Now is the time to book your flights to Florida for the summer.
One of the best places to search for you cheap deal is the flights website www.netflights.com
With prices starting at 286 pounds for a return flight to Orlando, it has never been better value to visit the Sunshine State. So what are you waiting for?
If you're coming to Florida, you really should be staying in Anna Maria. For the very best in vacation rental properties visit www.annamaria.com and find out how affordable real luxury can be.
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Friday 22 May 2009
Budget airlines ... listed
Been looking for the most comprehensive list of budget airlines in the States? Look no more, thanks to the good people over at MSNBC. They have compiled this list, featuring the major players in the budget market, and include a brief guide to their services and route maps.
Read the full MSNBC story here
AirTran Airways
Phone: (800) 247-8726
Route Map
Hub: Atlanta
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Most flights route through the Atlanta hub; check for very affordable upgrades on the day of travel. Serves many alternate airports; check the route map for a comprehensive list.
Allegiant Air
Phone: (702) 505–8888
Route map
Hubs: Las Vegas, Orlando
Where to find them: AllegiantAir.com
Tip: Based in Las Vegas, Allegiant Air flies to many smaller airports such as Bellingham, WA and Hagerstown, MD.
Frontier Airlines
Phone: (800) 432-1359
Route map
Hub: Denver
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Almost everything routes through Denver; check the weather. Frontier offers a number of flights to Mexico's most popular vacation destinations.
Gulfstream International Air
Phone: (800) 523-3273
Route map
Hubs: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa
Where to find them: Not bookable on its Web site; available on the major booking and aggregator sites through codeshares with Continental.com.
JetBlue Airways
Phone: (800) 538-2583
Route map
Hubs: New York (JFK), Los Angeles/Long Beach
Where to find them: JetBlue fares are now available on major booking sites and aggregator sites.
Tip: Rows 12 and back have more legroom on many planes in the fleet.
Southwest Airlines
Phone: (800) 435-9792
Route map
Hub: None
Where to find them: Southwest.com
Tip: Seats are not assigned, so check in as early as possible on the Southwest Web site before leaving for the airport to ensure that you get a priority A boarding pass.
Spirit Airlines
Phone: (800) 772-7117
Route map
Hubs: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Detroit
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Spirit flies from some unexpected airports — like Atlantic City, Providence and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.
Sun Country Airlines
Phone: (800) 359-6786)
Route map
Hub: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Sun Country offers service to additional Mexico and Caribbean destinations in the winter and early spring.
USA3000
Phone: (877) 872-3000
Route map
Hub: None
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: USA3000 serves warm-weather destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Virgin America
Phone: (877) 359-8474
Route map
Where to find them: On its Web site, aggregator sites
Tip: All planes have special "mood lighting" as well as interactive seat-back TV's; touch the screen to choose a movie, listen to music or even chat with other passengers onboard.
Read the full MSNBC story here
AirTran Airways
Phone: (800) 247-8726
Route Map
Hub: Atlanta
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Most flights route through the Atlanta hub; check for very affordable upgrades on the day of travel. Serves many alternate airports; check the route map for a comprehensive list.
Allegiant Air
Phone: (702) 505–8888
Route map
Hubs: Las Vegas, Orlando
Where to find them: AllegiantAir.com
Tip: Based in Las Vegas, Allegiant Air flies to many smaller airports such as Bellingham, WA and Hagerstown, MD.
Frontier Airlines
Phone: (800) 432-1359
Route map
Hub: Denver
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Almost everything routes through Denver; check the weather. Frontier offers a number of flights to Mexico's most popular vacation destinations.
Gulfstream International Air
Phone: (800) 523-3273
Route map
Hubs: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa
Where to find them: Not bookable on its Web site; available on the major booking and aggregator sites through codeshares with Continental.com.
JetBlue Airways
Phone: (800) 538-2583
Route map
Hubs: New York (JFK), Los Angeles/Long Beach
Where to find them: JetBlue fares are now available on major booking sites and aggregator sites.
Tip: Rows 12 and back have more legroom on many planes in the fleet.
Southwest Airlines
Phone: (800) 435-9792
Route map
Hub: None
Where to find them: Southwest.com
Tip: Seats are not assigned, so check in as early as possible on the Southwest Web site before leaving for the airport to ensure that you get a priority A boarding pass.
Spirit Airlines
Phone: (800) 772-7117
Route map
Hubs: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Detroit
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Spirit flies from some unexpected airports — like Atlantic City, Providence and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.
Sun Country Airlines
Phone: (800) 359-6786)
Route map
Hub: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: Sun Country offers service to additional Mexico and Caribbean destinations in the winter and early spring.
USA3000
Phone: (877) 872-3000
Route map
Hub: None
Where to find them: The major booking sites, aggregator sites
Tip: USA3000 serves warm-weather destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Virgin America
Phone: (877) 359-8474
Route map
Where to find them: On its Web site, aggregator sites
Tip: All planes have special "mood lighting" as well as interactive seat-back TV's; touch the screen to choose a movie, listen to music or even chat with other passengers onboard.
