Non-Rev Lounge

Pizza, Non-Rev Adventures, and Holiday Travel Drama Monique and Lara host a girls-only episode of the Non Rev Lounge, starting with Monique’s Cancun story where a hotel worker used a master key to enter their room and leave a meat lovers pizza and beers while they slept naked, then recognized them later at the late-night pizza window. They trade airline and non-rev stories, including a flight attendant removed for allegedly doing cocaine and offering it to a coworker, Phoenix gate constraint...

Cranky Dorkfest at LAX, Non-Rev Travel Wins, and Rico’s Tips for Brazil, Bali, and FIFA Volunteering Tyler and Lara record from Los Angeles during Brett Snyder’s Cranky Dorkfest, discussing Monique’s travel difficulties using buddy passes and recapping an LAX ramp tour featuring aircraft including a United Dreamliner, Southwest Independence One, and American’s A321XLR, followed by the In-N-Out gathering and raffles where Lara wins two round trips on Avelo and Tyler wins a model. They reconne...

Staff Travel Stories with Claire: Bags, Lounges, and Non-Rev Adventures Tyler and Lara record in LA with guest Claire from Liverpool, who works at Manchester Airport in ground operations, focusing on tracing delayed bags and auditing aircraft cleaning, and discusses how staff travel in the UK differs from US non-revving due to taxes, especially long-haul from London. Claire shares her aviation background starting with British Midland, love of travel and photography, and standout trips includ...

DorkFest On Location: Pacific Surfliner to San Diego, 9/11 Reflections, and a Guam Detour Lara and Tyler record from DorkFest in Los Angeles with guests Dave and longtime listener DJ, discussing meeting fellow spotters, Hyatt Globalist perks, and their day trip riding Amtrak’s state-supported Pacific Surfliner to San Diego for lunch at the Top Gun–filming Kansas City Barbecue and a Navy SEAL museum visit with friends from across the U.S. DJ shares his lifelong train and plane-spotting backgr...

Non-Rev Super Traveler Brooke: 60 Countries, Group Trips, Baby Travel, and a Harry Styles Encounter The hosts of the Non Rev Lounge (Monique, Tyler, and Lara) welcome coworker Brooke, a frequent non-rev traveler in her early 30s who has visited 60 countries, completed five of the Seven Wonders (missing Christ the Redeemer and the Great Wall), and discusses visas, including China’s challenges for non-revs and India visas. Brooke shares why she joined aviation for flight benefits, her start at...