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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More Room Throughout Coach loves

More Room Throughout Coach loves all of the fare glitches which make for cheap travel and cheap hotel stays. Sometimes it works out against us, though. A Holiday Inn computer error caused guests to be charged 100 times their actual bills. I bet nobody ever purchased this $14,000,000 Seattle-London fare in coach…

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I just booked two nights

I just booked two nights in a Deluxe Ocean View Room at the Westin Regina in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. No cash — just 6,000 points (3,000 points per night). How good a deal is that? Signing up for the no-fee in the first year Starwood American Express gets you 4,000 of those points immediately. Just put your next $2,000 of spending on that card and you’ve paid for the stay. No bad, eh?

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Receive up to 3,000 bonus

Receive up to 3,000 bonus miles when you use Delta partners between November 1, 2002, and January 31, 2003. For every three times you use a partner or partners, you’ll get 1,000 bonus miles in addition to the partner miles you normally earn. Register here.

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Register for 500

Register for 500 free Northwest miles and double miles on all sorts of transactions. Only certain Northwest accounts are eligible. Type in your Northwest Worldperks number to see if yours is.

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