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Spirit Airline Flights Canceled Through Thursday
Spirit Airlines Inc has announced all flights through this Thursday will be canceled due to the ongoing pilot strike. All planes will remain grounded as the new contract negotiations continue. As of June 12th, the Florida-based airline had to suspend flights after failed contract talks. The pilots’ contracts have been in question for the last [...]
Prepare For A Full Body Scan
Across the United States, airports will be introducing full body scan machines to help authorities run more effective scans of airline passengers before boarding flights. This move stems from the Christmas Say attempt bombing on a flight destined to arrive on US soil. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had already ordered the machines prior to [...]
Travel During The Holidays and Pay Double for Your Stuff
With the holiday season already being touted in stores playing Christmas songs, it may be that time to start checking into the travel costs for gathering with family and friends. As travel costs continue to steadily increase, travelers this holiday season can expect to pay double or more just to take their luggage with them. [...]
Prepare for Wi-Fi In the Skies
For consumers who find themselves traveling more and more for work, there is good news on the horizon for passengers flying on American Airlines. In the past, traveling on long flights meant no phones, no emails, no internet from take off until landing, making for loss of productivity in the skies. However, it is all [...]
The Recession is Opening the Doors to Big Vacation Savings
In recent years, the travel industry was a pretty pricey business. Airline tickets, hotel costs, and luxury cruises were likely to be high ticket items, ones that many families could not afford. Well, since the recession has blown through the nation, the bigger and better vacations are now accessible to almost anyone. Airlines and other [...]
Air Travel Safety Awareness Heightened Resulting from US Airways Miracle Landing
The miraculous outcome of the recent US Airways emergency landing in the Hudson River provides the opportunity to reflect on safety issues when flying. When flying, have travelers become complacent? It appears that the first major airline incident of 2009 has heightened awareness of the importance of airline and travel safety. TripAdvisor® just announced the [...]
Tips to Navigate Busy Holiday Travel
Brave or crazy? Not sure which one you might classify my decision to travel just days before Christmas, but it is an exercise to say the least to put some trusted travel advice to the test. A client invitation to attend their year-end meeting and holiday party arrived and falling to the temptation to take [...]
Family Travel Lanes Take Off in Time for Holiday Travel
If you have ever traveled during the holidays, you have possibly experienced more stress due to increased volume at airports and on the road. Or, if you have traveled with infants and young children, you can appreciate that it just takes more time to juggle the stroller, baby, diaper bag and other kid necessities, especially [...]
Purchasing Airline Tickets? It’s the a la carte line…
In 2008 the friendly skies have not been so friendly. Travelers have been hit with outrageous fees on top of fees for everything ranging from traveling with luggage to reserving a seat. Capacity has been reduced and routes eliminated. It is surprising the airlines have not started charging a reservation fee for oxygen in case of [...]
What Is In Your Travel Bag?
Getting through airport security is challenging, especially considering restrictions on what a traveler can and can not bring aboard. The Transportation Security Administration keeps a comprehensive, up-to-date allowable list of items acceptable to pack in your carry-on bag. To simplify the packing process, here is a look at some of Travel-Advocate’s must-have carry-on items when [...]
Confused about Travel Insurance? Here are some Questions & Answers
Hurricanes, natural disasters, accidents, illnesses, airline strikes or bankruptcies are just a few items that can wreck havoc on people’s vacation plans and trip investments. ”There are as many options for travel insurance as there are scenarios – from life-threatening, to simply annoying – that can arise unexpectedly when people travel,” Squaremouth.com CEO Chris Harvey explains. So how can consumers [...]
Travelers Who Wait Might Have a Disappointing Christmas: Nearly 60 Million Airline Seats will not be offered
Increases in fuel prices have translated into less services received when flying, new fees levied to travelers, a continued seat reduction in flight capacity, and even defunct airlines. However, according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), nearly 60 million airline seats will be eliminated in the 4th quarter of 2008, compared to available seats in 2007…just [...]
No Free in Flying
The airlines are not showing any signs of slowdown with continuing to hit travelers with additional fees for items that were once free. Even for those frequent fliers who have earned miles and the benefits of free tickets, this advantage is becoming no more. This week alone, JetBlue announced with much criticism its new charge [...]
Travel Products Making Traveling Easier
When traveling, companies are taking note of the newly imposed carry-on restrictions, weight limits and additional fees for even checking a piece of luggage on most airlines. There are products designed to maximize space, minimize weight and hopefully save money on additional levied baggage fees (whether for an extra bag or for one that [...]
Rising Baggage Fees, Consider Shipping Ahead
Airlines are continuing to nickel and dime passengers by imposing extra fees from checked baggage to prime seat locations. Starting yesterday, consumers purchasing a domestic Delta airline ticket for travel starting August 4th, 2008 will face a hefty 100% increased fee of $50 for a second checked bag and a $125 fee for a third [...]
Flying Fees Continue to be Levied & Services Eliminated
In the height of continued rising fuel prices, increasing food costs and unpredictable air ticket prices, airlines are further imposing additional fees and eliminating or reducing services. All of this contributes to a more frustrating flying experience. This week, US Airways joined the list of other airlines including Spirit and United for charging for the [...]
A Flying Office Becomes a Reality: 30,000 Feet & Open for Business
A flying office at 30,000 feet has now become possible with the addition of Wi-Fi service aboard select routes aboard American Airlines’ Boeing 767-200 aircraft. First flight check is on American’s New York to Los Angeles flights, with future test routes to include San Francisco and Miami Passengers. For a fee, travelers now have the [...]
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