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Advice: Airlines and Airfare

Quintuple Dipping: Maximizing Your Earning When Purchasing Travel

Using Hidden City and Throwaway Ticketing to Save Big Money on Airfare

The Best and Worst Features of American Airlines

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Top 10 Airline and Hotel Mistake Fares from the Past Decade

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About Gary Leff

Gary LeffGary 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 »

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