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5 (sometimes surprising) ways flying affects your body

Gus Ruballo You land. Your throat feels like sandpaper. Your head is heavy. Your eyes sting. You've been sitting still for eight hours… so why does your body feel like it just ran a marathon? Most travelers accept this as the price of flying. But there's nothing inevitable about it. These symptoms have specific, well-documented causes — and understanding them is the first step to actually doing something about them. Here are five things flying is doing to your body right now. Some I´ll bet…

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Travel Budgeting: How to Budget for Your Trip

Traveling doesn’t have to be expensive, stressful, or unpredictable. With the right planning, you can enjoy your dream destination while staying comfortably within your budget. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn how to create a smart travel budget, estimate your costs correctly, save money, and make the most of deals on flights, hotels, car rentals, and last-minute flight bookings.Whether you're planning an international adventure or a weekend getaway, mastering travel budgeting allows…

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Getting the best possible airfare deals from the USA with Google Flights

If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of searching for flights, you know how overwhelming it can get. Prices jump around, deals disappear, and it’s easy to spend hours refreshing tabs. That’s where Google Flights comes in—it’s one of the most powerful (and free) tools for finding cheap airfares. Here are a few strategies travelers swear by: read post

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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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Northeast News September 27, 2010 at 3:40pm

This morning's news on Yahoo: Southwest Airlines is being Air Trans. Is this good or bad for the Northeast, where I live?
Charlie Leocha September 22, 2010 at 6:00am

We're thinking about it. Not only are tall people discriminated against, but the elderly who can not lift carry-ons into the overhead bins and normally check baggage are discriminated against, families who need to carry more luggage are discriminated against etc. There have been discussions about this but no good solutions. Lawsuits are only worthwhile if there is a workable solution. Rest assured, it is on the table ... along with privacy, fee transparency, insurance scams, credit card fees, travel taxation without representation, transferability of airline tickets, baggage rules, RFID scanning ... you get the idea.
John Kipper September 22, 2010 at 3:28am

Hey Charlie & Co.,
I read this group all the time and I really respect the work you guys do. Just read something really interesting, a mmeber named Mike DK posted a comment saying "class action for tall people discriminated for needing more leg room.. we are charged more for leg room.... anyone with me?"

what do you all think of this? I'm only 5'10" myself, but my kid brother is 6'4" and this is a real issue for him. Any chance airlines could be required to provide preferential seating for people say over 6' ? I mean it could first-come first-served but the exit rows are reserved for people over 6'?

Not sure about a class action lawsuit, I'd rather see corrective action going forward, but I think Mike DK is definitely on to something.

Thoughts?
Charlie Leocha September 21, 2010 at 6:23pm

No, they are making money these days. Millions and billions. Airlines in the US made more than $750,000,000 on baggage fees alone the first quarter this year according to IATA.
Northeast News September 21, 2010 at 4:26pm

The one thing that keeps me from complaining too much about the airlines is that I know they're losing money, too. But are they? This is from today's Marketwatch:

"The International Air Transport Association more than tripled its 2010 outlook on Tuesday for the world's airlines, predicting the industry will now post a full-year profit of $8.9 billion."
Ed Wetschler September 19, 2010 at 7:15pm

Important comments on emergency exit rows in our Media Only group. Regardless of whether you're a member of that group, have a look.
Tripatini September 15, 2010 at 11:07pm

New on the Tripatini blog: How to avoid airline baggage fees!
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Charlie Leocha September 12, 2010 at 7:49pm

Jools, Thanks. I'd love to be on your blogor any other.
Our press release is at http://snipr.com/12vhdr. If you want more, let me know and I'll get it to you. The release has excerpts from the study we did.
Jools Stone September 12, 2010 at 7:43pm

Hi Charlie, have you contacted Darren @ the Travel Rants blog about it? It may be up his street. (I'd welcome a guest post about it on mine too if you're interested)