Monthly Archives for May 2017.
Some readers were skeptical that Virgin Atlantic awards for 120,000 miles roundtrip in first class on ANA between the US and Japan were really possible. Here’s how I put the award together and the pitfalls I encountered.
I love a great airport hack. For instance if you’re departing Sydney’s international terminal one you’re routed via the duty free shops, retail sales are a key revenue stream for the Sydney Airport Corporation.
However if you’re departing from the Southern end of the terminal it’s sure an extra unnecessary walk. And there’s a short cut. Here’s a hack that will be even better and more useful for most Americans…
An Australian man is suing American Airlines after being ‘crushed’ by large seatmates on a Los Angeles – Sydney flight.
If you’re going to build a wall it needs to be on the Pacific border, and Australia is going to have to pay for it.
At least that seems to be the lesson of the Australian citizen arrested in the U.S. for overstaying his Business Visitor visa by 90 minutes.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Joe Brancatelli shared an in-branch promotion for the card “[a]pparently part of National Small Business Week promo (til May 6)” offering a signup bonus of 100,000 points after $5000 in purchases in the first 3 months after account opening.
A woman who had a 3 night tryst with a man named Michael sued a hotel to find out the name’s identity.
The encounter took plance in Halle, Germany in 2010. By forcing the hotel to disclose the identity of the man she claimed would have been the father of her child, she’d then be able to pursue the man for child support.
United just settled a lawsuit with a passenger who flew from Newark to San Francisco instead of Newark to Paris.
Here’s the story of a family that tried to fly Delta a week and a half ago but was kicked off an oversold flight because they wouldn’t give up a seat they paid for so that another passenger could sit in it. Delta instructed them to treat their youngest child as a lap infant not to have them sit in a seat.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
