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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New Ritz-Carlton Signup Offer of 2 Free Nights

Oct 11 2015

The Ritz-Carlton credit card has a new offer of two free nights at your choice of most Ritz properties after $3000 spend in 3 months.

Here are the benefits of the card – including concierge, lounge access, and hotel stay credits – and how that plays into the positioning of the Ritz-Carlton brand overall.

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Cathay Pacific Upping Its Lounge Game in North America

Oct 10 2015

Airlines that offer a strong ground experience usually do so in their home markets, and sometimes to a lesser extent in a few key other markets, but rarely in outstations. And rarely in the United States.

But Cathay Pacific’s new Senior Vice President for North America has a charge to bring the experience here up to the standards of Asia. We can expect changes in San Francisco, then Vancouver, and perhaps New York.

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