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Lodging – Tip the housekeeper
Who is the hotel employee that is most responsible for making sure your stay is pleasant? Hint: it’s not the bellman. When you travel on business you may not even see hotel housekeepers if you leave early and return in … Continue reading
Lodging – Old chains, new brands
By all accounts, the on-going economic meltdown has been the most punishing to hotels since the 1930s. Interestingly, it seems that some independent hotels and smaller chains with less uniform properties such as Kimpton and Joie de Vivre have … Continue reading
Airlines – Chico to LAS, PDX, LAX, BUR, SNA, SAN for $59
A $39 sale started by Southwest and matched by other airlines including United Airlines has brought fares from Chico to Las Vegas, southern California, and Portland down to $59 one way or $118 round-trip. This is a steal. Terms: – … Continue reading
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Tagged Chico, United Airlines
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Airlines – Junior’s first plane ride
If you’re looking for a relatively inexpensive way to take a youngster on his or her first plane ride here’s an idea. Effective 25 March, Horizon Air will operate two flights (Monday-Friday) each direction between Sacramento (SMF) and San Jose … Continue reading
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Tagged Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Chico, Horizon Air, Sacramento, San Jose
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Airlines – To Hawaii by way of Alaska
In the wake of the bankruptcies of ATA (America Trans Air) and Aloha Airlines, an interesting thing happened. Clearly seeing an opportunity, Alaska Airlines, named for the coldest and furthest north part of the U.S., began or will begin service … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Airlines, Maui, Sacramento
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Lodging – AAA membership = hotel savings
I operate a hotel booking service for self-employed business travelers, those who work for small firms, and for people at large companies who are not required to use a designated corporate travel agency. A question I always ask a new … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, California State Automobile Association, CSAA, hotel rates, travel savings
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Airline Fare School # 13 – Class dismissed!
To those of you who have read all of the chapters of Airline Fare School you have my thanks and congratulations. I hope you get the chance to put some of the things you’ve learned into practice when you plan … Continue reading
Airline Fare School # 12 – How you can research airline fares
In an online travel world that is heavy into blogging, emailing, Facebooking, and tweeting the latest bargain fare between Points A and B, there is little out there that gives knowledgeable consumers access to the raw data – the airline … Continue reading
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Tagged Airline Fare School, ExpertFlyer, ITA Software, Travelocity
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Airline Fare School # 11 – Differences between domestic and international fares
The primary purpose of Airline Fare School is to acquaint you with the rules and structure of airline fares mostly as the system functions within the U.S. Nonetheless I’ve brought in references to international travel in the early chapter on … Continue reading
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Tagged Airline Fare School, British Airways, Lufthansa, maximum permitted mileage, open-jaw, United Airlines
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Airline Fare School # 10 – Secret stopovers, Part 3
This is the last installment of Secret Stopovers . US Airways – San Francisco to Paris (free stopover in Philadelphia) US Airways allows a stopover in Philadelphia (PHL) or Charlotte (CLT) on pretty much any fare I’ve looked at between … Continue reading
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Tagged Air France, Airline Fare School, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Airlines, US Airways
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