Getting great prices using Kayak.com

Kayak is a great website to use when looking for good prices for airfare, hotels, car rentals, or cruises.  You just have to enter what you are looking for once, and prices from many other websites will come up. Let’s face it.  When looking for a good price for airfare, would you rather enter the […]

Text to get your Flight Status

Flying somewhere, and want to be able to keep track of the status of your flight?  Thanks to Google, you can now send a text message to 466453 with your airline name and flight number, and you’ll receive back the status of the flight. This will make it easier to find out the status of the […]

Warm Weather Destinations on a Budget

Now that it’s really cold in many places, you might start thinking about going to a warm weather destination. A nice vacation on a warm island sounds like a great place to vacation this time of year. The problem is, a lot of us don’t want to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to get […]

Trying to choose your first Cruise?

Never been on a cruise before, but you’ve heard amazing things about them…and are considering a cruise for your next vacation? Here are some things to think about when deciding: Where do you want to go? There are cruises that go almost anywhere. You can cruise the Caribbean islands, Alaska, the Mediterranean, the Galapagos Islands, […]

Travel Off Season – Save Money!

There are some places that you may really want to visit, but don’t because they are too expensive. You figure that one day you will go – but not this year. Well, there is a way to go visit the destination you want, and not have to wait. If you go to your destination “off […]

Be prepared with vaccinations when traveling abroad

Planning on traveling abroad this year? Many countries, especially third world countries require you to get certain vaccinations before visiting their country. You can check on required vaccinations, diseases found in the area and other health risks at the Center for Disease Control website. http://www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm Many countries require you to show proof you have had […]

The Disney Dining Plan

One thing you might not know about Walt Disney World, is that they offer a Disney Dining plan to help make it easier for you when planning your meals. For adults, it costs $35 dollars per person per day, but during some times of the year, there are specials and it can even be included […]

Check your airline frequent flier mile policies

Some airlines are cutting back time you can use your frequent flier miles. Delta SkyMiles will expire if your account is inactive for two years starting New Year’s Eve and will be retroactive to that date. U.S. Airways will be giving its members 18 months to cash in miles or they will expire. Make sure […]

Flying this holiday season? Don’t wrap the presents

The Transportation Security Administration has announced that gift wrapped packages in carry on luggage will likely be unwrapped at security checkpoints. Wrapped packages in checked luggage are subject to unwrapping as well. We suggest you bring the wrapping paper and wrap your gifts at your destination rather than at home or you may have to […]

Find out how early to arrive at the airport

Not sure how early you should get to the airport? You hear that the security lines are extra long these days, and that you should get to the airport hours before your flight, but really, how bad will it be? The Transportation Security Administration has now added a Security Checkpoint Wait Times web site, where […]