A lot of us are into the various awards programs run by the airlines. I’ve been in American’s Aadvantage program for years and we have used the miles earned for several free flights to the U.S. mainland and once for a round trip to Europe. Amtrak also has an awards program – called Amtrak Guest…
Air fares are a mystery to me … or, more specifically, what prompts an airlines to suddenly come up with an amazingly low fare. Air fares between mainland cities and Hawaii can fluctuate wildly, but here’s some good news: Beat of Hawaii is a web site that manages to sort through all those fares and…
The price of crude oil has come down dramatically in the past several weeks, but no one I know expects it to stay there. If we, as individual Americans, have any idea what’s good for us as a nation, we had better start to do some serious conservation. The airlines are already doing that. For…
American Airlines has announced a new $15 fee when passengers check a bag. And, although I must have missed it, some months back they apparently announced a $25 charge for the second checked bag. Clearly, the airlines are looking for ways to offset the skyrocketing cost of jet fuel. The rationale here, of course, is…