JetBlue Passes Auction on eBay for Charity

All You Can Jet passes for unlimited travel Sept. 7 through Oct. 6, 2010 are now open for bidding on eBay Jet Blue is listing the #AYCJ passes from 9 a.m. ET today through 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 26, with all proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society. Passes are only available through [...]

How to Pack for a Journey With No Luggage

With all the talk about airline baggage charges these days, here’s an interesting story . . . Travel writer Rolf Potts is taking the No Baggage Challenge with the help of a Travel Clothing Company. Rolf is on a trip around the world with NO LUGGAGE!! SCOTTEVEST/SeV is one of the world’s top travel clothing [...]

Paper Airlines Tickets Obsolete in 100 Days

Countdown to the Last Paper Airline Ticket! The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has begun an important countdown – 100 days to 100% e-ticketing.  100% electronic ticketing eliminates lost tickets, makes itinerary changes easy and enables a wide array of self-service options. “In 100 days the paper ticket gets put in a museum. On June [...]

Southwest Offers New Orleans Deals

Southwest Airlines Vacations is offering reduced package rates and bonus gifts for air/hotel packages to the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Dec. 14-March 24, 2008, for travel Dec. 21-March 31, 2008. Bonus gifts include: Free Riverwalk CD & Premier Passport and $10 Café Du Monde Certificate. Sample two-night prices listed below are per person double occupancy [...]

Pilot Retirement Age Law Pushed Back

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it welcomes the legislation signed into law last week by the President Bush that allows U.S. commercial pilots to fly until age 65. The agency issued a statement saying that determined efforts of Congress have averted a lengthy federal rulemaking process while enabling some of the nation’s most experienced [...]

Southwest Airlines Vacations $100 Discounts

Southwest Airlines Vacations is giving clients $100 off vacation packages for holiday travel. Clients can create their own holiday getaway by using promotion code GIFT2YOU on any vacation package of three nights or longer from Nov. 23 through Nov. 30 by 7 p.m. EST for travel Dec. 1 through Jan. 13, 2008. Southwest Airlines Vacations [...]

Travel Issues Important Political Issue

Travel Issues Important for Presidential Voters The Travel Industry Association, National Tour Association and Travel Business Roundtable conducted a survey of likely presidential primary voters in two key states, revealing that travel issues are of significant importance to the electorate. Each survey was conducted Oct. 24 to 29 and has a margin of error of [...]

United Introduces Lie-Flat Beds on Atlantic Routes

United Airline said it is the first U.S. airline to offer 180-degree, lie-flat beds in business class on overseas flights. The first international aircraft to complete the company’s multi-million dollar product enhancement has begun flying between Washington Dulles and Frankfurt. The bed is part of United’s new international business class service, which also includes menus [...]

US Airways Holiday, Winter Strategy

US Airways is augmenting staff, checking equipment and reaching out to airports and federal officials to ensure that its customers have smooth flying this holiday season and throughout the winter. The airline also is offering travel trips to help customers who will be taking to the skies during a very busy holiday travel season. It [...]

Online Holiday Tips Tool from JetBlue

JetBlue Airways launched an online tool to help its passengers over the holidays. The tool advises travelers to verify the status of their flight’s departure online at www.jetblue.com/flightstatus before leaving for the airport. The site also provides real-time flight information, including a map showing an approximate location of airborne flight for those tracking the arrival [...]

AAA Gives Defensive Flying Tips

With the two busy holiday travel periods approaching, AAA announced a series of defensive flying tips for airline passengers concerned about the frustrating problem of flight delays. According to AAA’s 2006 estimates, 4.8 million leisure travelers flew over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and more than nine million Americans flew during the Christmas-New Year’s time period. [...]

Fuel Prices Move Airlines to Hike Fares

The consumer airfare research site Farecompare.com said airline fares have just gone up again, the seventh time the airlines have attempted to hike fares since September. Not all of these attempted hikes have stuck, but many have. The latest increase came when American Airlines announced a $20 roundtrip fare increase to recover some of the [...]

American Airlines to Test New Light Meals for Sale

American Airlines is testing light meals, snacks and beverages for the airline’s economy class food-for-sale program. Each test will run three weeks and will conclude by Dec. 23. Among the items being tested are roasted chicken with havarti on bratwurst roll, smoked turkey and swiss on wheat, and turkey croissant with chutney-infused cream cheese and [...]