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Facebook Fans and Chihuahuas Fly Free!

Vanessa Quirk — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:27:02 +0000

What’s more awesome thanÂ Jet Blue giving away a fabulous All-You-Can-Jet-Pass to one of its Facebook fans? Virgin America flying 15 homeless Chihuahuas across the nation to loving homes.

In a fabulous PR move (we mean, come on Jet Blue, how could you forget the power of puppies?Â Adorable, miniature puppies?), Virgin America teamed up with Project Flying Chihuahua (who win the award for most unlikely charity name) to transport the dogs from over-crowded San Francisco pounds to Â Chihuahua-starved New York pounds.

The dogs were given the red carpet treatment, including free toys and treats, and the evidence is freakin’ adorable. Check out the picsÂ here.

How to Guarantee the Cheapest Ticket

Vanessa Quirk — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:18:18 +0000

You know the feeling. You wait and wait for a ticket price to go down, only to find you waited so long that it went up.

So you buy it. Only to find it went down, again.

Don’t let that sinking feeling in your stomach ruin your trip! Budget Travel has revealed the four sites you can use to get your money back when the Travel Industry goons get ya.

#1. For Vacation Packages: Travelocity just started a refund policy this past Wednesday giving you the price difference should you spot the deal for cheaper.

#2. For Flights: Yapta (a price-tracking Web Site) and TripIt (a free travel organizer) have paired up to alert you if you’re eligible for a refund after you’ve booked your flight. Just forward your itinerary to plans@tripit.com and Yapta will do the rest.

#3. For Hotelts: Both Yapta and Orbitz offer automatic alerts when others book a hotel for cheaper.

Don’t you love it when technology really does make life a little better?

Read the Full Story {Budget Travel}

Return of the Jeti

Vanessa Quirk — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:13 +0000

Jet Blue’s at it again.

The enormously popular All You Can Jet Pass, a one-month $599 pass for unlimited travel on Jet Blue routes, Â finished up just a few months ago – but Jet Blue’s promised to bring it back (ETA still TBD).

The Passes, which sold like hotcakes this past August, caused a media maelstrom – the lucky pass-holders quickly started chronicling their travelsÂ on blogs and twitter accounts and became minor celebrities, earning the airline millions in publicity and a 700% increase of web traffic to their route map page.

If you’re curious to learn more, check out the blogs of the intrepid travellers – including this one of the man who travelled the entire month without leaving the airports. Our worst nightmare – but strangely enjoyable to experience vicariously.

ReadÂ theÂ Full StoryÂ {Jaunted}

Stick it to the Airlines

Vanessa Quirk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:59:30 +0000

What with baggage fees,Â wi-fi fees, fuel surcharges, peak travel surcharges, over-crowded airports, and downright surly flight crews, it sometimes seems thatÂ all theÂ airlinesÂ do isÂ sit around and conspire ways to make our travel experiences as heinous as possible (we’re looking at youÂ Delta, United, and US Airways).Â

However, farecompare.com has come up with a handy breakdown that lets you know when those holiday surcharges are going to kick in and where. Not only does it help dispel some of the mystery surrounding ever-changing ticket prices, it will also help you save some precious cash.

While it may not be a full-blown victory (oh, how we await the day that the airlines actually put their customers first), farecompare.com willÂ help youÂ contribute your own small part in sticking it to the airlines – so you canÂ enjoy your holiday travelsÂ all theÂ more.

2 Days Left for $25 Tickets

Vanessa Quirk — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:43:38 +0000

If you’re not careful, you may just find yourself turning into a big, sad, travel-deprived pumpkin. That’s right, you have until midnight (PST) on October 30th to cash in on Southwest airline’s amazing deal – $25 one-way for locations up to 374 miles away, $50 one-way for locations up to 549 miles away, $75 one-way for locations up to 999 miles away, and $100 one-way tickets for anywhere farther than 1,000 miles away. Plus, Southwest is one of those few remaining (classy) airlines that doesn’t charge you for two checked bags. For close, domestic flights, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better deal!