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Don’t Believe Airline Seat Maps When Looking For Available Seats

August 8, 2015 by James Larounis 3 Comments

Don’t Believe Airline Seat Maps When Looking For Available Seats

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Find the seats you want with Seat Alerts. Get out of the Middle Seat on your next flight! – Exclusively from ExpertFlyer.com In the world of available seats on airlines – whether it be for upgrades or seats for sale … [Continue reading]

Refundable Tickets Cheaper Than Non-Refundable Ones

April 9, 2015 by James Larounis 4 Comments

Refundable Tickets Cheaper Than Non-Refundable Ones

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I’ve been perusing the US Airways website more lately since I have a $400 voucher to use with them, and out of curiosity (though, I know flights are always very expensive here), I decided to play around with a DCA-PHL … [Continue reading]

Daytime Flight Options to London

April 7, 2015 by James Larounis 15 Comments

Daytime Flight Options to London

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! One of my favorite ways to get from the US to London is via a daytime flight – a flight that leaves the US early in the morning, and arrives in London late in the evening. While the trip does consume … [Continue reading]

Same flights, same website, same everything. Different price. What the heck?

March 31, 2015 by James Larounis 4 Comments

Same flights, same website, same everything. Different price. What the heck?

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Ok, this one just baffles me. As a backstory, it’s been well known that you… Shouldn’t purchase codeshare tickets on American for US Airways or vice versa if you’re interested in upgrades. Can find different fares for the same flights … [Continue reading]

Long wait times for US Airways? Try this.

March 29, 2015 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Long wait times for US Airways? Try this.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! The other day, I needed to call US Airways for something and after jumping though the various prompts, was informed that they were too busy to take my call and to call back later. Then, they hung up on me. … [Continue reading]

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JamieJamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler. [Learn more about Jamie...]

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