Fuel Prices and Summer Vacations
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »I've been getting loads of media calls on how to still have a summer vacation in this climate of expensive gasoline and and expensive (and less pleasant) airfares. One solution, if you're in a place where it's an option, is ...
Europe’s Vueling and Clickair to Merge
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Travel industry | 1 Comment »There have predictions for a while of a shake-up among the multiple budget airlines criss-crossing Europe and it looks like the first consolidation is coming soon. Spanish no-frills airlines Vueling and Clickair announced this week that they were going to ...
Useful Mexico Travel Websites
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel bargains, Travel books | 1 Comment »Search for Mexico travel ideas on the Internet and you'll feel like you are drinking from a fire hose. I've sifted through most of the Mexico web sites at one time or another, so here's a short list adapted from ...
Second-best Airline Ad Ever
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 3 Comments »A while back I highlighted the funny "Don't %$#* Me Over" coupon that Southwest published as best airline ad ever. This one isn't quite so funny, but it's equally effective for showing cheapskates like me what a deal Southwest is compared ...
A Definitive Guide to U.S. Airline Fees
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in General, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »The experts at SmarterTravel, Airfare Watchdog, and SeatGuru have published a handy printable guide to all the extra airline fees the U.S. carriers are tacking on. As expected, taking Southwest Airlines and avoiding the rest whenever possible looks to be ...
