#250 "The 250th Episode Extravaganza: Bike, Barge, and Lara's Travel Tales"

Episode 250: Lara Returns—London Bonus Day, Recurrent Training, and a Venice Bike-and-Barge AdventureTyler and Monique celebrate the podcast’s 250th episode by welcoming back longtime guest Laura, who shares updates from flying to London again, joining a company-wide ambassador program to reinvigorate employees, and receiving praise from a passenger who said she felt like she was in first class. The hosts discuss non-rev travel frustrations, a canceled Seattle aerospace dinner trip, and an airport internet outage that forced manual boarding processes. Laura recounts a London “bonus day” after a cancellation, visits to the Churchill War Rooms and Borough Market, and the quirks of recurrent training drills where she initially failed due to hand-position critiques before passing. She also details a Venice-to-Mantua, Italy bike-and-barge trip, including e-bikes, onboard meals, a fall on day one, and successful Air France and American non-rev upgrades. The episode ends with notes on aviation stories, including an Icelandair low flyby and Hulu’s “Sky King,” and thanks to StaffTraveler.00:00 Welcome Back, Lara05:07 Travel Envy And Moving09:38 Work Updates And Ambassador Role18:24 London Return And Pen Story23:19 Bonus Day London Adventure29:01 Recurrent Training Drama34:23 Icelandair Flyby Debate35:55 Sky King Hulu Breakdown40:31 Airport Internet Outage41:57 System Outage Chaos43:10 Managers Missing the Point46:11 Nonstop Thanks Pilot Story48:39 Bike and Barge Explained53:07 Venice Nonrev Adventures01:00:34 E-Bike Wipeout Karma01:03:02 Costs Tips and Bell Rules01:09:44 Check-In Drama and Upgrades01:13:47 StaffTraveler Updates01:18:43 Automation and Future Jobs01:20:27 Birthday Plans and Wrap-UpCheck out Route Explore from StaffTraveler   https://route-explorer.com/StaffTraveler wants our feedback to help build Route Explore before it is officially released.  Send any feedback to [email protected] is offering a 10% code for any of our listeners who buy their eSIM.Use the Promo code ST10NONREVLOUNGE  https://share.stafftraveler.com/nrl-esim✈StaffTraveler is a great app that can assist your non-rev travels! Use it to find the loads for your non-rev travel! Use this to sign up:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevlounge