Gary Leff, Author at View from the Wing

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 »

How to Take Advantage of the 150% Bonus Buying Star Alliance Miles (Buy Miles at 1.32 Cents Apiece)

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2015

Oct 03 2015

This morning I wrote about the very first offer from the new Inside Flyer (of which I’m a co-founder): a 150% bonus on the purchase of 100,000 – 150,000 miles from Star Alliance frequent flyer program LifeMiles, combined with short-term award redemption discounts of up to 50% on Star Alliance partners.

That means you can buy up to 375,000 per person at a price of ~ 1.5 cents apiece. I’ve gotten several questions about the offer, so thought I’d take the time to walk through it.

100,000 Point Signup Bonus on the Most Exclusive Visa in the United States

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2015

Oct 03 2015

Most premium Visa products in the U.S. are offered as Visa Signature — this includes Chase Sapphire Preferred and even President Obama’s Palladium card.

But there is one Visa Infinite card. And it now offers a 100,000 point signup bonus, and a $0 annual fee the first year.

United Apologizes for Sucking, BA Opens New Exclusive Lounge Areas, and Delta’s Amazing Performance

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2015

Oct 03 2015

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The New Inside Flyer Launches with a 150% Bonus on Purchased Miles and Up to 50% Off Awards

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2015

Oct 03 2015

Milepoint was launched in 2011 as a frequent flyer community where members could talk about their travels and loyalty programs in a friendly way on a new platform. I’ve enjoyed the many interactions with folks I’ve had there, and have been privileged to be a part of the community I helped to found. Although I don’t think it reached its potential, and we certainly didn’t do everything with and for it that we’d always talked about.

That’s changing.