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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Subway Manager Who Rubbed Lotion All Over Sleeping Woman on Emirates Flight Has Sentenced to Pay Her Therapy Bills

Aug 15 2016

Vying to be the creepiest passenger ever faces stiff competition. There was the Japanese man watching porn and groping the woman seated next to him and the naked couple having sex in their seat while halfway covering up with their jackets.

You can imagine what it takes to enter the realm of creepiest passenger ever without alcohol even being involved.

And yet a 42 year old Pakistani from Staten Island who managed a Subway comes pretty close.

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American Airlines Eliminating Fare Bundles, Will Change How It Upsells You

Aug 14 2016

At the end of 2012 American Airlines introduced fare bundles.

The idea was to offer a modestly higher fixed fare price for a set of value-added benefits, that you could purchase at time of ticketing — through American’s own channels, and also they hoped through third parties as well.

Their upsell and bundling strategy has, apparently, changed.

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Unbelievable Airfare to Visit Eastern Europe: $143 Roundtrip New York JFK – Belgrade!

Aug 14 2016

Back in June Air Serbia launches its new New York JFK – Belgrade non-stop with an Airbus A330 they’ve named for Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla.

The flight is a great way to connect to Eastern Europe and this morning I wrote about $215 roundtrip to several cities (!!).

It turns out it’s also a great opportunity to visit Serbia, which is still off the beaten path for many in the US, because you can book the non-stop roundtrips right now for $143!

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HOT FARE: New York to Eastern Europe for Crazy Cheap $215 Roundtrip!

Aug 14 2016

Etihad equity partner airline Air Serbia now flies New York JFK – Belgrade 5 times weekly. And you can book their service with connections to Sofia, to Sarajevo, to Bucharest as well as several other cities for $215 roundtrip.

Outbound travel is permitted August 21 through April 1, and a Saturday night stay is required. Fare rules say this must be ticketed by Thursday, but is likely not to last that long.

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Unbelievable Airfare: Los Angeles – Tokyo Non-Stop From Just $374 Roundtrip

Aug 13 2016

Star Alliance joint venture partners United and ANA have a far as low as $374 roundtrip between Los Angeles and Tokyo.

You need to depart Sunday through Thursday in each direction (no Friday or Saturday flights) and the fare is available for outbound travel August 31 through December 9, December 24 to 31, and again January 10 through March 31. Tickets are non-refundable with a $300 change fee.

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