Thursday 20 August 2009

Labor Day savings

The New York Times reports falling airfares for fall, especially to Florida beach resorts.
Average fares to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale are down 18 per cent to $222 and $208 respectively, according to Bing Travel, the new Microsoft search engine that uses the airfare tracking tools of Farecast. And a recent online search for flights from New York City, departing Thursday, Sept. 4, and returning the next Monday, turned up many round-trip fares for under $300, including Myrtle Beach, S.C., ($155) and Toronto ($287).
There’s another incentive to fly somewhere this Labor Day: impending capacity cuts could push fares up this fall. “Is Labor Day going to be the last hurrah?” asked Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor at Travelocity.com.
Let's hope not.
Read the full NYT article here

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Friday 7 August 2009

Do the Charleston!

More great news of airline special offers, and again it's examiner.com bringing us the good tidings.
It seems Charleston and Huntington area airports have made it much more economical to travel to certain destinations. Huntington Tri-State airport offers direct flights to popular destinations such as Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, St. Petersburg, FL, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Myrtle Beach, SC for under $100 per person round trip including taxes and fees.
Visit Tri-State's website for the most up-to-date airfares. Of course this price does not include your baggage, but just take a carry-on and you’re set to go without paying a baggage fee! Charleston’s Yeager Airport now has direct flights to Orlando, FL for about $100 round trip per person including taxes and fees through Air Tran. Check out Yeager's website for more up-to-date airfares as these may fluctuate slightly.
Thanks to Charleston roving reporter Lesley Hager for that one...

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