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To celebrate my last day on BoardingArea as a featured blogger, I’ve got a couple of giveaways today (check back later for more!) First up… two prizes: 1. A pair of Cathay Pacific pajamas and matching first class amenity kit 2. A Cathay Pacific first class amenity kit. To be entered to win the first…
I never do anything the easy way. If I did, then I would have been content with seeing a live Komodo dragon living a mere three miles from my house, safely enclosed, at the Fort Worth Zoo. But no. I have to do things the hard way. And thus one of the major draws of…
This morning I reported my disappointment that Lyft did not respond by last night’s promised deadline. But twelve hours later, they have. The news, however, is mixed. They have conceded that my background check DID pass… but my mentor drive did not. I have to repeat it in full (including resubmission of photos, insurance, and license) and…
If you have been following the Lyft driver referral saga, the overnight updates is that Lyft did not come through. At least not for me. Or for any of the ridesharing drivers I stay in regular contact with who either applied themselves or referred applicants. Yesterday’s email promised that drivers who had their background check…
If you have never visited Andy’s Travel Blog you need to (but only after you finish reading here)! I have a professional crush on his writing and his amazing photos. And although I have been unsuccessful at convincing him to jump in my checked bag to come shoot photos for me on one of my trips,…
There is another episode in the soap opera that has developed around the Lyft driver referral promotion this past week. Last night I was still awake and refreshing my Lyft driver app while exchanging messages with other drivers in the same position as me – one of waiting to see if driver approvals would come through…
It looks like the Lyft bonus promotion has turned into a major wreck, leaving drivers (and potential drivers) ensnarled in the pileup. For those playing catch up, here’s the short version: 1. Last Thursday, Lyft offered an amazing driver sign up offer – $1,000 for new drivers who are approved and drive ONE ride in…
I’ve questioned before whether Lyft might be struggling with funding. But now their biggest driver recruitment promotion ever is set to disappoint hundreds (if not thousands) of potential drivers as well as current drivers referring them. Yesterday I questioned whether Lyft would be able to fulfill the bonus offer made to drivers. Today, indications from…
There are two types of hotel guests. Those who unpack and those who don’t. I’m in the latter category, preferring to live out of my suitcase so that all my belongings either stay in it OR get co-located to a specific place in the room. This is so I don’t lose things or have to…
The popular LED Bay Bridge lights in San Francisco will be coming down on Friday, according to The Bold Italic. Originally intended to be a temporary installation to honor the redesign of the bridge, the lighted bridge has become a new background for iconic photos of San Francisco. As such, a not-for-profit group has raised money…
The Lyft $1000 new driver promotion last week (as first reported here on Prior2Boarding/Boarding Area by The Reward Boss) garnered viral interest around not only ridesharing communities but also among the general public. But now many new drivers are trapped in the approval process and worried they will not meet the published requirements due to Lyft’s…
Sex and the City may have finished its HBO run over a decade ago – and hopefully its movie reincarnation after a train wreck of a romp through the United Arab Emirates a few years later (they got the designer obsessions correct at least, even if they did stomp on the culture in the process!) And yet…