Comments on: Will You Fly This Summer?

By: Chris Mueller

Chris Mueller — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:18:06 +0000

I have to admit that when it came to my last vacation, I opted to drive to my destination (13 hours one-way) because I literally did not want to deal with the hassles of the airlines. I love to fly and I have the miles to prove it, but I did not want to subject my family to the fate that we probably would have been subjected to (not sitting together, being bumped form a flight and unable to leave ’til the next day, sleeping in the airport, etc.) during the busy summer months that I would get away with being a single traveler.

By: tim

tim — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:53:29 +0000

Joe and Nathan,

Congrats to both of you for scoring great deals to Peru. (When I went down there I manged to use mileage, which was only 35,000 on Delta since it’s considered “northern South America.”) You guys will have a blast–one of my favorite countries. The funny/sad thing is, you all both spent less than I’m spending to go fly from home to Portland and then Vancouver to home this summer.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:00:22 +0000

Hi Tim, I watched the airfares ahead of time and am heading down to Lima in July for a week. Round-trip from ATL – approx. $450, a nice B&B for $49/nite that includes airport pickup and drop off. I’ve paid attention to all your advice, and it looks like I’ll have a great week in Lima for around $1000. Not bad.

By: tim

tim — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:25:31 +0000

Bryan, I am with you there. We’re flying to Portland, but then are going by train to Seattle, Vancouver, and Banff. Really looking forward to that. If only you could do this in more parts of North America.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:15:28 +0000

I’m doing my big ’round-the-world trip this summer (lasting for a year or so) and won’t be deterred by flight prices. It might take more out of my budget than I thought, but I can just stay somewhere longer.

After scouring the ‘net for a while, I actually got a one-way ticket from Chicago to Lima, Peru for $300. Purchased in March. Can’t complain there.

By: bryan in san francisco

bryan in san francisco — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:17:31 +0000

for this summer i’ve purchased an Amtrak rail pass, valid for some of their dramatic routes in the west, and it’s gonna be awesome (and cheap, and emissions-free).