As above really, I (F29) travel a lot with work, usually around Europe, Asia and N America and because of that, I seem to spend the majority of my personal life in hotels. As much as I don’t think it’s that interesting, a friend recommend that I do one of these as I always seem to be telling her about things that have happened while I’m staying in them. AMA!
I spend over 200 night a year in hotels due to my work. AMA.
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Have you joined all of the major points / awards programmes, and have you determined which hotel chain you prefer?
How has this affected your ability to have a relationship?
Do you ever hook up while on trips?
Do you hook up all over the place??
Have you ever checked into a room and discovered it had bed bugs?
Do you use the hotel bedding or do you use your own? I stay in hotels a lot as well and I refuse to use the supplied sheets and blankets
What is your job ?
Best hotel so far in Berlin, London, Paris?
gotta be a good bug story
Do you get paid well at least?
Does it ever get lonely for you like missing family and friends? And are you like a consultant?
Do you eat the hotel food or do you pack snacks or buy snacks at the destination?
Welcome to the club love my job 20 years of dealing with customers, now I work alone 2 weeks out of the month I’m staying in hotels did I mention company credit card 💳
What does a VP of sales do? How does your typical workweek look like?
best and worst thing that happened to you while you stayed at the hotel
Do you travel business ??
What was the funniest thing that you have experienced in relation to other guests?
What are your go-to foods when you don’t feel like going out? Do you ever cook in the hotel?
How is solo traveling been so far for you in the different continents?
Have you ever been to weird vibe hotel? Bad ghost etc
What have you taken with you from hotel rooms?
What have been your favorite city to visit?
Assuming you have a home, who maintains your place while you’re away? I’d imagine it would somewhat sting to pay rent/mortgage on a place you barely reside.
Also, do you have any idea where you’d like to put down roots once you retire from traveling so frequently? If so, is it somewhere different from where you originated?
Have you ever found a hidden camera, etc?
How do you spend your nights away? I do it sometimes for work and find it boring after dinner just sat in the hotel room bored. My role means I travel to the Midlands so places like Birmingham and Leicester aren’t exactly fun filled
What’s the strangest thing you’ve found left in a hotel room?
Do you prefer chain hotels, where you know you will get a certain standard of service/facilities or the independent ones which can be hit or miss but have individual charm?
Do you have a collection of all the complimentary toiletries from the hotels?
Aside from the obvious – which we all have to say is cleanliness(!) – what are the three things that really elevate a hotel room/hotel for you?
How much do you make annually? Is it worth the grind of your travel schedule?
Who pays for your hotel stays?
Do you fit in exercise when traveling?
How do you stay in shape? I travel for work but not has much as you and have gained some lbs from it, finding time to workout is near non-existent during travel for me.
What did you do to stay fresh and avoid burnout while traveling so much?
As someone who always checks hotel rooms for hidden cameras, have you actually ever found one?
How many languages have you learned over the years of doing this?
Have you seen Up in the Air with George Clooney? If yes does the movie resonate with you?
Have you been to Canada?
How often do you head prostitues satisfying their clients?
Not a comedian!? I hope you get paid bank thats lonely
How do you manage jet lag?
I totally agree about the bathroom layouts. And in Europe they seem so small. Tiny shower boxes with no doors that water goes everywhere. In St Moritz the shower wall was near the toilet such that anyone with some extra pounds wouldn’t be able to sit down.
My other peeves is when they change the temp you set it at in the first day. Changing the towels when you clearly put them up in the hooks to not change out. Opening the curtains. Or the curtains don’t completely close to block out the light. And all flat pillows.
Why do you think meeting clients in person matters in this day and age.
In many in-person meetings with sales people, I am left wondering why didn’t we do this over a teams call? But I realize I am in a minority.
What are your best tips for traveling comfortably and minimizing the stress of airport travel? If you use a company card, what is the best way to get personal points/perks?
I am traveling a decent amount for work and find I am absolutely exhausted after a few days of work travel.
Have you ever considered getting into online gaming? A friend of mine has a similar kind of work situation, but tells me it’s basically the same wherever he goes because of his online community.
Do you check for bedbugs upon arrival in each hotel room and put your luggage in the bathtub?
How many points do you have? Also do you ever use your points because if you ever want to donate a night I’m a jacuzzi room, I’m your girl!
Your job sounds super cool!!
What’s your feild if work?
How did you get into this ?
How did you progress to VP of Sales? What is the industry? I sent a DM, maybe you could help me
Hello fellow hotel rider, same here, I have a shit load of point now and I just give them as presents.
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What have been the best restaurants to eat at, chain or otherwise? What do you absolutely avoid while traveling?
Have you ever had any strange experiences while staying in a hotel?
What is your day to day in terms of your job? I.E. setting meetings with regional managers, setting sales forecasts, conduct sales training etc…
I saw you talk about Berlin, can you visit Germany , enjoy the culture and talk to the people without knowing German? Also… favourite city ever ?
What are your go-to pieces of luggage? Do you have any good recs for carry-on/under-seat size?
I had 170 a time in my life around your age. It was fun for 5 years.. then not so fun 🙂
What do you do for work? And what hotels are your favorites/have stood out to you the most in LA?
What’s your favorite hotel chain, who do you prefer and which has the best program?
Which hotel brand are you loyal to? And do you have any issues with temperature? I know for a fact most marriott hotels are locked to 22c and you can’t change temperature (even if the display on the wall will show whatever fake temperature you want). I wonder if the hotels you are staying in have properly functioning thermostats and you can make the room very cold if you want?
How many points for different programs do you estimate you collect in a year? Roughly, of course! I don’t know anyone that keeps an exact total at all times! 😂
The points would be for things like free nights, upgrades…I’m sure you know the programs!
What’s the actual best site to reserve a hotel in terms of prices or do you just call them directly?
Where is a place where when you hear you’re going there you’re like “Oh thank god” cause you actually like it there?
Do you have any plans for how to use the reward points from the hotels/airlines?
What seats do you normally fly and which airline do you think is worth the extra money to upgrade to a better seat with?
Any advice for making long flights and layovers easier to manage?
Have ya see or heard anything spooky/paranormal during any of your stays?
Have you ever been accidentally given a room that was occupied by someone else or has anyone been accidentally assigned to a room that you were already staying in? A friend of mine went to a wedding in Alabama and the front desk checked him into a room that was already occupied by someone else, he walked in on a gentleman fast asleep at midnight, scared the crap out of both of them!
Heya,
I appreciate it’s been a day after this ama but would really appreciate your answer:
knowing what you know now re: Loneliness and experiences, if you had the option would you go back and decline the job or take it any way?
how does your career progression look like and what’s your background?
Do you come from wealth or hard earned?
finally any advice for anyone striving to reach your comp lvl?
Congrats and thanks for ama, read some interesting replies
What is one thing that makes you go”YES!” when you renter a hotel room?
Bet those hotel walls got stories. You ever had to fake sleep while someone was gettin’ freaky in the next room? Or were you the reason?
Is it true that you’re known to be a frequent flyer, when you open the in-flight magazine, and the crossword puzzle is filled out in your own handwriting?
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