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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Sign Up for More Than a Hundred Dollars From Equifax and Fairmont Settlements

by Gary Leff

man in suit looking at computer screen
Jul 24 2019

Two years ago Equifax data was breached and your information was probably stolen. They’ve reached a settlement that will net hundreds of millions for government agencies and potentially a little bit for you — either 10 years of credit monitoring or up to $125. You can also get reimbursed for actual expenses and even your time.

You can check if you’re eligible for money (because your data was included in the breach) and if you are file a claim by January 22. In addition there’s a Fairmont hotels settlement to sign up for.

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Now Hilton is Being Sued Over Resort Fees, Too

by Gary Leff

hotel
Jul 24 2019

Washington DC is suing Marriott over deceptive resort fees.

In some sense it was strange to go after just Marriott whose practices are no worse than the rest of the industry. It turns out that while the attorneys generals of all 50 states and the District of Columbia were investigating resort fees, they had broken out the work and D.C. was directly involved with investigating Marriott. Now that D.C. broke away from the group and filed a case on its own, it’s not surprising to see additional defections.

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London Airport Workers Call Off This Weekend’s Strike

by Gary Leff

british airways plane
Jul 24 2019

Airlines were making contingency plans to keep their employees away from London airports Friday and Saturday, and some were letting customers change their travel plans without a fee. It’s Wednesday and folks didn’t know whether they’d be able to fly in two days because of a strike by airport workers.

Fortunately the strike for this Friday and Saturday has been called off. Workers will vote on a new contract.

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American Airlines Change May Let You Keep Your First Class Upgrade When Changing Flights

by Gary Leff

economy seats
Jul 23 2019

This change has been consistent in reports whether confirming a same day change to an itinerary, or swapping flights during irregular operations using the American Airlines app. Presumably because American sees you in R and is simply rebooking you into R, and R is now far more available since it’s been given a dual use as the second highest first class fare class.

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