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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Frequent flyer basics

While likely little new for frequent readers of this column, Frommers has a nice introductory series on getting and managing frequent flyer miles. Check out part one, part two, part three, and part four.

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Pets in the cabin

Frommer’s has a nice summary of airline policies on traveling with pets.A niche piece of information to be sure, but my little Yorkie has never flown coach…

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Minor notes on keeping and expanding first class

The New York Times carries a story on airlines keeping and expanding first class sections. Separately, they’re all minor notes. Together, they’re a story.As I noted last month, USAirways is adding first class to its Shuttle routes for fleet commonality — the ability to utilize aircraft throughout its network rather than limiting them to particular routes. Alaska Airlines has decided to keep first class.The article adds, though, the America West offers something unique — first class on some of its regional jets. America West, which is based in Phoenix, is the only carrier offering first class on junior, or regional, jets – on 16 of its 34 Canadair Regional Jets, which typically are all coach with two seats on each side of the aisle. The first-class section consists of two rows with two seats on…

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