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Chelsea Clinton to Determine the Future of Online Travel and Punishing a Passenger in Pakistan

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2017

Mar 20 2017

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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20 Things You Should Know About Signing Up for Rewards Credit Cards

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2017

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Mar 20 2017

I’m incredibly fortunate to have earned millions of miles with credit cards. The products and bank issuer policies — and best strategies — are constantly changing.

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VIRAL VIDEO: Amtrak Train Brings Snowpocalypse to Passengers Waiting on Platform

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2017

Mar 20 2017

More than 20 inches of snow descended upon Upstate New York last week. This Amtrak train went about its business as normal at the Rhinecliff station, much to the chagrin of passengers waiting on the platform.

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Etihad Opening Its Lounges to Paying Passengers

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2017

Mar 20 2017

Emirates recently rolled out paid access to business and first class lounges and is testing including business class lounge access as an economy promotion. So it’s not surprising to see Gulf rival Etihad monetizing its lounge product as well.

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This Lap Infant Travel Story Will Give You a Great Start to the Week

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2017

Mar 20 2017

What gesture have you made recently — a small sacrifice that made someone else’s life meaningfully better, someone you may not have even known? Somehow this story makes me want to be a better person.

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Here’s How to Really Customize Inflight Dining and Get the Most Out of Flying First Class

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2017

Mar 19 2017

In business class meals may be quite nice, Austrian Airlines and Singapore both stand out as carriers that do a great job. But it’s still an assembly line, you have a lot of passengers to feed. First class should be more customized.

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US Airlines Are Nearly All the Same and That Isn’t Going to Change

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2017

Mar 19 2017

Airlines are one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country. Deregulation just meant the government no longer determines who flies where (although in some cases they still do) or how much they’ll charge.

They fly to the same government-owned airports. Their customers go through (mostly) the same government-operated security checkpoints.

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Cathay Pacific Substandard Business Class Seats and Warrant Issued for Turkish Airlines Executives

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2017

Mar 19 2017

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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The Formula Airlines Use to Decide to Release Saver Awards

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2017

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Mar 19 2017

In order to understand why you’re seeing saver awards at a given time on a given flight — and why you’re not — we need to understand how airlines think about award space.

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Emirates Now Gives Business Class Lounge Access to Economy Passengers

by Gary Leff on March 18, 2017

Mar 18 2017

In January Emirates rolled out paid access to its premium lounges in Dubai for passengers flying Emirates (or Emirates codeshares on Qantas).

Now they’re leveraging their lounges to attract even economy passengers.

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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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