Insights & Adventures

Insights & Adventures

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

Latest Insights

  • October 31, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
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Has American AAdvantage Given Up On Selling Miles?
  • October 31, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
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Starlux Airlines Shop: I Want Everything!
  • October 24, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
71
American Loyalty Points: A Brilliant Program I Hate
  • October 24, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
71
Lousy Eurowings Discover Customer Service…
  • October 21, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
39
A New Era Of Young “Mainline” Airline Pilots
  • October 19, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
161
How Are Transatlantic Flights Still So Full?!?
  • October 17, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
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Fascinating: EgyptAir’s Baghdad To Washington Flight
  • October 12, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
34
Is It Okay For Hotels To Photoshop Pictures?
  • October 10, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
10
Combining Alaska Mileage Plan Accounts: My Experience
  • October 3, 2022
  • Ben Schlappig
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Eastern Airlines: The World’s Strangest Airline?
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  • March 17, 2011
  • Ben Schlappig
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Five Star Virgin
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  • Ben Schlappig
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  • Ben Schlappig
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