Budget Airline Oasis HK Launches Vancouver Route
After emerging as the world's pioneering long-haul, low-cost airline with the launch of its Hong Kong-London route last October, Oasis Hong Kong has launched today its new long-haul route.
Benefits Of Airline Credit Cards
A large number of major credit cards offer specialized cards, one of which is the airline credit card. This type of credit card, some of which are sponsored by an airline, provides frequent flier bonuses and a mileage program for its users. The use of airline credit cards may provide card owners many benefits, the most common of which is flying for free by accumulating airline miles.
How To Get Cheap Airline Tickets To London
Once you have decided to go on a vacation of a lifetime you have decided to travel to London. Not to visit the queen, but see the sights, tour the place and experience the grand old culture of a royal kingdom.
Airline Reservation Online Money Saving Tips
Airline ticket rates can vary wildly for passengers on the same flight. One person can pay $250 for a seat, while the individual in the next seat may have paid $1000. There are many tactics to help your reservation resemble that of the first passenger, not the latter.
Southwest Airlines Names Chuck Magill Vice President Flight Operations
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that Chuck Magill has been named Vice President Flight Operations.
Jet Lag - You Can Suffer From It...Or You Can Do What This International Airline Captain Does
Whatever the reason for your travel, you have made a considerable investment. It costs you time and money.
Best Airline Credit Cards Have Big Benefits
Many people believe that the key to finding the best airline credit cards is to look at the terms of the card that relate to adding up airline mileage points. That?s true, to an extent. Good airline credit cards let you earn miles quickly on multiple airlines so that you can take advantage of the opportunity to get free flights. However, that?s not the only thing that you should look at when trying to find the best airline credit card for you. There are additional benefits that are available on most cards which should be considered in addition to the travel points that can be earned.
Carry-On Toiletries Solution Helps Airline Travelers Avoid New Hefty Baggage Charges
Just as airline travelers were getting used to the $25 fee for a second checked bag, as of last month, one major carrier started charging $15 each way, or $30 round trip for the FIRST bag -- other airlines are following suit. Easy Traveler, Inc. is now making it simpler for air travelers to save space and, for short trips, avoid checking bags altogether with its 3-1-1 Kit, a consolidated, approved solution to taking their favorite personal care items in carry-on bags.
Striking a Balance between Safety and Airline Passenger Satisfaction -- New Approach Leaves Passengers Unaware They've Been Through a Security Pr
Keeping passengers safe and getting them on their way is becoming an increasingly difficult job for airlines to manage, by themselves. There are many safety concerns, alerts and regulatory requirements to be aware of. Simply going it alone without additional professional assistance is difficult to manage, hugely burdensome on the airline and causes undue stress on the holiday and business traveler.
Airline Security
Ours is a changing world, and recent events have caused people the world over to take on new security measures, both personally and on a corporate level. Traveling to a foreign country, and even within your own country, has become more stringent with enhanced security requirements.
Doubletree and Hilton Hotels at Seattle Airport Install FlyteBoard Airline Information Screens to Serve Business Travelers
FlyteBoards aid road-warrior guests with real-time airline information at two giant properties.
El Al Israel Airlines Selects Ramco?s Aviation M&E Solution
Ramco, the Global Aviation Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) software provider, announced today that El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., Israel?s largest airline and flag carrier has selected Ramco?s Aviation Maintenance & Engineering & MRO Suite of Applications.
OxygenToGo Announces That Portable Oxygen Concentrators Save Airlines Money By Reducing Equipment Weight, Labor And Liability
Research conducted by OxygenToGo indicates that airlines can cut fuel costs by reducing the weight of oxygen-related equipment onboard aircraft. Oxygen-dependent passengers using portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) instead of traditional steel oxygen tanks reduce their equipment weight by 42 lbs. (70 percent) for short haul flights and 110 lbs. (85 percent) for long haul flights. OxygenTo Go works with airlines to make POCs readily available to passengers while reducing labor requirements and liability for the airlines.
Getting Cheap Airline Tickets
Since the dawn of the World Wide Web, travel has been changed. Since the creation of websites such as Expedia and Hotwire, traveling rates have become extremely competitive. Competition naturally lowers the cost for the consumer, and this is where we are at today. Purchasing airline tickets directly from the airline itself has become less and less of a reality. These discount travel sites have become huge influences on the cost of these tickets, and doing so by simply giving you comparisons and more information than the airline wants you to know.
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Takes off in UK Market
The first low fare airline to fly to Hong Kong is today celebrating a successful first quarter. Since its launch on 26th October the airline has taken over 70,000 bookings and carried 34,000 passengers with an average 76% load factor out of the UK over the first three months of operation.
Many of us you may be itching to go on a long, dreamy vacation after being cooped up all winter. Whoa! There is a fly in the ointment. Gas prices have risen dramatically since last year, and this is putting the skids on many people's travel plans. Memorial Day traditionally marks the summer travel season. However, with the faltering economy and soaring fuel prices, people are starting to transform the way they commute as well as the ways they may escape.
Taking nice, long, leisurely road trips, taking cross-country flights and lush European vacations are now giving way to day trips, visits to national parks, drives to nearby family and visiting the mountains and beaches.
People have to start being innovative with the ways they are going to travel from now on unless prices suddenly decline. One thing that was all over the news is that American Airlines will begin to charge domestic economy-class passengers a whooping $15 each way for the first bag that you check and $25 for each successive bag.
This all starts on June 15th. American Airlines is also going to cut domestic flights as well as lay off some of its workers as it struggles with the high cost of fuel. Whether the other airlines will follow suit remains to be seen.
Years ago, gas was only a minor cost of a road trip. I can fondly remember driving down to Florida from Ohio and not thinking at all about the gas. Now, however, we are talking about real money, something that is a huge chunk of the budget of either an extended vacation or even a weekend getaway.
Gas prices are not the only things that have gone shooting through the roof. Airfares are up by approximately 8% over last year. Hotel and motel rates have seen increases as have the rates for car rentals. When all of this is combined with an uncertainty about the economy, many people will be driven to cut back, but they will still strike out on an adventure.
Despite the spike in airfares, international travel looks like it will increase by 2.6% this summer. This information came by way of an AAA survey. Due to the weak American dollar, Europe will not be a favorite haven for Americans this year while India and Asia are in. The Olympics which will be held in August in Beijing, China, are driving those trends due to the fact that the dollar will buy you more.
These trends are more than likely to continue through the summer. Another survey that was taken by AAA on travelers summer plans found that people are still planning to take vacations, but they expect to take either shorter or fewer trips due to the rising travel costs.
A travel website recently surveyed 4,000 people all over the world, the results showed that 51% of American travelers are making changes to their summer vacation itineraries due to soaring fuel prices. It was found in this survey that 73% will take driving trips. However, 37% will be taking fewer road trips and 18% will definitely be driving shorter distances.
Don't get the blues thinking about soaring gas prices and air fares. If you are still bitten by the traveling bug, you just have to think of more creative and innovative ways to do your traveling.
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