. Friends and Family travel to Mexico for the big wedding.Lara does a river cruise on the Thames river on her London OvernightUpdate on Dave's luggage that was lost on his Egypt trip.Lara does London and Hawaii back to back like a knucklehead!For safety reasons Lara sleeps with her shoes on, she is special. Doing a Trash pick-up or Crop Dusting the passengers.September 16, 17, and 18 we will be at LAX for Dorkfest, come to join us so we can meet you. Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comPhoto luggage from AirportTag discount: LARA10Don’t forget your PERX.COM discount!Nonrevloungepod30

This week we talk about Tyler taking his Wife and son Jake To Dublin during the Peak Europe travel season. Canceled flights getting to Dublin force our plan BTyler and his family didn't help themselves fight their jet lagGiants Causway, and Titanic MuseumNegative seats but One, Two, and Three are on the list on the returnTyler looks to go to Doah from Dublin to connect back to the statesThanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comPhoto luggage from AirportTag discount: LARA10Don’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30

Our good friend, International Flight Attendant Brittany is back in The States!! 7 day Bahamas work trip (what? what?)We all go around and tell what we like about each other’s jobs! Texas “Prefight Camp” for girls 11-14 of age!Camper cost for the week is only $450 and includes the Discovery Flight!https://www.preflightcamp.comExpose?? Really Mo? You’re gonna take us down that road? Take your mom to work day then put her life in danger! Great story here!Brittany is still working on her pilot’s license and using Sam from Episode 22/23 as her pilot instructor!  Lara ‘s son Drew is also using Sam as a pilot instructor! Drew and Britt are good friends! We really miss having Britt as our Social Media Director! She was amazing!Thanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comPhoto luggage from AirportTag discount: LARA10 Don’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30

First  the company AirportTag has given The Non Rev Lounge a discount for the photo luggage: LARA10 Lara’s trip to Egypt part deux!!We hear about  Lara’s flights on Egypt AirPyramids…don’t get on the camels!Nile CruiseAbu-Simbel (watch out for loose rocks)Careful when you use a public restroom!!Felucca rideEgyptian night on the cruise! How to get a discount in The Grand Bazaar in Cairo! (Hint, your airline ID ain’t it!)Tour group security Jordan! Petra:  The Treasury vs The Monastery! Can you really float in the Dead Sea?Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30Photo luggage from AirportTag discount: LARA10

Lara is back from Egypt and Jordan. Trip of a lifetime for sure! But…, what did she order JUST for this tour?Listen and you will discover! THIS WENT VIRAL ON FACEBOOK!Is Lara a narcissist?  You make the call!Lara’s current husband Dave: Good thing you think you’re funny Lara!! Thank you Nahom from Lost and Found!Instagram live across 3 continents with 3 co-hosts!Heathrow is a MESS right now! Even going full fare…the odds may never be in your favor!Hosts predictions when Lara’s current husband Dave will receive his luggage, So Tyler went to Dublin and Lara to Egypt. What about you Monique? Big, very big, things coming Monique’s way and we are a part of it! Stay tuned for part 2 next week!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.comDon’t forget your PERX.COM discount! Nonrevloungepod30