Travel Deals: Using the Web to Find Your Next Vacation

Mickey Mouse bound? Perhaps a jaunt around the Caribbean? Or maybe just a relaxing week away to the Midwest? Whatever your vacation plans call for this summer you can be sure to save a bundle by using the resources freely available online to help you research, plan and book your next trip. Through a myriad of sites such as Priceline, Travelocity, Yahoo Travel and others you can not only read what others had to say about a particular place, but also see pictures and event schedules to help you plan your trip and get to know the place before you even set foot out the door!

Written by Robert on June 19th, 2006 with no comments.
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How to Lose Your Luggage & Still Have a Great Trip

I am proud to say that I have flown over 79,000 miles on airlines in the past three years and have only had my luggage misplaced once. Luckily, it was on my return trip home and they found it within 24 hours and delivered it right to my doorstep. Lost luggage isn’t as big a phenomenon as people may be led to believe – but when it does happen to you it can seem like a major crisis unless you are prepared. One thing I have learned in all my travels is how to pack so that if my luggage is misplaced or lost for an extended period of time I can manage on what I have carried on with me and not worry about where my other luggage is.

Written by Robert on June 16th, 2006 with 2 comments.
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Frequent Flyer Programs – Can They Benefit the Casual Traveler?

No doubt you have heard of frequent flyer programs that are offered by almost all of the major airlines. Promises of free tickets and upgraded service are the main drawing points these programs use to get you to sign up in hopes that you will use their airline exclusively for all your travel needs. What they fail to tell you though is that unless you travel on a monthly basis on long journeys the free tickets and upgrades will be only a pipe dream. So the question becomes can programs such as this benefit the casual traveler?

Written by Robert on June 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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Kayak - Best Travel Deals Search Engine

No, I’m not talking about searching for that slender human propelled boat known as a kayak. There is a new kind a “Kayak“ which was created by the co-founders of Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia. Kayak.com is a meta search engine that helps consumers find the best travel deals from over 100 other travel sites. I’d like to call it the “Google of Travel.”

Written by Tim Schroeder on May 5th, 2006 with no comments.
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