Airline Surcharges Cost More Than A Ticket


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If you’ve purchased an airline ticket recently, you’ve likely been unhappily surprised by soaring rates and a list of surcharges that literally pours off of the page. Unfortunately, as oil costs go up, surcharges will continue to rise and, in many cases, multiply. (more…)

How to Fly Cheaply and Happily


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It seems that for travelers these days, getting the cheapest flight is only half the battle. As well as paying as little as possible, we’d also like to be fairly sure our airline will still be flying when our trip comes around, we want our luggage to come out the other end and we don’t want to have a horribly uncomfortable flight. Some recent Yahoo tips on dealing with airlines in the current environment had some useful pointers, including: (more…)

Travel Secrets to Save You Money


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If you love traveling as much as I do, you’ll be keen to find ways to save money – I figure that means you can travel more often, or further. A bunch of tips they talked about at Microsoft will give you some ideas to make your travel dollar go further. (more…)