[Both Perrin and McGinnis recommend trying smaller, budget airlines for better service -- and better fares.] The other day I flew from JFK to Orlando, and back from Fort Lauderdale, ... On the way down, I flew Delta Express, which I thought would be the same as Delta, but it's not ... it was a nightmare. When the person in front of you reclined their seat, they were in your lap. You had no choice but to recline -- and there wasn't even enough space to read. |
Find out what the school season is and the vacation times for the place you are going, and then avoid those times, ... You know when all the locals go home, that's when you'll have the beach all to yourself. |
Flying these days is really bad. Seats are smaller, storage is smaller, flight attendants and gate agents are meaner, and it's hard to get an empty seat next to you. |
Shoulder season is a really good time to go to vacation destinations and other popular places around the world because you avoid the high prices and the crowds of peak season, but you still have good weather. |
You can basically get an Italian-style holiday in Croatia at about one-fifth the price. |