People who hesitate and wait this year are going to be sorry, |
People who set up repressive machinery always think it's going to be directed against the Bad Guys (whoever they think the Bad Guys are) and never against themselves |
Probably almost any commercial airport in America has an airfare sale going on today, |
Probably almost any commercial airport in America has an airfare sale going on today. |
Take the challenge. When they say they have the lowest rate, make sure they do. If you find a cheaper rate on a third-party Web site, print it out and send it to the hotel to get that rate. |
The business traveler, for years, has been complaining that leisure travelers should pay more, and that appears to be happening today. |
The guy who takes three years to get to 25,000 miles, American could care less about him, ... American may kiss up to the super elite member, but that could also be limited, they may honor his miles up to so many miles. |
The jury is still out on the US Airways fare increase for the business traveler. |
The number of cheap seats available to the general public will dwindle as a result of higher energy prices, ... For the peak family travel times during the winter -- Christmas and Thanksgiving -- I expect that the cheap seats won't be there to be sold. |
The only problem you may see with Internet-only products is they're really geared around hub airports of these airlines. In most cases, what they'll do is run it from their hubs. |
They may end up paying double or triple. |
They put a bounty out there, |
They'll tell their agents to keep an eye out for someone who may have gotten a trip by buying miles. Next thing you know, you're buying a one-way ticket home and the agent is getting a $50 or $100 reward. |
This is the first week we've had for a while where you can walk away feeling you have a rock-bottom deal. |
Usually, they raise fares several times a year, but it's been 18 months since the last hike. This may be round one of many more to come. |