I’m trying out Kayak’s iphone app for flight + hotel searches. It’s easy to use — I’m pretty fast with a regular web browser, and things usually take longer to do on the iphone than they do with the non-iphone web. Not Kayak.
I’ve been using Bing Travel (formerly Farecast) for most of my cheap-flight and [...]
Wind shear scares the heck out of my mom. Turbulence too. Never mind that airplanes are one of the safest forms of transportation in humankind’s existence, if she’s not in or can’t see the driver’s seat, who knows what the heck is going on and where the heck they’re going.
And now, there’s Turbulence Forecast. Turbulence [...]
The Associated Press reports on the best time to book flights:
The co-founder of Lessno.com, a Web site that offers international flights, says it does matter.
“Our experience with airlines has shown us that they update available seats around 12 a.m. Eastern time every day,” said Assen Vassilev, who is also the company’s CEO.
He added that weekend [...]
CNN reports on an Orbitz survey:
Asked to cite their “most problematic” trip experiences, 40 percent of those surveyed cited flight delays and 21 percent said airport security. Only 15 percent said hotel amenities and cleanliness, while 9 percent cited rental cars.
Other interesting bits from the survey:
59% say cheapest prices is the most important factor when [...]
Wednesday, says Travelocity. That is, if you’re flying domestic, and your trip is within the next two weeks. Travelocity says all airlines release tickets each Wednesday for weekend travel this weekend and next. So says CNN.com here in The best time to buy everything…