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Flying smarter: 10 money-saving tips for budget travelers

  Airfares in 2024 have been a something of a mixed bag - generally down to/from/within Europe and the United States, but pricier when it comes to Africa and parts of Asia, as well as the Middle East and South America. Regardless, to make the most of your travel budget and leave you more for enjoying destinations once you get there, here are a handful of proven strategies read post  

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Avgeek alert: the various stages of flight

You get on the plane and, while you listen to music, read a book or rest, there are messages that are heard through the loudspeaker. Often these messages have to do with each phase of the flight of the plane that takes you from your holiday or work destination to home (or vice versa). Today we are going to learn about each of these phases a little more in depth and also about which professionals contribute to each one.Read post   

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The top 10 of the world´s most expensive/luxurious airlines

  Daniel Gillaspia Luxury abounds in the arena of commercial aviation, luxury abounds, from comfortable, stylish cabins to gourmet dining to private accommodations, all complemented with superlative service. These airlines are the standouts which routinely appear on the annual surveys of the world´s best, and which make the journey itself a big part of the pleasure of travel. read post  

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  • Ed Wetschler August 9, 2011 at 3:41pm
    While oil futures fall to $77.40, Ryanair has hiked fares 12% to cover "rising" fuel costs. Is this the end of cheap flights?
  • Tripatini July 19, 2011 at 10:13pm

    Someone has asked a good question about transcontinental flights at Tripatini's Ask a Travel Pro page. Can you solve her problem? 

  • Ed Wetschler July 11, 2011 at 5:16am
  • Anil July 4, 2011 at 12:51pm
    The wisdom in flyertalk has been that it is about 2c/mile. It  is worth buying miles anything less than that. i.e 1-1.5c/mile. The best way to accrue is to do a mileage run when there are good fares.
  • Ed Wetschler July 2, 2011 at 1:51am

    Folks, feel free to disagree: Buzzy, frequent flyer maven Ed Perkins has determined that each mile is worth between .7 and 1.5 cents. Although that's accurate, I still think it's generous because it's so hard to cash in the frequent flyer miles.

    But okay, let's say you can cash them in.

    Divide $500 by 25,000 miles and you get 2 cents per mile. Strikes me as a terrible deal. Anyone want to confirm or disprove my calculations?

  • Buzzy Gordon July 1, 2011 at 11:54pm

    What is a good price for buying miles?

    AA is offering bonuses to purchase miles, starting at an extra 5K for buying 20K. Thus, 25K would cost $500. Is this a good per-mile price? When would you advise purchasing miles? BTW, this is the lowest the airline goes: no better than 2 cents a mile even if you buy 50K miles.

  • David Paul Appell June 14, 2011 at 10:22pm
    Question re airfares out of Brazil. Want to help?
  • Tony Abreu June 10, 2011 at 8:27pm

    Just checked the Federal Register. It says:

    This rule is effective August 23, 2011 except for the amendments to 14 CFR 399.84 which become effective October 24, 2011.

    http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/25/2011-9736/enhanc...

    • Enforces the full fare advertising rule as written (i.e., ads which state a price must state the full price to be paid). Carriers currently may exclude government taxes/fees imposed on a per-passenger basis.
    • Clarifies the rule’s applicability to ticket agents.
    • Prohibits carriers and ticket agents from advertising fares that are not the full fare and impose stringent notice requirements in connection with the advertisement of ‘‘each-way’’ fares available for purchase only on a roundtrip basis.
    • Prohibits opt-out provisions in ads for air transportation.

     

  • Tony Abreu June 10, 2011 at 8:19pm
    Isn't this kind of misleading airfare advertisements already illegal  as per the new DOT requirements that airline fares must show total prices? Or is the new rules not yet in effect? I read that airlines cannot even use the each way pricing based on a roundtrip purchase  BS anymore. Anyone following the new DOT rules effectivity closely?
  • Anil June 10, 2011 at 7:29pm

    I could see this coming from English LCCs, but this is indeed quite tacky.

    9012291889?profile=originalAs to who would jump at this fare ? Well folks who would otherwise not take a flight ?

     

    I actually agree its beyond tacks and borderline sleezy.

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