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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Man Gets Life in Prison for Spitting

I do hope the state courts overturn this verdict. (Link via the Volokh Conspiracy.) An Oklahoma man arrested on suspicion of beating his wife faced year in prison and a fine. But when he spit in an arresting officer’s face, he got a life sentence instead, officials said Wednesday. John Carl Marquez, 36, was convicted of “placing bodily fluid upon a government employee,” a felony that can carry a life sentence because of the possibility of transmitting a potentially deadly disease. State judge April Sellers White sentenced Marquez this week even though Marquez and the officer tested negative for any communicable disease.

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USAirways Food for Sale Goes Systemwide

USAirways on-board food sales goes systemwide today. Food will be for sale in coach on most flights over 700 miles and the menus will rotate mid-month. First Class passengers, in most cases, will just get the buy-on-board meals free. Hopefully the implementation will be better than the test-stages on most carriers have been — both in terms of food quality and sales process. One stumbling block for travelers so far has been receipts. On United’s test, the meals came with a pre-printed receipt that didn’t include a date or any other form of verification — insufficient for many corporate accounting departments to provide a reimbursement.

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