USA Today’s Dan Reed wrote a very interesting article about the lack of interest right now in international travel due to a poor economy. In it he explains how many travelers that have purchased tickets for travel to Europe might be in store for a price adjustment. What does that mean for you the consumer?…
American Airlines announced on Tuesday that is was going ahead with plans to connect most of it’s domestic passengers with Wi-Fi capabilities. AA joins the growing list of major airlines that are looking to provide passengers with the latest in high tech inflight services. Delta said last December in a press conference that it was…
The world economy is suffering and because of that tourism is down…way down. Some countries are willing to go to extreme lengths to get their local economy booming again. How extreme you ask? Well take for example our friends down under Australia. The Aussie government is possibly going to work with Virgin Airlines to offer…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that the 230 airlines it represents will lose $4.7 billion this year. Ouch! The loss is due mainly to loss of passengers due to a poor economy and lack of cargo demand. This drop in demand came as a surprise to most in the industry. Because even…
American Airlines’ union officials are not holding back with their name-calling towards AMR — the carrier’s parent company. The AA workers are comparing the higher ups at the airline to the greedy execs at embattled insurance firm AIG. The union strongly believes that at a time when American is performing so poorly across the board…
Over the weekend I came across more unbelievable NYC fares to top international cities for last minute travel, as well as later in the year. Now if you are not from the NYC area don’t fret, you could easily grab a domestic flight to NYC and then transfer to your final destination. Spain, Ireland, England…
Travelers have been offered so amazing deals so far in 2009. But can a poor economy afford it?
Here are some deals currently going on right now with a few airlines that run out within the next 2 weeks, so you may want to get started on booking your spring or summer getaway sooner than later (since prices will more than likely go up as the weather gets warmer). American Airlines: When you…