91. Deciding When to Redeem Points/Miles for Travel
February 02, 2012
Two free websites (PointHub and MileWise) debuted in August to help travelers decide when to redeem travel awards.
Regarding plane tickets, each site assumes miles are worth slightly more than one cent each. The sites do the math to determine if full value will be received if miles or point...
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92. Reclining Plane Seats a Touchy Subject
February 02, 2012
While almost everyone is on the lookout for either cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages, views differ widely when it comes to whether passengers should recline their airplane seats.
In February of 2010 a passenge
r responded to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romn...
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93. Advertised Airfares Have Not Risen
February 02, 2012
Cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages may have appeared to increase in cost on January 24th as a result of the New Department of Transportation (DOT) rules designed to enhance passenger protections.
The following are changes potential travelers have started seeing as a result of...
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94. New Attractions Coming to Universal Orlando
February 02, 2012
Given the popularity of Orlando as a destination, cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages are in ready supply. To remain competitive, Universal Orlando Resort is planning on rolling out several new and updated shows and attractions this spring and summer.
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95. Tips on Locating Discount Hotel Rooms
February 02, 2012
Typically after having researched cheap travel options and purchasing cheap airplane tickets the next challenge is finding discount hotel rooms. The following are ways to save money on your hotel room: Depending on your destination, hotel guests can save as much as 50 percent off peak hotel rates ...
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96. Las Vegas is Changing
February 02, 2012
Las Vegas has been negatively impacted by the recession with annual visitor rates falling by almost five million between 2007 and 2010, resulting in more cheap travel deals, including cheap vacation packages and discount hotel rooms being made available to lure tourists.
In responding to the...
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97. Airports are Training Staffs to be N.I.C.E.
February 02, 2012
Since cheap travel options, including cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages, are often offered by airlines out of multiple nearby airports, airports are starting to work harder to make traveler lives easier in order to be more competitive. Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are among a group o...
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98. Airline & Airport Winners
January 29, 2012
In such cases other factors need to be considered prior purchasing air travel. FlightStats has announced its annual list of airlines delivering the best on-time performance. “On-time” is determined by the percent of an airline’s flights that arrive at their gates within 15 minutes of their schedul...
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99. Stocking Stuffer Travel Gifts
December 21, 2011
Don’t assume that simply because your experienced traveler is savvy in the ways of finding cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages that he or she will not appreciate useful stocking stuffer travel gifts. The following are some nifty affordable stocking stuffer gift...
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100. Holiday Planes will be Crowded
December 21, 2011
Cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms are encouraging people to travel over the holidays. On the busiest travel days flights are expected to be filled to at least 85 percent of capacity.
There will be more full flights over the holidays due to many airlines having cut back their c...
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