Archive for December, 2008
Friday, December 26th, 2008
Ever buy an airline ticket and the price later fell? Get a refund (USA Today)That's from USA TODAY, where reporter Gary Stoller writes: "As droves of holiday shoppers head to stores for refunds, many fliers are unaware they can get one when their non-refundable airline ticket drops in price. Most ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
The Best Travel Web Sites - CNBCHave you been furiously booking a vacation online and found yourself wondering how you ever managed to do the same task before the web? But while the internet makes travel booking easy, there?s an added burden of a glut of information. How do you ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Top 10 Economic, business events feature crisis - KPNews.com2008 will be remembered as yet another year when business boomed with many bright spots overwhelmed by economic gloom The year 2008 will be remembered as yet another one when business boomed with many bright spots. But the decade-long growth spurt ... ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Passenger traffic at RDU drops 14% (BizJournals)The number of passengers at Raleigh-Durham International Airport fell by 14 percent in November as fewer flights, high airfares and a down economy kept passengers on the ground.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:55:40 GMTTravel site aims to compete - Tulsa WorldTravel site aims to competeTulsa ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
2009: Year of the travel deal - Chicago Sun-TimesThe value of the U.S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be "the year of travel deals," predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Virgin Blue removes and reduces fuel surcharges - The AgeBudget airline Virgin Blue will eliminate the fuel surcharge on domestic flight airfares and reduce the surcharges for Pacific Blue trans-Tasman and Pacific Island flights following a dramatic fall in the price of jet fuel. The company will ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Airlines in fare price war (Channel 4)Airlines have begun slashing airfares on many popular routes in what is expected to be a long price war.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:48:31 GMTPriceline.com's Airfare Index for the Week of December 22, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Priceline.com's Airfare Index for the Week of December 22, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares (Centre Daily Times)Priceline.com?s (Nasdaq: PCLN) Airfare Index is a tracking barometer that looks for the largest week-to-week swings in average published-price roundtrip airfares for select markets. Each dollar amount shown is the average of ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
As business heads downhill, ski resorts use promotions for a lift - SmartBriefAs business heads downhill, ski resorts use promotions for a liftSmartBrief, DC - 3 hours agoWhile some are partnering with airlines to offer free or discounted airfares, others, such as Jackson Hole, Wyo., are offering complimentary additional ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Call for lower regional airfares - Nation NewsCall for lower regional airfaresNation News, Barbados - Dec 15, 2008Airfares have to start tumbling if Caribbean people are to do more travel in the region. Prominent tourist industry officials Denis Tull, Cecil Miller and ...
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