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Flights coming down
It might not only be the staycationers who make it to Anna Maria Island this summer, according to a newspaper in London, England, there are some surprisingly low air fares to Florida at the moment.
The Independent newspaper declares a flight to America to be its 'Bargain of the week'
It says: 'Continental Airlines, the fifth-biggest carrier in the world, is having a lousy time; its latest financial results showed a dramatic fall in revenue, and sharp reductions in premium passengers. That is why it has started a short-term sale offering uncommonly low summer fares to the US, around one-third less than prevailed a year ago. Non-stop return flights between Heathrow and Newark (New York's second airport) on Continental are widely available in August for £426 return, falling to £283 in September.
Delta is offering some even better fares on some Heathrow-New York JFK fares – as low as £414 return.
Equally surprising are the low fares on offer to Florida. Peak days during the school summer holidays often hit £1,000 for non-stop flights on British Airways and Virgin from Gatwick to Orlando. This year, though, the absolute peak dates – 1 August outbound, 15 August inbound – are available on BA for around £800 return. If you change planes along the way (eg on Continental via Newark, Northwest via Detroit and US Airways via Philadelphia), the target range is between £600 and £650.
So perhaps we should prepare for a small invasion of Brits this summer. Of course they are most welcome to Anna Maria Island.
If you are coming to Anna Maria Island, and we really think you should be, why not stay in the very best rental accommodation the island has to offer. Visit www.annamaria.com to see where you could be staying.
The Independent newspaper declares a flight to America to be its 'Bargain of the week'
It says: 'Continental Airlines, the fifth-biggest carrier in the world, is having a lousy time; its latest financial results showed a dramatic fall in revenue, and sharp reductions in premium passengers. That is why it has started a short-term sale offering uncommonly low summer fares to the US, around one-third less than prevailed a year ago. Non-stop return flights between Heathrow and Newark (New York's second airport) on Continental are widely available in August for £426 return, falling to £283 in September.
Delta is offering some even better fares on some Heathrow-New York JFK fares – as low as £414 return.
Equally surprising are the low fares on offer to Florida. Peak days during the school summer holidays often hit £1,000 for non-stop flights on British Airways and Virgin from Gatwick to Orlando. This year, though, the absolute peak dates – 1 August outbound, 15 August inbound – are available on BA for around £800 return. If you change planes along the way (eg on Continental via Newark, Northwest via Detroit and US Airways via Philadelphia), the target range is between £600 and £650.
So perhaps we should prepare for a small invasion of Brits this summer. Of course they are most welcome to Anna Maria Island.
If you are coming to Anna Maria Island, and we really think you should be, why not stay in the very best rental accommodation the island has to offer. Visit www.annamaria.com to see where you could be staying.
Sunday 10 May 2009
Blogging all over the world
It seems we're not the only ones keeping an eye on the best travel deals in and around Florida.According to a recent press release, vacation travel advocate, Kent Bigelow, has partnered with Neekam Company to create the Discount Vacation Packages blog. This blog will act as a source of information and networking for vacation travel enthusiasts, by providing information about cheap Las Vegas vacation packages, best deals on vacation packages to Orlando, Florida, Disney world, Disneyland, Costa Rica vacation packages, Florida vacation packages, Mexico vacation packages, European vacation packages and other vacation travel discounts.
Kent Bigelow says, “It can be difficult to guarantee low rates on both flights and accommodations to any vacation location. However there are ways to greatly lower the costs, especially when traveling with using last minute travel deals resources like this blog. Best travel deals blogs like mine can help to plan cheap family getaways, even at the last minute. Look to us for the latest news on all inclusive vacation packages, Disney vacation packages, Disneyland vacation packages, cheap Disneyland vacation packages, cheap Disney vacation packages, Disney world vacation packages, discount Disneyland vacation packages, vacation packages to Orlando Florida, Disneyland magic vacation packages, cheap vacation packages, Hawaii vacation packages, Las Vegas vacation packages, all inclusive discount vacation packages, Walt Disney world vacation packages. This Discount Vacation Packages blog is meant to help.”
You can read Kent's blog at http://discount-vacationpackages.com
Kent Bigelow says, “It can be difficult to guarantee low rates on both flights and accommodations to any vacation location. However there are ways to greatly lower the costs, especially when traveling with using last minute travel deals resources like this blog. Best travel deals blogs like mine can help to plan cheap family getaways, even at the last minute. Look to us for the latest news on all inclusive vacation packages, Disney vacation packages, Disneyland vacation packages, cheap Disneyland vacation packages, cheap Disney vacation packages, Disney world vacation packages, discount Disneyland vacation packages, vacation packages to Orlando Florida, Disneyland magic vacation packages, cheap vacation packages, Hawaii vacation packages, Las Vegas vacation packages, all inclusive discount vacation packages, Walt Disney world vacation packages. This Discount Vacation Packages blog is meant to help.”
You can read Kent's blog at http://discount-vacationpackages.com
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