If you’re a penny-pinching tight-wad like me, chances are you spend FAR too much time online, trying to scrape a few dollars off the total cost of your travel expenses. I just found myself having spent over 2 hours on various travel sites attempting to get the cheapest rate on a trip to San Francisco [...]

The economy has hit everyone hard in different ways, but when even the Superbowl is having a hard time selling out – you know there’s a problem. BizJournals.com has an interesting article up about how some travel agencies are having a hard time getting Super Bowl packages together – and are seeing very little demand [...]

The senior editor of “Travelocity” believes that 2009 will be the “year of travel deals” because the U.S. dollar is increasing in value, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening as well. “As long as the economic slowdown continues, deals will abound for people who do have [...]

Want a $129 Advance Purchase Rate, Free Nights and Family Fun? Well then you’re going to want to check out what the Orlando World Center Marriot Resort is offering this holiday season. To celebrate the holidays (and get customers in the rooms) the resort is offering holiday deals for families on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New [...]

Travelers who have not been on a plane since last year’s holiday season will be facing the airline’s “new math” for the first time this Thanksgiving according to the Arizona Republic. That means carrier fees for bag checking, prime seats, and even a soda. The fees aren’t hidden, but they’re certainly not over-promoted either. Many [...]

You may think that with times being a bit tougher recently due to the global economic downturn, that it might be hard to find a weekend getaway, or a cruise that you can fit in your budget. In actuality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. As thing on Wall Street continue to be uncertain, [...]

The Guardian is reporting that business travel is likely to slow down in 2009 – and that makes a lot of sense. The global economic down turn is causing companies to tighten their belts more than they have in the past, and it’s only logical that that would result in less business travel. “This year [...]

The Dallas Morning news has a great article today on 15 travel deals that you can take advantage of this holiday season. They include cruses, hotels, resorts, free gas, and much more. Here’s a small sampling…. Free gas from Choice Hotels Stay at three Choice hotels (including Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn and Quality) through Nov. [...]

In the past few weeks prices for holiday travel have dropped sharply, but according to Fare Compare there are only 2 more days to take advantage of those cheap flights. Shopping at least 14 days before departure can usually result in cheap tickets. After that time shoppers will find coach seats doubling or tripling in [...]

We’ve already reported that traveling this Thanksgiving could end up being a nightmare. With reduced flights all over the U.S. it’s going to make it more difficult to get where you’re going quickly and easily – but hopefully these 5 tips will help to ease your pain, and make your Thanksgiving travel a little more [...]