If you read my post of July 11, Save Money with Yapta, you know that I saved $40 off an already booked Jetblue flight by having Yapta track the flight price for me and alert me when the price went down. Well, Yapta just alerted me of another price drop on my flight, and [...]

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Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article (”Delta Launches Online Boarding Pass Ads“) featuring a new attempt by Delta Airlines to raise revenues via advertising that will appear on your online boarding passes for your target destination. So, for instance, if you’re flying to Vegas, the ads will be for Vegas restaurants, hotels, and [...]

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There’s a good article in today’s New York Times about the rapidly changing airline schedules at airports all over the country and how they will impact travelers. Not only are airlines cutting the number of flights between certain cities, but sometimes, they are eliminating those routes altogether. So if you’re used to flying [...]

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I’m thinking of implementing a new weekly feature here in my blog called “Airline Outrage of the Week”. What do you think? With all the new policies airlines are implementing that curtail passenger rights and increase our fees, it’s beginning to feel like the skies have become a fascist state. This week’s airline [...]

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As if airfares weren’t high enough as it is, American Airlines announced its new checked bag policy today. In addition to having to pay $25 (one way!) for every 2nd checked bag you have, now you have to pay $15 (one way!) for the first. Yes, that’s $80 round trip if you have [...]

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I think this could be travel love. The New York Times just featured an article (”A Website Tries to Redefine Value“) about a new travel website called Insidetrip.com that goes above and beyond just comparing prices when you’re researching airfares.
Like other airfare comparison sites, you type in your airport information, dates and preferred times [...]

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