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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. 

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 ...

Fly to Mars with Expedia

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Some packages as low as $99.

Twitter

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

As you've likely seen on the news , Mount Redoubt has erupted in Willow, Alaska.  Volcanic ash makes flying difficult and as a result has severly impacted Alaska Airline's operations.  Alaska is commonly at the forefront of utilizing emerging technologies and in line with that reputation, customers can check for ...

Sun Country Flies On

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Back in October, as the world was falling apart, so was Sun Country.  We documented it a bit here at Channel 9.  Despite prediciting its ultimate demise, the airline has survived.  Just this week it was awarded exclusivity on the Dallas route  to the new Branson, Missouri airport. ...

Flying Car

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

This is just plain cool. Check out pictures at the company website.

InMotion Rental

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Nothing groundbreaking here, but my Itunes movie didn't download in time for my PHX-PIT flight on Southwest yesterday.  While looking at overpriced DVDs at InMotion, the terminal entertainment store, the sales representative told me about its rental program.  I paid $5, she handed me a DVD and then I dropped ...