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Frequent Traveler University Advanced Schedule For This Weekend

September 25, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

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Will you be attending this weekend’s Frequent Traveler University Advanced at the Chicago O’Hare Marriott? 

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I’ve attended many of these events in the past, and they are always a blast.

This weekend’s event will feature a popular round of speakers, including:

  • John Peters, President of the USA Today Travel Media Group (whom I met last week)
  • Ben Schlappig, Blogger, One Mile at a Time (Boarding Area)
  • Daraius Dubash, Blogger, Million Mile Secrets
  • Greg Davis-Kean, Blogger, Frequent Miler (Boarding Area)
  • Stefan Krasowski, Blogger, Rapid Travel Chai (Boarding Area)
  • Matthew Klint, Blogger, Live and Let’s Flyer (Upgrd)

Here’s the schedule for the weekend:

Friday September 26

1730 Registration

1800 Open Bar Cocktail Reception

Saturday September 27

0800 Breakfast

0900 Opening Remarks

0930 Credit Cards (General), Hacking United

1100 Manufactured Spend I

1200 Lunch

1315 Award Redemptions I, Unplugged with Matthew

1445 Credit Cards (Issuers), Unplugged with Ben

1615 Small Discussion Groups

Sunday September 28

0800 Breakfast

0900 USA Today Travel

0930 Credit Cards (Specialty), Unplugged with Greg

1030 Tools and Tips, Unplugged with Stefan

1200 Lunch

1300 Award Redemptions II, Unplugged with Daraius

1430 Manufactured Spend II

1600 Future of the Hobby

 

 

 

 

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