‘On the Fly’ Column — Hotels

Nicholas Kralev is a journalist, educator and speaker on global travel, diplomacy and international affairs. He has written for the Washington Times, the Financial Times, the Arizona Republic and Newsday. He has a degree in public policy from Harvard University, speaks five languages and has visited more than 80 countries.

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Help fight dishonest and misleading practices in the airline industry that hurt travelers every day:

Fake 'direct' flights
A marketing ploy by major U.S. carriers of selling as a "direct" flight — not nonstop — two separate flights that have nothing in common except for their number.

United StarNet blocking
United Airlines' secret blocking of thousands of award seats otherwise made available by other members of the global Star Alliance.

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