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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Don’t Like American’s New Revenue-Based Mileage Earning? Here’s What You Can Do

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Aug 17 2016

American Airlines joined Delta and United in awarding miles for flights based on the cost of a ticket rather than the distance you fly.

Your cheap tickets don’t get you very much when you fly anymore. Even your more expensive tickets come out behind on long distance flights. However you can still earn 1 mile per mile flown on all of your American Airlines flights. Here’s how:

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Captain Obvious Offers IT Advice to US Airlines

Aug 17 2016

The historical idea of the Senate predates the Roman Republican, originating as the King’s council. Over time under the new Republic the Senate gained power as the nation transitioned to constitutional rule. Eventually Rome’s executive concentrated power, and the Senate became less important.

Nonetheless, the US constitution creates a Senate which harkens back to more august times, and the Senate has often been called “world’s greatest deliberative body” though I know of few people who consider it as such today.

Because instead of concerning itself with matters of war and peace (the US largely goes to war on the instructions of the President, constitutional requirements notwithstanding) US Senators have taken on the role of IT consultants.

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Subway Manager Who Rubbed Lotion All Over Sleeping Woman on Emirates Flight Has Sentenced to Pay Her Therapy Bills

Aug 15 2016

Vying to be the creepiest passenger ever faces stiff competition. There was the Japanese man watching porn and groping the woman seated next to him and the naked couple having sex in their seat while halfway covering up with their jackets.

You can imagine what it takes to enter the realm of creepiest passenger ever without alcohol even being involved.

And yet a 42 year old Pakistani from Staten Island who managed a Subway comes pretty close.

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