Archive for the 'Site Reviews' Category
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
DelayCast is a new flight data aggregator that goes one step beyond crunching numbers. It predicts the likelihood that the flight you book will find itself delayed.
From their site:
Use our on-time prediction engine to help you book your flights. We’ve built mathematical models of the U.S. air transportation system to predict delays and […]
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Guess it had to happen. Now that airport check-in security can make or break a closely-timed connection, there’s a new company out there with a card to help you avoid the hassle. It’s called “Clear,” and this is what they say it does:
Travelers who join the Clear® Registered Traveler program are pre-screened for security and […]
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
The folks at moneyfortherestofus.com wrote up a situation-specific guide for finding cheap flights.
If covers topics like:
If you have Fixed Dates and a Fixed Place
If you have Fixed Dates and a Fixed Place, and your travel dates are within the next few weeks
If you have flexible dates (Kayak Buzz, Airfare Watchdog, Farewatch, Mobissimo, and Farecast)
If you […]
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
I’ve got a three-prong strategy for finding the cheapest and best flight fares these days. It’s not complicated, but it takes a little effort.
Bookmark your town’s low-fare list on Air Fare Watchdog. Check it weekly, and when you’re ready to book a flight check it daily. This site finds fares you’re unlikely to get anywhere […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
Do you use airport parking? I do, well, I did before I moved to Denver. But if you’re someone who takes advantage and drives your car to the airport, it’s worth looking at Parking Access, a site that lets you compare rates and reserve parking spaces online.
Also, if you’re interested in comparing the parking comparison […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2006
They call it a “consumer guide to better airline travel,” and answer such questions as:
Which are the best seats in on United Airlines? (answer)
Which first class seats are good in American Airlines? (answer)
What is the seat legroom for British Airways 747-400? (answer)
» Get more air travel tips here.
» Check out their information on seat deals, […]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Edward Tufte probably doesn’t need to see this, but you do. This is a funny, insightful and cute doodles-as-analysis / unsophisticated stat site: indexed.blogspot.com (via Information Aesthetics).
Other favorites of mine:
Pop Stars vs. Possums
Contraception for the lazy
Biological clock warning signs
The beer cycle
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Avoid Delays takes flight arrival and departure information and turns it into something usable. It highlights information like the most-delayed flights, the airports with the longest delays, delays by date, month, just a heck of a lot of information.
They also have a place for you to file a complaint about your air travel experience, and they have some pretty generic advice about steps you can take to avoid delays.
Check out this wealth of information at http://www.avoiddelays.com/
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
A quick look through Fuck Continental Airlines gives the impression that maybe this site needed a marketing budget. There aren’t any stories on it, and heck, you figure it could at least link to the infamous Seat 29E complaint. Was the domain registered in a moment of anger? Did the anger then subside?
It’s too bad, because niche sites like FCA have massive usefulness potential. Think if there were similar sites created for every airline. One could then measure airlines by how many complaints-per-day they were averaging on their particular Fuck site. Oh well
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