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American Airline NEW Baggage Fees

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:06:28 +0000

American Airlines has a new baggage fee hike as of January 2010.
1st Checked Bag is now $25
2nd Checked Bag is now $35
People, this will never end. One day we won’t remember when carrying items with us on a trip was free.

NAACP sues US Airways

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:39:42 +0000

US Airways is being sued for discrimination by the NAACP and three former employees of US Airways. The suit seeks damages for all African American employees and the reinstatement of the three employees named in the suit. An immediate ban on “racial code words” is also called for, as well as the placement of a civil-rights monitor to supervise all US Airways operations in Philadelphia.

Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard

E-Travel — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:23:30 +0000

A 23 year old cruise ship passenger jumps overboard on a Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas headed from Nassau to CocoCay. WTF?!

Terrorist Attempt on NWA Jet Christmas Day

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:47 +0000

A dummy tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet landing in Detroit early this Christmas Morning. He says he was on direct orders from al-Qaida. A Nigerian passenger was able to stop the dummy’s attempt. Thank Goodness for Heroic People!

American Flight Misses Runway in Jamaica

E-Travel — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:05:07 +0000

Late last night 12.22.09 an American Airlines flight going into Kingston Jamaica carrying 148 passengers and 6 crew members. 40 people were seriously injured and 2 hospitalized, but no one died! Whew!

Flyglobespan Goes Bust

E-Travel — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:31:47 +0000

In what seems to have becoome a sad trend Flyglobespan, Scotland’s largest airline has gone out of business effective immediately leaving firing 800 employees and leaving 3,400 PAID passengers straded internationally – left to find their own way home. UGH! I would be having the ugliest fit right now.

If you are currently stranded you can check out their website for more info www.flyglobespan.com or contact the Helpline at (+44 (0) 2034410846).

God Bless the Customer Service Respresentatives.

American Airlines Fires Web Designer

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:27:32 +0000

In what I assume is another step in controlling and cutting budgets. American Airlines has fired a web designer for responding on a customers blog about the current state and future of AA’s website. Apparently, defending the company violates a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Message: Keep your opinions to yourself! (It will give you ulcers, but keeps the mortgage paid.)

Contest for Wannabe Travel Writers

E-Travel — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:30:41 +0000

Travel Writing Scholarship 2010 from WorldNomads.com offers chance to explore and cover Tokyo for Rough Guides. Reward: An all-expenses paid trip around Tokyo writing for rough guides!
Deadline for applications is Dec. 21, 2009 for more details visit WorldNomads.com.
Happy Writing!

$1 Car Rentals

SamsonitePackingJetSettingGlobeTrotter — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:31:45 +0000

Thrifty Rental Car has the deal of the century for anyone driving to one of 9 airports in Florida from certain U.S. cities.

The car rental company is offering the rock-bottom-rate of $1 per day for renters willing to pick up the car at Houston Hobby, Houston International, Corpus Christi, Boston, Burlington, or Providence airports and drive to Florida before November 15th.

So you have a few days to jump on this if you’re headed south for the winter.

News courtesy of one of our most favorite travel blogs…Gadling!

Couple Sues Over Cruise

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:58 +0000

Heterosexual Couple sues travel agent for booking them on an all gay cruise.
Not a typical post by us…but this is kinda funny, but NOT.