About Anthony Bruno
The Great Leap: A Year-Long Odyssey
The Great Leap: A Year-Long Odyssey
In 1998, Anthony and his wife made a life-changing decision to quit their corporate jobs and embark on a year-long journey around the world. They traveled to East Africa, Australia, Nepal, Thailand, and Peru/Ecuador. This transformative experience solidified his passion for travel and ignited his desire to share his knowledge with others.
Wanderlust Chronicles: Over 50 Countries and Counting
Since then, Anthony has visited over 50 countries and traveled to, through, or between over 200 airports. He has also visited every US state. Anthony's dedication to sharing travel wisdom has helped countless travelers enhance their own adventures. He is a multi-million mile flier on multiple airlines, bringing a wealth of firsthand experience to his advice and tips.
Epic Tales from the Road
Anthony's travel highlights include hiking the Inca Trail and bribing the guards to let him into Machu Picchu alone at night, learning to dive with sharks in South Africa, nearly dying while rafting on the Zambezi River, standing atop the world's largest suspension bridge in Japan, and participating in the Songkran festival in Thailand, where he had large doses of questionable water sprayed in his face.
A Beacon for Travelers: iFly.com
Since March 2006, Anthony has been an integral part of iFly.com, one of the world's most trusted sources for travel-related content, attracting over 1 million unique visitors per month. iFly.com provides comprehensive airport information on hundreds of airports, including airport & flight status, directions, terminal maps, parking, layover ideas, security wait times, and much more. Created to fill an informational void felt by many frustrated air travelers, iFly.com offers a single destination to help travelers get to, through, and around airports. Owned and operated by Red Cirrus, LLC, with locations in New York and Milan, iFly.com has become an essential resource for business and leisure travelers alike.
Education and Career
Anthony holds a B.S. in Spatial Information Engineering and has an impressive professional background. He has worked for Fortune 500 companies, Silicon Valley startups, and served as CEO of a sports technology business that was sold to Time, Inc. in 2015 before joining iFly.com full-time.
Home Sweet Home
Anthony lives in Queensbury, NY, with his three kids and a crazy lab that hates when they go on trips.