61. Airline's Latest Price Hike Fails
February 21, 2012
In what is good news for cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages, Delta Air Line’s most recent attempt to increase the price of its domestic airfares has been unsuccessful.
Last Tuesday, January 17th, Delta Airlines initiated a fare increase of $4 to $10 across the bulk of its U.S...
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62. Obama Opens U.S. to Foreign Tourists
February 21, 2012
Given the availability of cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms you might think that America hosts more tourists than it actually does. Obama announced a plan to increase tourism in the United States.
Saying that “America is open for business” Obama issued an executive order easin...
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63. America's Least Civil Cities
February 21, 2012
Although cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages are available to most of the nation’s largest cities, visitors should be prepared in advance to deal with rude behavior in many of them.
Travel & Leisure (T&L) recently published its annual America’s Rudest Cities results based on i...
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64. Great 2012 Budget Destinations
February 21, 2012
Cheap travel options, whether cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, cheap auto rentals, or cheap vacation packages remain readily available to a number of destinations. While some destinations continue to be tourist favorites of the past, such as San Diego and San Antonio, some have bec...
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65. Tips on Securing Best Economy Seats
February 21, 2012
Just because you have purchased cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages is no reason to leave it to chance whether you are assigned desirable seats in coach. Few passengers want seats that offer no storage for their belongings, do not recline, and/or seats right next to the bathroom. <...
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66. Must See New Sin City Hot Spots
February 21, 2012
Cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms as well as cheap vacation packages remain readily available to Las Vegas. With new attractions opening, there is more going on now than ever before.
The following are some really interesting new Vegas attractions: The Mob Museum opens in 2012...
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67. Airline Pricing Becoming More Transparent
February 21, 2012
Customers who like purchasing cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages are sometimes surprised to later learn that the actual cost of their tickets was higher than the prices they had seen when first agreeing to purchase the tickets.
In the past airlines could initially show base f...
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68. Why Must Fliers Turn off Electronic Gadgets?
February 20, 2012
Traveling has been made affordable by virtue of cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages. However, as many travelers will share, various Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies remain head scratchers.
For decades FAA has had a rule in place that requi...
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69. Traveling with Children
February 20, 2012
While most families attempt to find affordable modes of travel including cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages, there are additional steps they can take to help make such trips fun for the entire family.
The following are some suggestions:
Remember the old adage “less is ...
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70. Save at Restaurants While on the Road
February 20, 2012
Often an affordable trip that started off with the purchase of cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms can become much more expensive because of the cost of eating out all of the time.
Today, many restaurants offer coupons and discounts that are promoted in a variety of ways. The fo...
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Author: Steve Robinson
