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By: Annabelle

Annabelle — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:52:57 +0000

We just booked travel for my parents-in-law… they are both retired so it made it really easy to have them stay 3 weeks to get 100.00 roundtrip flights. The fare sales are crazy right now. But you have to add in the extra costs before you make that last minute decision, and you have 4 people traveling with 2 bags a piece on American you are looking at 200.00 additional each way. Best recommendation, be smart and pay attention to the full price including the extras like baggage.

By: Joe Farrell

Joe Farrell — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:46:19 +0000

6. if you are on a connecting flight at a hub – make sure you check the gate number you are departing from and then look at the arrivals board to see what time the arrival to that gate is scheduled in – this way if your departure from Gate A57 is at 1.55p and shows on time, but the arrival is scheduled in at 1.50p to Gte A57 – you know you have some extra time.

7. Flightaware.com is your friend. If you have a flight that leaves at 2p from Hartford, and you know the incoming airplane is coming from Atlanta, you can can ALSO check the arrival board to your departure gate, find the flight number and check with flightaware.com to see where the airplane actually is.

If your departure time is 2p, and the inbound shows on time arrival at 1.15p for the turn back to Atlanta, and at 1p the airplane is south of Washington DC you KNOW you are gonna be late. Check your connection time and if it is less than 75 min ask to be protected on another flight. Don’t taken no, you’ll be fine for an answer.

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:23:42 +0000

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By: travelnut

travelnut — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:18:54 +0000

I totally agree with you about Southwest. As of right now, anyway, that’s the only airline we will even consider flying. For accommodations, I did want to give our tip – rent a budget timeshare from http://www.redweek.com. There are great bargains at first-rate resorts, and redweek.com is an award-winning company with an excellent reputation. We won’t use any one but them, either.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:03:25 +0000

Ed, take it with a grain of salt.
Maybe what you get from this site and I get from it are two different things. My expectations are not that high, but I’ve been treated pretty well. I try to be patient, but reasonable.
I’ve been all over the place this year. Although it hasn’t been trouble free, I really can’t complain – and I’m glad I went I even flew United for the first time in over 20 years. And it wasn’t horrible, they had some nice staff up there.

Actually websites like this have shown me that it is important to have your expectations in line, expect to pay for things, and most importantly, be polite.

By: Carver Farrow

Carver Farrow — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:46:33 +0000

@Ed

Yes. You’ve become overly cautious. Remember, its only the negative stuff that routinely gets printed.

Consider, in the US, the number of domestic and international passengers exceeds 50 million each month. That’s alot of folks. Overwhelmingly, most people get there on time with their luggage.

By: KathyJ

KathyJ — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:11:35 +0000

Earth to Scott Berman: there’s only one week between Christmas and New Year’s.

By: Ed Greenberg

Ed Greenberg — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:13:21 +0000

I wonder if I’ve become overly cautious and negative about the travel industry since I started reading Chris Elliot’s blog. I no longer am willing to fly on any airline but southwest, I’m afraid to rent a car, and I shop hotels wiht the utmost of care, while expecting to be ripped off at every turn. I was always a smart consumer, but this is ridiculous.

A friend suggested we take a weekend cruise from LA down the Mexican coast. I turned her down flat. No question. After reading this blog, I’m not going on any boat trip more involved than the Staten Island Ferry, no matter what the reputation of the line.