Press

Keeping with my passion of traveling, I am available and willing for interview and speaking engagements. Topics can include, but are not limited to:

• Airlines, Hotels and Trains
• Frequent traveler programs (airline, hotel, etc.)
• Earning and redemption opportunities
• Credit cards, and travel perks
• Trip reports, and reviews of locations

Written Media:

• Inside Flyer Magazine, September 2014, Award Trip Report
• Inside Flyer Magazine, December 2014, Best (and Worst) of 2014

Major Media

• Mashable #TravelTalks
• FOX News – Free First Class Airplane Seats and Hotel Suites – Luxury Travel Secrets from the World of Frequent Travelers
• Road Warrior Voices/USA Today – Why using Ultimate Rewards points for Northeast Amtrak travel is one of the most valuable redemptions available
• America’s Dining and Travel on Biz Talk Radio – June 21, 2015
• How to Be Happy as a Career Traveler on GetAirHelp.com – June 30, 2015
• Justice Department Demands Answers from Airlines on FOX News Happening Now – July 2, 2015
• Road Warrior Voices/USA Today – Should you take the plane or train for business travel in the Northeast?
• Your Frequent Flyer Miles on FOX News America’s News HQ – July 12, 2015
• Holiday Travel Tips and Deals on FOX News Happening Now – November 26, 2015
• 6 Ways to Get Free Flights Using Your Airline Rewards Card – The Fiscal Times – March 15, 2016
• Craft Beer and USB Ports: Airlines Upgrade Clubs to Lure Customers – New York Times – June 20, 2016
• Delta hoping to get back to normal after days of disruptions – FOX News Happening Now – August 10, 2016
• Playing the points game: Airmails explained – CNN Business Traveler – September 15 2016
• Tips for Surviving Winter Travel – December 30, 2016
• These Travelers Aid Volunteers Will Help Solve Your Airport Problems – Condé Nast Traveler – April 14, 2017
• Why tourists are still flocking to paradise to get blown away by planes – FOX News – April 2017
• The Dark Art of How (and When) to Buy an Airline Ticket – New York Magazine – May 2017
• How rewards cards experts manage their payments – CreditCards.com – August 2017
• 6 habits of successful card reward experts – CreditCards.com – August 2017
• This school will teach you how to fly first class for free – NY Post – November 2017
• Frequent Traveler University can teach you to fly for free – The Daily Mail – November 2017
• How I’m Getting the Most Travel Time I Can in 2018 – Travel and Leisure –  December 2017
• “These Days, ‘You Practically Need a Ph.D.’ to Figure Out Frequent-Flier Status.” – New York Times – Jan. 2019
• Was Your European Flight Delayed or Canceled? You May Be Entitled to Cash – New York Times – April 2019
• If airport lounges are your thing, James Larounis weighs-in with thoughts – Rudy Maxa’s World – April 2019
• Shocking pictures reveal TWA Hotel is far from ready on opening day – The Daily Mail – May 2019
• United Airlines rolls out miles that don’t expire in a move to please customers – The Washington Post – August 2019
• 4 ways American Airlines is trying to fix its industry-worst tech experience – Dallas Morning News – November 2019
• Boeing to temporarily halt 737 Max production in January – BBC World News – December 2019 (on air only, link unavailable due to copyright)

For media inquiries, or to book for a speaking engagement, please email me at jamie@theforwardcabin.com.

Media Bio:

An Eagle Scout hailing from Newtown, Pennsylvania, James holds numerous certifications in a variety of fields. Among his many interests, Larounis is a travel industry analyst specializing in miles, points and reward travel, and owns The Forward Cabin website, with over 30,000 social media followers, He also serves as a journalist for UpgradedPoints.com, with several millions of readers a year, where he primarily serves as an expert on the operations of several select airlines and hotel brands. His previous professional experience has supported the Frequent Traveler University, a Frequent Traveler Education Foundation project, as their Director of Marketing and Sales where he’s spoken in-depth on the loyalty programs and operations of Amtrak, American Airlines and Kimpton Hotels. Frequent Traveler University is the largest series of seminars in the world to educate consumers and professionals on traveling better using loyalty programs, while discussing hard and soft products of airlines and hotels. He’s been an organizer with MegaDo, LLC a frequent flyer charter company that provides once-in-a-lifetime behind-the-scenes aviation tours for attendees.  Previous consulting projects include value added services training to Executive Travel, customer experience employee training at American Airlines, user acquisition at DoNotPay, marketing consulting at OurBus, business development at SELECT and fundraising at PEX+. Among several media spotlights, he’s spoken at Princeton University and the New York Times Travel Show, been quoted in The New York Times, the Washington Post, the NY Post, The Fiscal Times, Forbes, New York Magazine, The Daily Mail, and Condé Nast Traveler, been featured on FOX News, CNN and the BBC, written for InsideFlyer, Road Warrior Voices/USA Today, 1000TravelTips.com, the official content platform for the Travel and Adventure Shows. He makes regular guest appearances as a featured expert discussing the travel industry on major news media worldwide.  James’ previous professional experience includes having served as a District Director with the Boy Scouts of America, providing personnel supervision over approximately 5,000 youth and 2,500 adult volunteers, with consistent growth in fundraising and membership. In addition, he holds a CPR/BLS Instructor Training Center Faculty certification from The American Heart Association, and routinely teaches courses for the community and healthcare personnel. Emergency Medical Services experience includes having served as a Captain in the City of Fredericksburg, during which time in 2012 he was the recipient of the Rappahannock EMS Council’s Outstanding EMS Administrator Award. He was selected for the Who’s Who In American Colleges and Universities from 2010-2012, is a Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary International and on the Board of Directors of the Stafford Rotary Club.