Offset Your Carbon and Fly More!

I love the concept of spending money to cleanse your soul of sin. So arguments about the logical fallacies of carbon offsets notwithstanding, the concept generates a certain aesthetic appeal to my inner postmodernist.

But offering rewards for purchasing carbon offsets seems odd to me.

And offering frequent flyer miles for the purchase of carbon offsets — giving customers free flights — seems downright paradoxical.

My inner postmodernist approves!

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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