Insights & Adventures

Insights & Adventures

My thoughts and opinions on the broader travel industry, plus extra glimpses of my personal journeys.

Latest Insights

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Unpacking The Airline Industry Overcapacity Narrative…
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My Lufthansa First Class Award Ticket Downgrade Experience
  • July 21, 2024
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Hotels Posting Signs With Number Of Elite Guests: Useful Or Tacky?
  • July 20, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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Explain This Strange Airplane Seat Swap To Me…
  • July 20, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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14 Of My Biggest Hotel Pet Peeves: What Are Yours?
  • July 19, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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Where Do You Keep Your Passport When Traveling?
  • July 19, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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10 Hotel Habits Of Mine, From The Logical To The Irrational
  • July 19, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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Do You Use In-Room Hotel Safes? For What?
  • July 17, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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Why Is Business Class Sometimes Cheaper Than Economy?
  • July 15, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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When Plane Arrives At Gate, Should You Stand Right Away?
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  • June 16, 2024
  • Ben Schlappig
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Around the World for Allegris
  • May 18, 2024
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A Pleasant Voyage to Geneva
  • March 27, 2024
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Zimbabwe via the Cockpit Suite

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