Comments on: The Hidden Dangers of Guesting Strangers into Airport Lounges [Roundup]

By: NedsKid

NedsKid — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:12:54 +0000

@Dillion:
Doesn’t matter. Violation of rules was bringing in a guest and then leaving them once the member left. That there, not even considering the intoxication aspect, can be reason to revoke membership.

By: Joseph Kirby

Joseph Kirby — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:05:25 +0000

Maybe I’m the asshole but I don’t even guest my coworkers into the lounge.

By: Dillon

Dillon — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:49:29 +0000

Membership includes access by either immediate family members (spouse or domestic partner and children under eighteen (18) years of age) or up to two (2) guests. Access by immediate family members or guests applies only when such individuals accompany the Member.

House Rules
American reserves the right to refuse to serve alcoholic beverages to any guest who appears to be intoxicated or is otherwise unruly.

During your visit to an Admirals Club lounge, American requires that your attire and conduct are consistent with a professional environment

Did American refuse to serve? Appears they did not .
As for conduct American has a history of NOT enforcing this rule (feet on furniture, cell phone use etc).

American can not be selective in who it enforces it’s house rules on
This is like saying you are a Vegan but you have a Leather Handbag

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:41:11 +0000

Ken,
THANK YOU for that kind service.

By: Ken A

Ken A — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:57:21 +0000

When the American Airlines Admirals Club stopped admitting service members in uniform who were returning home from an overseas war zone after their deployment, and also refused to accept the one-day pass they had previously sold for $79, I decided to use my paid annual membership to bring in this servicemember as my guest. When I purchased my Admirals Club membership, the terms stated that I could bring up to two guests traveling on a same-day American Airlines ticket. Are we at risk of having our Admirals Club membership terminated if we sponsor an armed forces servicemember as our guest?

By: Dillion

Dillion — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:00:46 +0000

@ac then for that matter. There would be no support for to revoke his membership. It is a catch 22. The lounge would have to admit their employee served a drunk or the front desk admitted an intoxicated person into the lounge

The bartender should have cut them off. They were tips trained .

By: Dillion

Dillion — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:59:49 +0000

The bartender should have cut them off. They were tips trained

By: AC

AC — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:45:42 +0000

@Tomri – he violated terms of the lounge membership so it could be revoked. Any allegation he made about the bartenders would be unable to be proven so your post is pointless.

By: Tomri

Tomri — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:23:38 +0000

The lounge bartenders who are trained not to serve someone so they get drunk got someone drunk.

I think the lounge needs to retrain their bartenders

If they attack his membership he needs to attack their license to serve with the liquor license board

By: DaveS

DaveS — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:05:51 +0000

Iraq isn’t particularly dangerous to visit now and the guy is right; it’s a fascinating place. I visited in April and had a great time. Erbil, for one, is capital of the autonomous Kurdish region, and full of history, while surrounding lands are spectacularly beautiful. There is no shooting war going on, unlike in quite a few places in the world right now, and with it’s oil it’s a middle income country. It’s not for the people who get thrilled by the idea of going to Vegas, Disney or Cancun, but it’s not a particularly extreme destination right now. Those foreign office warnings don’t get updated much and there’s a lot of cya in them. I’ve always wondered what they would say if rating their own country. When people ask me about traveling to places like Iraq, I usually say, “Which country leads the world in civilian mass shootings?” The Brits do need to keep an eye on their travel insurance since that may exclude countries based on those foreign office instructions.