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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Delta Launching International Premium Economy With Real Foot Rests

Nov 03 2016

Delta has announced its international premium economy product which will launch in fall 2017 with its the arrival of its Airbus A350s. This is, basically, domestic first class with foot rests.

When American became the first US airline to announce international premium economy a year ago it seemed rushed, with speculation that they were trying to get out ahead of Delta. American has now already rolled out premium economy on their new Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

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$100 Visa Infinite Companion Airfare Discount… But You Can No Longer Game It?

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Nov 02 2016

The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card offers a $100 discount on the cost of two passengers traveling roundtrip in domestic economy.

The discount allows between 2 and 5 passengers to travel on the same itinerary and the cardmember must be one of those passengers. However there may have been a change to the benefit that makes it less game-able.

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