Insights & Adventures

Insights & Adventures

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

Latest Insights

  • April 17, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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Partner Airline Award Ticket Schedule Changes: Always Frustrating
  • April 12, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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I’m Considering Visiting Erbil, Iraq…
  • April 11, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
29
Are Condor’s “Prime” Business Class Seats Worth It?
  • April 9, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
41
Which Delta Million Miler Gift Should You Choose?
  • April 5, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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Creating A New American AAdvantage Account: My Experience
  • April 5, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
51
Fascinating: Miami Dolphins’ Atlas Air Boeing 747 Charters
  • April 4, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
52
Starlux Airlines’ Steep Transpacific Pricing
  • March 30, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
69
Delta’s Proactive Flight Cancelation Compensation
  • March 29, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
96
Uh Oh: Fraud On My American AAdvantage Account
  • March 27, 2023
  • Ben Schlappig
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My Unlucky Travel Day: Delta Cancelation, American Diversion
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  • August 3, 2013
  • Ben Schlappig
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Another Round The World For 90K
  • July 23, 2013
  • Ben Schlappig
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Going To HEL With American
  • July 6, 2013
  • Ben Schlappig
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To Sicily For The Weekend

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