Monday, Nov. 24 2008

J.D. Power and Associates have given Enterprise-Rent-A-Car a 5 out of 5 rating in customer satisfaction. Car companies were ranked according to cost and fees, pickup process, rented car, return process, reservation process, and shuttle van/bus. Most people were, of course, concerned with cost and fees. Other top ranking services include Hertz and Alamo with [...]

Friday, Nov. 21 2008

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 [...]

Let me start by saying that at 265 lbs of not all that much muscle – I qualify as an obese person. I’m not so big that I have to sit in two seats on a plane – but even if I was, I would expect to have to pay for two seats. This is [...]

Thursday, Nov. 20 2008

President Bush’s administration is attempting to ease air travel congestion by allowing commercial planes to fly through military air space. The accociated press has the full video report below:

Wednesday, Nov. 19 2008

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 [...]

Tuesday, Nov. 18 2008

Finding inexpensive flights to Las Vegas is actually much easier than you think. It is such a popular destination that there are constantly great deals to be found if you’re looking to get away to “sin city”. There are a few things you can do to seek out these deals. Some are obvious – others, [...]

Most people connect Las Vegas, Nevada with gambling – and rightfully so. It’s the gambling capital of the world – but there are plenty of other things to do in Las Vegas besides doubling down and going all in….we call these, our Las Vegas “Must Dos”. The Stratosphere Tower The Stratosphere Tower is the largest [...]

Monday, Nov. 17 2008

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, [...]

Friday, Nov. 14 2008

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 [...]

Thursday, Nov. 13 2008

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. [...]