There is no “holiday travel fee,” no matter what you’ve heard

Sean O’Neill recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek’s Travel Blog:

Some news organizations are saying that airlines are going to charge a fee for traveling on the most popular travel days this winter.

Readers’ Best Carry-On Packing Tips

Smarter Travel has posted some info about : With checked-bag fees sprouting up across airlines, it really does pay to pack smart. Readers share their carry-on packing tips.

Head over to www.smartertravel.com to read the whole article.

What the airlines don’t want you to know

SonjaG recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:

You booked your plane ticket, carefully packed your luggage and showed up at the airport thinking you knew what to expect. But the airline says your bag is overweight and wants to charge you a fee — even though you think their scale is off. And that’s just the beginning of your problems.

Would you surf in the sky?

SonjaG recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:

First, Wi-Fi was available in coffeehouses and in libraries. Soon after, it made it onto city buses and even trains. And in the last couple of years, wireless Internet could be found on airplanes as well. The difference is that most airlines charge for Wi-Fi onboard, but in other places it’s free (as long as you buy a cappuccino).

Bookmarks for January 19th 2009 through March 16th 2009

These are my links for January 19th 2009 through March 16th 2009: Get ready to get even more personal with airport security – Passengers making airline reservations soon will be required to provide their birth date and their sex in addition to their names as part of aviation security enhancements the 9/11 Commission recommended TripIt [...]

Bookmarks for November 5th 2008 through November 25th 2008

These are my links for November 5th 2008 through November 25th 2008: Thanksgiving Travel Tips – It’s countdown to Thanksgiving, and Road Warrior has a few suggestions to make your holiday travel a safer and more enjoyable experience. Five Best Travel Sites for Cheap Tickets – Travel search aggregation site Kayak won the top spot [...]

Bookmarks for September 2nd 2008 through September 13th 2008

These are my links for September 2nd 2008 through September 13th 2008: OnionMap Maps Interactive Guides of Popular Destinations – Web site OnionMap hosts interactive, high-resolution tourist maps of popular destination cities across the globe. From New York to Tokyo and San Francisco to London, OnionMap brings the look and feel common to tourist maps [...]

Bookmarks for August 28th 2008 through August 29th 2008

These are my links for August 28th 2008 through August 29th 2008: How to See All of San Diego from 10 Scenic Lookouts – Ever get the urge to scramble up to the highest spot to see everything? Frommers has a great list of 10 sites in San Diego that give you a great view [...]

Bookmarks for August 24th 2008

Travel related things that I found interesting for August 24th 2008 Disney World and Disneyland Discounts for the rest of 2008 – United Vacations, the airfare-and-hotel wing of United Airlines, has put together a $100 discount of sorts for most Disney World or Disneyland vacation packages for the remainder of 2008. Use the promo code [...]

American Airlines to start charging for checked bags

If you purchase your ticket after 15JUN08 you may be charged for any checked bags. Customers who purchase domestic economy class tickets on or after May 12, 2008 but before June 15, 2008 may check one bag for free and check a second bag for $25 each way. Customers who purchase domestic economy class tickets [...]