About Gary Leff

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 »

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Furious Travelers Sue Protest Organizers After Chicago O’Hare Blockade Causes Chaos And Missed Flights

Sep 12 2024

Over the last year there have been numerous protests blocking access to airports including Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, and Los Angeles. Supporters of Palestinians – and in some cases of Hamas – took over roads, making them impassible, and causing passengers to miss flights.

These blockades probably don’t gain protestors sympathy for their cause.

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Surprising Results: The Best And Worst Frequent Flyer Programs Ranked

Sep 12 2024

Point.me, the service that helps you find frequent flyer award seats (and walks you through the process of setting up accounts, transferring points, and making the booking) has a lot of award search data. People are looking for available awards all day, every day.

They already know which programs offer availability the most that their members are looking for, and which programs offer those seats at the best prices.

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Remembering 9/11 Twenty Three Years Later

Sep 11 2024

Twenty three years ago today I was sitting in my office in Arlington, Virginia.

The first news I heard about planes crashing into the World Trade Center came over email. It wasn’t on the newswires yet. I was on an airline industry list, and the subject line was “Terrorists are bombing us with airplanes.” I didn’t think it was real.

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