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New Federal rules now in effect require airlines to pay you back automatically and immediately within seven business days, with a full refund to whatever method you used to pay – cash, credit card or frequent flyer miles. No more haggling. No more vouchers.
JetBlue is dropping dozens of US routes and to popular international destinations, adding more upscale Mint Blue seats and offering new perks on Basic Blue budget seats. It’s all very confusing, and an effort to boost the bottom line. Flight Routes Being Dropped The airport losing the most flights is Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA),
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Budget airline Norse Atlantic Airways has launched another airfare sale, with one-way fares between US and Europe as low as $135, including such popular getaways as London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Oslo. And there also are new, relaxed rules for carry-ons. Usually, such bargain fares are to promote new routes. This one is to promote
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. As a native and lifelong New Yorker, these are my recommendations for the most reliable and affordable public transportation, car services and licensed taxis,
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. LaGuardia Airport transportation can be as little as $2.90 per person for public transportation or as much as $100 for a car service
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There’s something new for Hello Kitty fans, and it’s not a new toy – it’s jet planes decorated inside and out with theme characters, including headsets and place mats for meal service. The special flights are on EVA Air, a major Asian-based airline. Called the Hello Kitty® Besties Jet, the airplane exterior is painted with
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Even without global software outages, some airports are worse than others. A recent study identifies the ten most stressful ones in the USA, which you might consider avoiding as you plan your next trip. So what’s the most stressful airport in the USA? The most delays and cancelled flights of any airport in the USA
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Budget airline Norse Atlantic Airways has launched another airfare sale, with one-way fares between US and Europe as low as $109. Usually, such bargain fares are to promote new routes. This one is to promote fall, winter and spring travel, between September 2024 and March 2025. Norse Atlantic is calling it the “Early Bird Sale”,
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Allegiant is launching eight new nonstop routes to 13 cities with discount fares from $39 one way. The new routes begin in November 2024, but seats are on sale now on the airline’s website, and include such popular winter destinations as Palm Beach, Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale. Related Article – Allegiant offers Military discounts and
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You have to be kidding – Haiti has just launched a new tourism campaign. Haiti is mired in years of political crisis that has generated widespread gang violence with thousands of murders and kidnappings and more than 580,000 people displaced, more than half of them women and children, according to a United Nations report. Tourism
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