LOL and IAH has to be one of the most expensive with the OTG and whoever concessionaire contract. It is insane. I like going to Salt Lake or PHX etc and seeing relatively normal restaurant and drink prices because those cities have some rules that the airport cant charge out of market prices…. IAH is insane at their prices. I feel bad for travellers stuck there.

OTG is the absolute worst.

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Flew in Thursday night and heard (for the first time) an automated announcement encouraging passengers to linger and enjoy the restaurants/amenities to help reduce traffic congestion.

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I mean I'll run in to the lounge and get a to go drink but no way I'm paying for ****ty OTG food/drink

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LOL and IAH has to be one of the most expensive with the OTG and whoever concessionaire contract. It is insane. I like going to Salt Lake or PHX etc and seeing relatively normal restaurant and drink prices because those cities have some rules that the airport cant charge out of market prices…. IAH is insane at their prices. I feel bad for travellers stuck there.

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Which is why when I travel by air I carry a few CLIF bars with me, just in case I get stuck in a place with lousy eating options. They'll keep me alive and ward off the hunger pangs until I can find something decent.

D check in and security at 1030 Monday is amazing. Didn't wait for a single person at bag drop or security.

I did see E security was open.

New marketing campaign

have flown in and out of IA a couple times in the last week or so and zero parking, traffic and security issues.

Is that the Astros gal?

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Is that the Astros gal?

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You think that is Julia Morales?

So you're saying it's not?

Dropped my husband off for a flight this morning and traffic wasn't bad at all. But apparently all of the United bag check kiosks were down and the ticket counter printers weren't working so no one could check bags.

That sounds like a fiasco

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That sounds like a fiasco

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They gate checked almost everyone on his flight.

I guess I've never thought about it, but checked bags fit through the x-ray machines?

That and what about folks that planned on checking with full sized toiletries. What a mess

Bumping for advice

Flying Qatar airlines in a few days business. Do they have a lounge? I'm flying out of terminal A first to Philly before going to Doha. Need to stock up on alcohol before going to dry lands.

~egon

Pretty sure you can get booze in Qatar. May be wrong, but it's my recollection that you can.

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Bumping for advice

Flying Qatar airlines in a few days business. Do they have a lounge? I'm flying out of terminal A first to Philly before going to Doha. Need to stock up on alcohol before going to dry lands.

~egon

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Qatar is part of One World Alliance. If flying business international, you should be able to use the AA lounge in terminal A and if they don't have one in Philly, the same in Philly, use the Admirals Club there....

Qatar isn't final destination.

Gujarat region of India is. And that's dry. Or i can drink homemade hooch. Which totally won't give me Delhi belly.

~egon

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Qatar isn't final destination.

Gujarat region of India is. And that's dry. Or i can drink homemade hooch. Which totally won't give me Delhi belly.

~egon

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Where in Gujurat are you headed? My parents are from Vadodara, aka Baroda. Going there in 6 weeks, actually.

There are permits available now to buy booze. They are available to non residents as weird as that sounds.

Too bad you couldn't get a on a Qatar flight out of IAH to Doha. I've done that before - yes there is booze on the flight. If you're flying into Ahmedabad, good luck. That is indeed a shlt show.

The Delhi, Chennai, and Mumbai airports are pretty nice. Ahmedabad is not.

Checked out the new Terminal D "pier" today…. Not sure why they just dont call it Terminal C… anyways, checked it out because the United club had about 2 million people in it and there is a Cafe Annie in the new wing…. Tempted to just drop my United Club membership because they are so crowded and outdated at IAH and post up at Annie from now on.

Cafe Annie?

The former Galleria area swank spot?

It's still on Post Oak but dropped a lot.

Didn't know it was still there. Thought it had closed.

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Checked out the new Terminal D "pier" today…. Not sure why they just dont call it Terminal C… anyways, checked it out because the United club had about 2 million people in it and there is a Cafe Annie in the new wing…. Tempted to just drop my United Club membership because they are so crowded and outdated at IAH and post up at Annie from now on.

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Didn't they just say that they're fixin to completely redo the IAH United clubs? The new ones they've opened st DIA are really nice.

Agreed. EWR and ORD have them as well. Ours will be done but who knows when.

Pro tip at LGA: don't go to U club. Go to Maple Leaf Lounge

Yep Maple Leaf Lounge at LGA is the way to go, better food and pour your own drinks

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New marketing campaign

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Hey gurlllll, the one who tries to make my metal card work in the reader don't look like this

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Thats s a traveler that's overly happy because she used the reservation system and doesn't have to **** with those crap machines. Not an employee.

So basically you could be going home with her if you reserved and prepaid for your parking.

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A pre-paid reservation is not a sure-fire solution for avoiding the machines. You still have to scan your confirmation code to exit. Last year, we tried to scan ours to get out and the machine wouldn't recognize it. After the machine attendant tried to help us, he finally just said we had to pay again to exit.

So, now we've paid double for parking, and I get the lovely task of having to call customer service for a refund. It went easier than I expected, but still not something I wanted to have to do. Also, the rep on the phone said that if you are in the parking longer than the reservation you booked (eg, your flight was delayed), then you lose the discount anyway. I guess you have to pay the difference when you exit (assuming the kiosks are working correctly).

Not worth it just to save a few $ (might be worth it if you think covered parking will fill up).

I am going to doha then vadodara. I get to spend 2 weeks there.

2nd time going but flying through Mumbai first and leaving via Delhi.

~egon

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I am going to doha then vadodara. I get to spend 2 weeks there.

2nd time going but flying through Mumbai first and leaving via Delhi.

~egon

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I'll be there on 12/13. My parents leave Houston next weekend to stay in Vadodara for 6 months.

The Hugo's in D is turrible. It's basically an OTG, my quesadilla was $19.99 (oh and add another $8 for chicken) it was just a shade above bowling alley quality and I had 2 beers final tab $56, and then the app they use went in the tank and getting a bill was an extra 20 minutes. Nearly got up and walked out as the family of 4 behind me did. Thank goodness for expense accounts.

Yeah anything run by OTG is laughably over priced. I swear Sylvester got some money or a good time promised over that contract. The Cafe Annie and terminal D pier places don't look OTG, a Popeyes and Velvet Taco and some street food, Jamba Juice and a Panera Bread or something is in there with a Lego store. And I agree the DIA United Clubs are amazing. Pisses me off IAH are so terrible and crowded.