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Airplanes and Pets: A guide on how to do it

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

I don’t own a pet, but if I did this guide would be way useful. It breaks down in airline-by-airline detail the nuances of flying-with-pet rules and fees. It lists the steps necessary to get your pet out and in the airplane:

Determine if your pet is able to travel
Determine which airlines will allow your pet […]

Viagra helps with jet lag, “could be important for airline crews”.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

UK’s Daily Mirror reports today that sex drug Viagra could help travelers recover from jet lag. This works on west-to-east travel, and so far has been proven to work on hamsters:
Experiments on hamsters found they climbed on to wheels 25 to 50 per cent faster if they were given the sex drug after having their […]

Plugging in to (free) power at the airport

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Ever get stuck in an airport, low on batteries, and all the available power outlets are plugged full? Air Power is a growing list of power places in airports. Of course, that won’t do your dead laptop any good, so it’s best to stock up on this data *before* you get all low on juice.
Right […]

A new cheap-flight guide

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 […]

My cheap-flight strategy for 2007

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 […]

The Travel Commandments

Monday, February 12th, 2007

There’s some good stuff in Daily Candy’s Travel Commandments. My favorite:
You call it a romantic three-day weekend; the airlines call your Friday night departure a sitting duck. Keep a plan B at point A just in case a jauntily named storm comes between you and paradise.

Do one thing well: Airport Parking comparison and reservation site

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 […]

Airline seat reviews and guide: Love My Seat

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, […]

Do you drive yourself to the airport? Do you park in the parking lot? Do you often travel in the morning?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

If the answer to the above three questions is “yes, yes,” and “yes,” here’s a tip for you. When leaving your car in the parking lot, make sure your headlights are all the way off. According to the long-term parking-lot attendant who jump-started my car yesterday, almost all of the people who kill their battery had early-morning flights (in the Charlotte airport, that works out to 20 jumpstarts a day).

There are several ways you could remind yourself to turn off the lights: tie some string around your finger, tie a bow around your steering wheel, tape a post-it to your windshield.

Great cheap-flight fare finder app

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

I have never seen a flight-fare search program do this before: List the cheapest fares for one route for an entire month. This one does that, and it does more. Here’s a screenshot of the best deals when flying from Chicago to Denver in December:

Chicago to Denver

You have to register before you can use it, and it’s free to use, and it’s well worth it. Check it out at http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/