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STT-STX via the World: A Fairytale Non-Rev Story

We would bookend our twelve year non-rev adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands; the standby sojourner story would begin and end on the same little specks of land drifting warmly in the Caribbean Sea.

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Non-Rev in the Time of COVID

Tips for Safe Non-Rev Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic The last week in May, I scanned a boarding pass, walked down a jet bridge, and boarded an aircraft for the first time in exactly 9 weeks and 1 day. A few minutes later, as I instinctually gripped the armrest, I realized how badly I missed… Read more »

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Best Experiences from a Decade of Non-Rev Travel

Since 2009, we’ve visited at least 33 international destinations and dozens of U.S. cities via non-rev travel (plus a handful more international destinations via revenue and award travel). I’ve mentioned plenty of times how harrowing non-rev travel can be, but looking back on the last decade, every single hour spent waiting around in airports and taking… Read more »

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Top 10 Tips to Take the Stress out of Non-Rev Travel

Non-rev travel truly is a privilege, but it does come with a price. Last-minute changes (sometimes in your favor, often not), tight connections, and the otherwise sheer uncertainty of the game can make it seem daunting. There are plenty of employees and their family members who rarely or never use their benefits, because it just seems too… Read more »