Continental Airlines Presidents Club membership, Day Pass and Passbook rates will increase, and individuals and companies will be limited to a total of 20 Passbook purchases a year, both as of July 1, 2010. However, one can renew or purchase one’s Presidents Club membership before the July 1 rate increase.

One FlyerTalk member notes that Continental Airlines OnePass elite members will pay proportionately more than the non-elites regarding the Increase in PC membership fees. If this is indeed true, is this fair?

While there may not have been any physical altercation, profanity was used in a place where people normally go to retreat and relax because there was a Lounge Fight! Bad Behavior in the Executive Lounge apparent resulted from a difference in opinion on a matter as trivial as which news program to watch on the television in the executive lounge.

The story does not end here.

Additionally, the topic evolves from this specific incident to a general discussion about the apparent trend in questionable behavior witnessed in executive lounges.

…but first, you will have to answer a question asked by FlyerTalk member jenniparks: could i bring a toaster through security into the skyclub?

While there is a debate as to whether or not the Delta Sky Clubs at Washington National Airport or at the airport in Salt Lake City have toasters, a small movement has formed to purchase toasters and donate them to those locations which purportedly do not have a toaster. There is even a suggestion to cover a wall in select Sky Clubs with pictures of toasters.

Get your bagels and cream cheese ready before you read this thread…

Travel can be tiring, especially when schedules are uncooperative or when lengthy delays occur.  So it is quite natural to sometimes want to take a snooze while waiting for a flight. What facilities are offered to snatch 40 winks? What is the ettiquette if you wish to get some shut-eye? Is it okay to take a nap in an airport lounge?

The Emptiest Flight was recently discussed here at The Gate. However, Do you feel strange when you’re the only person in a lounge?

Imagine having a lounge all to yourself having all of the personnel working in the lounge available to serve you at your whim. There are no mobile telephone conversations to interrupt you and no lines on which to wait. You can sit anywhere you want, and there is ample room to store your belongings.

Not surprisingly, there are a number of FlyerTalk members who would be just fine with this scenario, although one of them felt less than comfortable having the lounge bartender staring at him or her…

Unless you are living in a bubble, there is heightened security awareness these days.  So why would people leave their baggage unattended in the lounge? Is it trust in fellow travellers? Ignorance of security issues? Oversight or deliberate action? Join the discussion in do you ever leave stuff unattended?

What if you were in a hotel or airport lounge with computers that have complimentary Internet access, only to find someone sitting at a computer without even using it? Is this behavior rude and selfish? Do you want to find out How to Stop “Computer Moochers” in Lounges?

For some FlyerTalk members, the solution is quite simple.

Fortunately, if you were wondering, this content was not posted to The Gate from a hotel or airport lounge…

FlyerTalk member yesitshere was Invited to SAS Lounge by some1 who is my age divided by six — but that is only part of the story.

Wait until you read who invited yesitshere and the reason why. This story just might warm your heart…

In a quest to find a little bit of — er — relief, FlyerTalk member schley left an open laptop computer with some other belongings alone for a few minutes in a crowded airport lounge near the bathrooms, only to find all of his belongings moved approximately ten feet away to a different area upon his return.

FlyerTalk members discuss whether or not this a truly a case of BAD etiquette in Airline Lounge, or if could schley have been more proactive to prevent this — or something worse — from happening? Did schley ever find out who was the culprit and, if so, what happened next?

A topic dear to many FTers hearts – which airports and airlines are alcohol-free. There is a surprisingly long list of dry airports and airlines.