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High Flying Fees

These days, the total cost of your ticket is not the final amount you'll pay to an airline. Looking at some of the fees that add more to the price to fly.

Forking Over More for Fees

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Beer at Airports - For St. Patrick's Day

Wednesday March 17, 2010

beer on tapSurely St Patrick's Day is a time when beer enthusiasts may be ready to toast a Guinness or a green beer in the patron saint of Ireland's honor.

In terms of beer, pubs and the airport (yes the three go together here) - there is a guide for that. Cheapflights lists several pubs with airport locations, and suggests local or popular beers for each. It's a fun read.

I've summarized the guide in - Airport Lover's Beer Guide - from Cheapflights.com - Some of the Best Airport Pubs and Beer in the United States, and have linked to the original seven page guide.

Slainte!


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Southwest Airlines - Philadelphia Deals

Tuesday March 16, 2010

Southwest Airlines has launched a 72 hour sale - good until Friday night, for flights to/from Philadelphia. Flights are priced at $30, $60 and $90 one way depending on the cities involved.

Book by Friday night, March 19, 2010 and travel by May 26.

Sample one way airfares include

  • $30  between Philadelphia and Raleigh/Durham
  • $60  between Philadelphia and Chicago
  • $90  between Philadelphia and Denver

Airfare Specials This Week - Week of March 15, 2010

Monday March 15, 2010

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A sampling of some of the cheap, discounted, airfare specials on sale this week...this week it is a mix of intro airfares, promo codes and vacation packages.

Apple Vacations has a pretty big sale on right now. All inclusive packages (7 nights) for Mexico and the Caribbean are starting at $599, and their Europe and Hawaii destinations are also discounted too. The travel dates vary by destination. Some are for last minute travel dates in March, many run later, into the summer months. Several departure cities are available. Book by March 25, 2010.

Southwest Airlines Vacations has a promo code that is running for virtually all of their vacation package destinations which makes this promotion that bit sweeter. Book a flight and hotel package to any Southwest Vacations destination and save up to $200. Use promo code: SAVENOW. Book by March 22.

For the traveler looking to fly overseas, Air Berlin is keeping it simple to get a promo code. Just fill out a brief form on the page and get your code. Seems to be good for all of their European destinations when originating out of the United States. The offer is a promo code that will save you an extra $60 on a roundtrip airfare. Book by April 30. Travel must be completed by the end of July.

Frontier Airlines has introductory airfares for several new routes. New routes include - Branson, Mo.; Grand Rapids, MI; Long Beach, CA; Madison, WI; Newport News/Williamsburg, VA; Santa Barbara, CA; and Green Bay, WI. Book by April 15. Travel dates go all the way into the end of September - September 28, 2010.
Sample Airfare - One way airfares include Long Beach / Cancun $ 129.

Airfare Travel Deals this Week - Cheap Airline Tickets

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Student Airfare Discounts - Book by March 31, 2010

Sunday March 14, 2010

It's always nice to save an extra buck or two on airfares. This set of deals is geared for students, for a huge variety of destinations.

STA Travel is offering extra discounts via promo codes for booking online. All of these discounts end on March 31. The values range from $15 to $20 a ticket. Also, the NOFEE code waives the booking fee and can be used for student exclusive tickets that cost at least $100 booked at STATravel.com.

Other discounts offered by STA Travel are for travel to points all over the world. For Europe - $15 off Alitalia Student Tickets with code AZ15. Mexico - $15 off Mexicana Student Airfare with code MX15. For Asia (not just South Korea but places such as Bangkok and Hong Kong - $20 off Korean Air Student Tickets with code KE20. Australia - $20 off QANTAS Airways Student Tickets with code QFE20. And for several South American destinations - $15 off Aerolineas Argentina Student Airfare with code AR15.

With all of the mentioned discounts you must book directly via STA Travel.

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