How To Save With Renting Cars

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Renting a car, while seeming to be fairly easy, can actually be a complicated process if you want to get the most for your money. Unclear small print, invisible costs, and ignorance of the deals available can make car rental more expensive that it has to be. Being a well-informed renter can provide you with [...]

Making Profits From Car Rental Trade

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

While just renting a car can be a fairly simple task, getting the best price for your money and effort can be a little more tricky. Hidden costs, hard to understand small print, and well-concealed deals can leave you with less money in your pocket than you’d intended. A well-informed consumer has many options available, [...]

Got baggage? UPS wants to help

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Only days after federal officials announced that the nation's airlines had collected 33 percent more revenue this year from checked luggage fees, UPS offered its alternative to the hassle and expense of lugging a suitcase through an airport.

The best way to buy train tickets in Europe

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The European railroads have taken a lesson on pricing from airlines, so that you find the same degree of price variability.


Business-seat battle dominates Down Under

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

A battle over business class seats has broken out between Australia’s two domestic airlines who are pulling out all the stops with new technology and perks to lure executives into the front of their planes.

FAA orders airlines to inspect Boeing 767s for cracks

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

The Federal Aviation Administration today ordered U.S. airlines to inspect certain Boeing 767 jets “more often than previously required to look …


Mobile Boarding Passes Come to British Airways’ iPhone App

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Can you believe that British Airways has had an iPhone app for two years? That puts them with the first of the airlines to have one, even if it was only for iPhones and didn’t have many features; you could only check arrival and departure times and look at timetables.

But a few days ago, British Airways celebrated their two-year anniversary of being in the App store by releasing a seriously upgraded version, in addition to launching apps for Android and Blackberry. The app now includes the ability to check your BA Executive Club account, manage bookings, change flights, access airport and flight information, check out the British Airways Twitter and check in to your flight on the go. The most notable new feature however, is definitely mobile boarding passes.

JetBlue’s New Online Mall Helps You Get Free Flights Faster

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Believe it or not, some people think about things other than travel. Like perhaps shopping. And thanks to JetBlue, we can have both travel and shopping mixed together without the aid of SkyMall. JetBlue has released their own online shopping mall where you can feel the JetBlue love and score some TrueBlue award points while you’re on the ground.

Pay attention to your budget closely, because your everyday purchases might get you one step closer to that freebie flight out of the cold weather this winter. Sure other airlines have had their promotional marketplace things before, but this is the first time JetBlue allows you to score points when picking up this year’s must have summer shoes at places like Nordstrom.