Nicholas Kralev is an author, educator and speaker on global travel, diplomacy and international affairs. A former Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent, he has traveled around the world with four U.S. secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright. He has flown almost 2 million miles and visited more than 80 countries.

He is the founder and CEO of Kralev International LLC, an air travel consulting and training company. His first book, “Decoding Air Travel: A Guide to Saving on Airfare and Flying in Luxury,” climbed to #80 on Amazon’s bestseller list. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and speaks five languages.

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