Archive for September, 2009

When booking airline flights, is it cheaper, more expensive or the same if you use a travel agency?

I’m booking my son’s flight home for Christmas and wondering if I should use SATO or go directly through Frontier airlines…Thanks for your help!
It is almost ALWAYS cheaper to go through the airline itself and Orbitz and such rather than an agent. In this day and age Nowdays w. the internet travel agents are [...]

Air travel-?

I’ve often wondered how many of the world’s population are in transit in the air at any one time!!
Not sure about the entire world, but I read somewhere that at any given moment, 61,000 people are airborne over the United States.
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I need to find the BEST airfare deals online asap. From SJC to BOI, Aug. 10th. Know any cites?

I found one yesterday for 99 bucks now it went up to $166. any airlines. I just need a flight for 2 ppl non-stop prefered. THANKS SO MUCH
To get the $99+tax fare, you need to purchase at least 14 days advance. It’s still available. http://www.farecompare.com/search/month.html?departure=SJC&destination=BOI&currency=USD&tripType=oneway&nonstops=false&p=1&cabin=Coach&date=20070801&key=fb78808224240c723b2bee014c26d5ceae8b4d32321712cd
Right now, cheapest for the 10th of Aug. is [...]

Did We Fall Out Of The Box?

In his delightful and thought provoking book, Get Back in the Box, Doug Rushkoff explains how so many American companies have become the faceless, soulless things we love to hate.
When there’s no one running the show that loves doing the thing the company is supposed to do best, e.g. make telephones, or cars, and the [...]

What website do you trust when looking for vacation deals?

airfare deals
hotel deals
etc.
there are so many out there! and i don’t want scams
those other agencies are really fine ones, but i discovered another one that fascinated me called WHl, those guys are really impressive and they have a good sense of enviromental responsability that makes me feel good for travel with them..
oh this is the [...]

air travel?

is it pssible to travel as a passenger on cargo planes or ships(UK to European).
No, they are not eqipped with the FAA regulated items for passenger travel. They usually only have enough seats for the crew and maybe one or two jumpseaters (crew traveling for work related reasons)
And the pilots I doubt are trained [...]

Where can I find airfare deals on line.?

I went on line, but there are so many spots. Please help.
The "cheapOair" and "Vayama" search / booking engines in the website refered below find the cheapest flight between any two airports in the world for a given departure date. Fares vary with dates / days.
You can browse, compare and book online.
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know any good deals on airfare to aruba?

need a flight May 24th-May 31st from Boston. Any good websites to check besides the normal expedia, priceline, travelocity, etc.
First try DL/Delta and USAirways.
Then:
http://airfarehawk.com/
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/
http://www.sidestep.com/
http://www.airgorilla.com/
http://www.cheapair.com/
http://www.cheapoair.com/
http://www.farecompare.com/
http://www.kayak.com/
http://farecast.com/
http://farechase.yahoo.com/
http://www.bookingwiz.com/default.asp?mic=5ruwex6&prod=air&gclid=CIi2xd3HmIoCFSHsPgodDg7Qjg
http://www.orbitz.com/
http://www.expedia.com/default.asp
http://www.travelocity.com/
http://www.hotwire.com/
http://www.priceline.com/
http://www.travelzoo.com/
http://www.shermanstravel.com/
http://www.placestostay.com/
http://www.vayama.com/
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The Bank of America – Asiana Visa Platinum – for the Asiana Airlines Flyer

Bank of America is one among the leading credit card issuers; it holds the largest market share in the US. Merging with another leading card issuer, MBNA, Bank of America has come up with some flexible credit cards to suit the financial requirements of its wide range of clientele.
The Asiana Visa Platinum credit card [...]

I am looking to take a trip to Vegas in July, what site can I get really good deals on hotels and airfare?

We are looking to go July 6-July 9.
We are wanting to stay on the strip. Preferably in a 4-5 star hotel. The price range I am looking for is $100 or less weekend price and $50 for the Sunday. I was told that if I waited I could get better deals at the last minute? [...]