AirTran giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel
November 20, 2009 ·
Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent flier club members when they travel between Milwaukee and any AirTran destination through Feb. 10. When A-Plus Rewards members purchase travel, they will earn four A-Plus Rewards credits for every roundtrip [...]
Airline fares may be leveling off
October 5, 2009 ·
Air fares, which have shown steady drops throughout this year, are beginning to show signs of stabilizing. For travelers, that means the strategy of waiting to book so prices can drop even more has probably run its course. Fares in general are still much lower than they were last year. Travelocity reported that fall airfares [...]
Still traveling for business, but carefully
July 13, 2009 ·
Airfare wars and room-rate promotions are usually aimed at vacationers, but airlines and hotels are resorting to similar tactics to regain their traditional cash cow — the business traveler. Corporate travelers, who pay higher airfares when they sit in the front cabins of planes or book close to the date of travel, are flying coach [...]
Airline capacity cuts may lead to higher fares
June 12, 2009 ·
Plans by major U.S. airlines to slash the number of seats they sell may bolster fares this fall, further stabilizing prices that tumbled this year as economic weakness drained travel demand. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and AMR Corp’s (AMR.N) American Airlines said they would cut their capacity deeper than previously predicted. The capacity reductions are [...]
Airfares: Fees are gone for good at Orbitz and Travelocity
June 1, 2009 ·
Earlier this spring, the big booking engines all announced a short-term banning of their usual flight booking fees, which had tacked on an annoying $5, $10, or more onto a flight’s prices. The moves, which were supposed to last only through May, are now officially permanent. Expedia started the trend last week. Today, Orbitz and [...]
New low-cost airline targets smaller markets
May 26, 2009 ·
A new low-cost airline will begin serving mid-sized U.S. cities that it thinks larger carriers have left behind. Clearwater, Fla.-based JetAmerica said 34 nonstop passenger flights a week will start July 13 at Toledo, Ohio; South Bend, Ind.; Melbourne, Fla.; Newark, N.J.; Minneapolis and Lansing, Mich. Twenty-eight flights start or end at Newark Liberty International [...]
How to get cheap tickets for Memorial Day weekend
May 7, 2009 ·
Here’s a question that’s probably on the minds of many people: How to get cheap tickets to fly this Memorial Day Weekend! Our advice would be to try the following steps, in this order: 1. Try an alternate airport at your destination. Many airfare search websites send you to the main airport at a location, [...]
