In Defense of Steven Slater…and Other Pissed off Workers

Aug 11, 2010 4 Comments by Andrew Hickey

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has become an overnight social media rock star for disgruntled employees worldwide. Shocker? Not really. Slater did what pretty much most of us have fantasized about doing when departing from a job. Who hasn’t wanted to tell someone at their job to f*** off, grab a beer and then proceed [...]

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Three Great Airlines Offer Three Great Sales

Jan 06, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

If you are looking to plan that 2010 getaway, now might be a good time to check airfare. Virgin America, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all announced some pretty good sales this week. Virgin America is offering discounted seats if you book by January 11 and fly between January 7 – March 10. There are [...]

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New Routes Coming Soon To An Airport Near You

Sep 29, 2009 1 Comment by Andrew Hickey

Some people get all worked up over the new fall season of television shows premiering, certain individuals get excited about a new motion picture hitting the silver screen, while others might get overstimulated by the combination of baseball playoffs and the return of the NFL football. But yours truly could care less about all of [...]

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Um, Yes Please: “All-You-Can-Jet” Pass For $599!

Aug 12, 2009 2 Comments

JetBlue just announced one hell of a deal for travelers that have a lot of spare time on their hands this fall. If you sign up for their “All-You-Can-Jet” pass and hand over $599 big ones, you will be entitled to fly…er I mean jet wherever the low-cost carrier goes between September 8 and October [...]

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10 Twitter Accounts That Will Save You Cash On Travel

Aug 07, 2009 3 Comments

When I am not updating this site or browsing the “interwebz” for the latest in travel deals and news, I can often be found on the insanely popular micro-blogging website Twitter. What, you never heard of Twitter? Really? Well if that truly is the case, then first let me help you get out from underneath [...]

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JetBlue Thanks Twitter Tweeps With A 20% Off One-Day Sale

Aug 05, 2009 No Comments

When you use Twitter, having followers is pretty important. I mean it would be pretty lame tweeting to yourself. So when JetBlue reached the 1 million follower mark, you know the sort of following that the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher enjoy, they felt the need to celebrate. So when you book either [...]

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JetBlue’s Rewards Program To Get Fall Facelift

Jul 31, 2009 1 Comment

More Award Flights. More points. More to love. That is what JetBlue is touting with the announcement of an all new TrueBlue program that debuts this fall. Some of the improved features include: Earn points for every dollar you spend on eligible travel, rather than for the length of the flight you buy. No blackout [...]

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Sales, Sales And More Sales: Airlines Looking To Lure In Fall Travelers

Jul 28, 2009 No Comments

With the summer travel season almost over (sigh), it is time for the airlines to look towards fall travel. Now while fall has always been a soft season for the travel industry, it is going to be especially hard this year to convince people to spend money that many just do not have. Everyday we [...]

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New Routes Coming To An Airline Near You

Jul 09, 2009 No Comments

It seems like every week I come across new routes debuting soon at an airline. So I figured why not throw up some of the more noteworthy offerings that might be coming to your area airport in the near future. Alaska Airlines: *Austin (AUS) and San Diego (SAN) starts September 2, 2009 *Seattle (SEA) and [...]

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JetBlue Offers “Cheep” Seats Via Twitter

Jul 06, 2009 No Comments

Just another reason to love Twitter. Starting today JetBlue is offering a great new way to score cheap airfare via the interwebs. When you follow the low-cost carrier’s new JetBlue Cheeps Twitter page, you will be notified of insanely low weekend airfare. The first group of “Cheeps” were announced this morning at 10am EST and [...]

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New JetBlue Summer Sale & “Promise” Promotion Extended

May 18, 2009 No Comments

Spring is pretty much over…as far as airlines are concerned. Summer is upon us and so that means new summer sales from the air carriers. JetBlue announced a new “Hello Summer Sale” promotion today, with flights starting at $29 each way (before taxes and fees of course). The low-cost carrier is touting “up to 300,000 [...]

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