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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

How to Handle Mistake Rates

Top 10 Airline and Hotel Mistake Fares from the Past Decade

Is Expertflyer the Right Tool for You

FlightStats.com Primer: How to Access Airline Fare Class Availability for Free

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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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