Traveling to Hawaii on the cheap
March 16, 2009 ·
In an attempt to be frugal amid the economic downturn, Karl Stetson and his family in Seattle, Washington, planned to skip their annual trip to Hawaii. That is until Stetson began noticing airfare and hotel rates plunge this year. Last week, he caved, purchasing plane tickets for less than $450 a person, a sweet deal [...]
Delta and United plan fewer international flights
March 10, 2009 ·
Travelers who used to fly in the expensive seats up front are moving toward the back of the plane, if they fly at all, forcing airlines to cut back on overseas flights that used to be their crown jewels. Delta Air Lines Inc. said on Tuesday it will cut international flying another 10 percent beginning [...]
How to score secret airline perks
March 5, 2009 ·
Want to fly first class for the price of coach? Y-Ups are special codes on first-class airfare which indicate that the seat can be assigned to those looking to upgrade from economy. What’s the ultimate sky-high perk? For economy-class passengers, that would be a tray table that doesn’t flop open by itself. But most travelers [...]
Two words for a frugal flier: Patience. Wednesday.
March 4, 2009 ·
Want to fly cheap? Time to break some bad habits. Like buying the first cheap ticket you see or waiting until the last minute to book a fare. As the economic slump continues and both business and leisure travel declines, fares are getting cheaper as airlines try to fill seats. A roundtrip ticket betwee San [...]
Airfares to Europe: Fire Sale at Air France
February 28, 2009 ·
Cheap tickets to Europe, as low as $149 each way. Ready for a spring fling? Act fast: Air France has slashed its airfares to Europe. Fares are available for travel through May 15th, 2009 and must be purchased at least 7 days in advance. Web fare sale ends on March 11th, 2009. The last-minute sale [...]
AirTran launches fare sale for travel into fall
February 24, 2009 ·
In a sign of great uncertainty about demand for air travel this year amid the deep U.S. recession, discount carrier AirTran Airways launched a fare sale to all its destinations Tuesday for flights through the middle of the fall. American Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Delta Air Lines quickly matched on routes [...]
Nine tactics for travel in 2009
February 17, 2009 ·
If you think 2008 was a rough year for the travel industry, you haven’t seen anything yet. Even before January was out, 2009 showed record drops in travel and bookings to some of the most historically recession-proof destinations — Las Vegas, anyone? Virtually every sector of the travel industry is facing the worst booking rates [...]
