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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 ...

Best Airline Ad Ever!

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 33 Comments »

This ran as part of a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. Pure brilliance. Underneath what's pictured above were these sentences: No 1st or 2nd Checked Bag Fees No Change Fees No Fuel Surcharges No Snack Fees No Aisle or Window Seat Fees No Curbside ...

Do Your Travel Stories Put People to Sleep?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Leffel projects, Travel adventures, Travel funnies | 3 Comments »

Most of the time when I get interviewed for a media story it's something about how to get more for your travel dollar or which destinations we should be headed to instead of Western Europe. Here's an interesting one though that ...

There’s a Monkey on My Back

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies | 3 Comments »

I'm in Roatan, Honduras and that's all for now. No related posts.

How Many Dolphin Teeth for a Hostel Bed?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Travel funnies | 2 Comments »

Forget the dollar, the yen, and the euro. If you're going to the Solomon Islands, you might have to exchange them for some dolphin teeth at the airport. That's according to this story out in the Wall Street Journal today: Shrinking ...