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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RiShawn Biddle points

RiShawn Biddle points out Larry Kudlow’s bizarre claptrap that the problem with the US economy and the stock market is that we don’t have enough war: “Could it be that a lack of decisive follow-through in the global war on terrorism is the single biggest problem facing the stock market and the nation today? I believe it is…The shock therapy of decisive war will elevate the stock market by a couple-thousand points.” Make no mistake, to Kudlow “decisive follow-through” means getting tough on “Iraq, Iran, and Syria, but also to Saudi Arabia, and perhaps even Egypt” War doesn’t increase prosperity. Some individuals benefit in the short term (manufacturing in service of war efforts, for instance) but only by trading off with other sectors. More importantly, war grows the state and extracts revenue from the economy.…

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I have ended a little

I have ended a little experiment. The title bar at the top of the page used to say “Would I Get More Traffic With A Website Called Anna Kournikova Nude Photos?” The answer is a resounding no. Anna Kournikova didn’t bring hits, so I retired her.

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Thinking about how to promote

Thinking about how to promote this site. I admit, I like it when people visit this site. I like it when people link to this site. So I was noodling over how to get people to do more of those two things that I like. Here’s what I’m thinking — a contest! I think it’ll go something like this: anyone who links to More Room Throughout Coach during a specified period of time wins an entry in a drawing. I’ll draw the winner at random from all of the qualifying entries. The prize will be either American Airlines miles, airline drink coupons, an airline club pass, or an upgrade certificate. I’m actually not sure what prize would be valued most. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

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Though there’s officially no military

Though there’s officially no military draft in America, men are still required to register with Selective Service at age 18. Naturally, non-compliance is high. A little-known provision of Bush’s education reform package requires that schools turn over student names, addresses, and telephone numbers to the military. This certainly introduces the risk that the government could come after teenagers who don’t register. There is a provision in the legislation that allows parents to opt out of the information sharing. Better take advantage of it…

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Sometimes legislation is the easy

Sometimes legislation is the easy way out. Tony Woodlief says that rather than shirking our responsibilities to each other onto government, we need more people in the community helping out, albeit in just a small way, their neighbor.

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I still recommend the

I still recommend the Starwood American Express as the best mileage earning credit card, but some folks still insist pigheadedly that they want a United Mileageplus Visa. For those folks, I include a link to the best bonus offer going on that card: 10,000 miles with first purchase, $25 discount coupon (virtually worthless, since it can’t be used on internet purchases), and a 1,000 mile upgrade coupon (good only on full fare unless you have flown more than 25,000 with the airline and have status).

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