521. Taking Less Time Getting Through Security
June 11, 2010
Travelers on the lookout for cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages have generally found that it is taking less time to get through airport security lines. 99.5 percent of people waited less than 20 minutes in passing through security last year and 85 percent experienced waits less than...
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522. Orlando was America's top tourist attraction in '09 with 48 million visitors, achieving a 12 percen
June 03, 2010
Frontier Airlines has long been known for offering cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages. However, its change fees and refusal to let passenger select seat assignments when they purchased discount tickets, left many feeling that customer convenience was not a high priority of the airli...
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523. Most Popular U.S. Tourist Destinations
June 03, 2010
Orlando was America’s top tourist attraction in ’09 with 48 million visitors, achieving a 12 percent increase in overseas visitors. Its hotel occupancy rate fell a little short of 61 percent, meaning hotel discounts were plentiful. New York came in number two in popularity and was able to rent 77 ...
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524. Additional Passenger Rights Proposed
June 03, 2010
Most travelers are motivated prior to flying to find cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages. However many a trip has been spoiled by circumstances beyond the control of the traveler. The DOT (Department of Transportation) came out with a proposal on Wednesday, June 2, that it believes w...
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525. Bumping Passengers Becoming More Expensive
June 03, 2010
No matter how cheap your cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages are it is extremely frustrating when you are involuntarily bumped from your airline seat. The DOT (Department of Transportation) has announced a new rule increasing the maximum compensation for passengers involuntarily bumpe...
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526. Mergers Not Threatening American Airlines
June 02, 2010
American Airlines appears to be well positioned to be competitive and continue to offer cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages despite the pending merger between United and US Airways, which together will create an airline larger than American. American is well positioned in what it con...
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527. Airlines Are Bumping Fewer Fliers
June 02, 2010
Cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages are great, but they do little to mitigate the frustration passengers that really needed to make a flight feel when they are involuntarily bumped off their flights. The good news is that a lot fewer passengers are being bumped that a decade ago. Th...
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528. Oil Spill Concerns Impact Gulf Hotel Bookings
June 02, 2010
No matter how available cheap airplane tickets are or discount hotel rooms, concern over whether there may be oil on beaches is negatively impacting hotel bookings in the Florida Panhandle. Reservations are down anywhere between 30 to 50 percent compared to last year. Ironically except for three b...
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529. Airline Merger May Devalue Frequent Flier Miles
June 02, 2010
The only thing better than finding cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages is the ability to fly for free. The recently announced United Continental merger will not result in any frequent flier miles being lost, but using those miles in the future may prove more difficult. One of the big...
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530. Airfares to Europe Surging
June 02, 2010
Finding cheap airplane tickets and/or cheap vacation packages to Europe is becoming more challenging as airlines increase their ticket prices. Ostensibly one excuse for raising ticket prices is that the airlines are charging much larger surcharges for fuel than a year ago. These fuel surcharges ar...
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Author: Steve Robinson
