James Larounis
- Owner, The Forward Cabin
- Points Content Contributor, Upgraded Points
- Travel Industry Analyst, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
As seen in:
Upgraded Points,
CNN International,
Forbes,
MSN,
The New York Times,
Daily Mail,
The Washington Post,
USA Today,
Fox News,
New York Post,
The Strategist
and
Covers:
Airlines, hotels, loyalty programs, credit cards, routes, fleets, reviews, industry news, and travel-related current events.
Travel industry analyst covering airlines, hotels, trains, and loyalty programs • EMT • Eagle Scout • Rotarian • jamie@theforwardcabin.com
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James Larounis’s Biography
Read Full Bio →James Larounis is a travel industry analyst specializing in airline operations, loyalty programs, and reward travel, and owns The Forward Cabin and social media channels, with over 35,000 followers. Currently, he writes about and serves as an expert on American Airlines for Upgraded Points, with over 21 million annual readers.
Among several media spotlights, he’s spoken at Frequent Traveler University, Princeton University, and the New York Times Travel Show, been quoted in The New York Times, …
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