Alaska Airlines manages the neat trick of being big and small at the same time. Even after its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska is a carrier of decidedly modest size. Its own flight network is small,… Continue Reading
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This Week’s Featured Sweepstakes: Win a 5-Day Trip to India for 2
Is India’s Taj Mahal on your bucket list? Enter the Williams Sonoma “Win a Trip to India” sweepstakes by April 15, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a trip for two to India,… Continue Reading
This Week in Travel: Youngest Fleet + Cuba Flights + Free Coach Grub + Minimum Seat Size + Cheap Europe Airfares
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Free Coach Meals on American’s Transcontinental Flights. Yay! Beginning… Continue Reading
New Discount Airline to Offer $149 Europe Fares
Starting today, travelers can book travel to Europe on a new airline at prices that will make U.S.-based carriers cringe. The brand-new airline is LEVEL, a Barcelona-based discount carrier operated by… Continue Reading
La Quinta Promotes Pay-with-Points with a Bonus
With the recently introduced Redeem Away program, La Quinta Returns members can use their points to pay for everyday purchases charged to a Visa credit card. Here’s how it works: Link your… Continue Reading
2 Courts Put the Kibosh on Latest Trump Travel Ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the Trump administration’s revised travel ban just hours before it was to take effect. A second judge, in Maryland, followed suit. Of the two court orders, Hawaii’s… Continue Reading
Editorial: Why I Do Not Care Which Airline Has the Youngest Fleet
“In theory, I would choose to fly in a newer plane over an older one. It’s the obvious choice. By extension, it would seem to follow that I’d favor an airline with the younger aircraft fleet over the… Continue Reading
Earn Club Carlson Bonus Points and Discounts at 350 Hotels
Bonus points and a discount… what’s not to like? Through March 26, Club Carlson members can save up to 30 percent and earn 2,500 bonus points when booking qualifying stays at 350 participating… Continue Reading
Which Airline Has the Youngest Fleet? (Do You Care?)
In theory, I would choose to fly in a newer plane over an older one. It’s the obvious choice. By extension, it would seem to follow that I’d favor an airline with the younger aircraft fleet… Continue Reading
With Near-Empty Flights, Airlines Flee Cuba Market
Remember when Cuba was the “It” destination, atop everyone’s where-to-go list? The airlines do, and wish they hadn’t bought into the hype. Following a trickle of news regarding airlines cutting… Continue Reading