Archive for April, 2009

ITA Software Schedule Bug Today

Monday, April 27th, 2009

I'm pulling different schedules from ITA Software today than I am from the direct airline websites and the OTAs.  Just fair warning out there as it is possible United is updating its schedules.  Example: United Airlines Flight UA829 on an Airbus A320 (jet) in coach class      (food for purchase, movie)   Departs Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) Thur, July ...

Pet Airways

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Yes, this is for real.  Beech 1900 aircraft equipped to take your doggy or kitty from Chicago, New York, Denver, Los Angeles and Washington DC.  Seems crazy to me, that's all I have to say. 

Southwest Mystery Sale

Friday, April 24th, 2009

50% off flights through June 1 excluding Memorial Day. Use promo code LUVPHL.  Deal is today only.  New 50% off sale tomorrow.  Check back at Southwest.com.  

Luxury Hotels on the Cheap

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Tablet Hotels has a new "Last Minute Tablet" section for deals with its partner properties in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Rome and Paris.  Check it out for some discount rates 7-14 days before your arrival. 

April 08 Anniversary

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Things are not great now, but there has been a recent absence of bankruptcy stories.  If you recall, last April marked the hallmark of airlines going under.  In the first 10 days of April 08 we lost ATA, Aloha, Skybus and a few smaller carriers. Eos would go next.  By ...

Budget Car Rentals

Monday, April 13th, 2009

I've recently been making a few car rental reservations for the upcoming summer and Budget.com is significantly outpricing the competition.  Many of the promo codes I enter in actually increase the price and I've been going with the raw pricing from the homepage booking engine.  Of course, I will check ...

LGA-MDW on LUV

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Tickets are for sale now on Southwest between LGA and MDW.  There are 5 daily roundtrips scattered throughout the day.  Aside from American's and United's frequent flights to ORD, Delta runs 9 flights a day on the same MDW-LGA route.  Pricing has always been competitive on this route, so Southwest's ...

Continental’s 24-Hour Policy

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Anyone ever tested the limit on the number of times you can cancel and rebook tickets using Continental's 24-hour cancellation policy?  I'm waiting to see if an alternate flight time drops in price before going forward with the flight I've selected.  In my defense, the Continental flight I am currently ...

Fly to Mars with Expedia

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Some packages as low as $99.

JetBlue Northeast Frequency Promotion

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Jetblue has a promo out for business travelers in the Northeast Corridor.  Booking and travel must occur between 3/25 and 6/17.  Combine this with the excessive discounts out in the market and you are getting a pretty good deal deal.  Although, it is likely not worth receiving the flight credits ...