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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The Trick to the LAX Terminal 4 Admirals Club

Dec 21 2017

American Airlines in Los Angeles has Admirals Clubs in terminal 4, terminal 5 (the former Delta Skyclub), and the remote terminal for American Eagle flights (“Eagles Nest”).

The terminal 4 lounge complex has only just re-opened. It features an Admirals Club, a Flagship Lounge (business class lounge), and Flagship First Dining across from gate 40. The Admirals Club gets really crowded if you don’t know what you’re doing.

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Delta Introduces Mileage Upgrades on Aeromexico

aeromexico plane
Dec 20 2017

Upgrades using miles are for the most part only possible for a carrier’s own flights. While it’s easy to book award tickets using miles on one airline for travel on partners, upgrades are a much trickier beast.

Delta has allowed upgrades on Air France, KLM, and Virgin Atlantic. And now they’ve added upgrades on Aeromexico using SkyMiles to their program terms and conditions.

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Register Now for Hilton’s New Promotion

hotel lobby
Dec 19 2017

Hilton’s first quarter 2018 promotion is out (registration required) and you can start earning with the first stay because the big push is ‘book direct’ even for infrequent guests and the loyalty program is a key differentiator in the value proposition for booking at Expedia or Hilton.com.

2000 bonus points per stay, 10,000 additional bonus points every five stays, earning period is January 1 – April 30, 2018.

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