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Bereavement Fares Are No Match for Travelocity

Airlines traditionally provide bereavement fares for fliers traveling because of an illness or death in the family. Also known as compassion or emergency fares, these special rates are usually 50 percent off the regula…
Would You Ship Your Bags?

DailyFinance recently reported on yet another rate increase for checked baggage. This time, Delta and Continental Airlines upped their fees to $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second. The airline industry…
Airline Security: An Economic Issue

By now you've probably read about the failed terrorist attack attempted on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. This close call has got a lot of people rethinking airport security, but some experts a…
Airline Baggage Fee Rants

Unfortunately, I do not get to travel as often as I would like. Upon accompanying my best friend's mother at JFK International Airport, I watched the familiar check in process. I'm familiar with the new baggage rules…
Flights for Less Than My Lunch?

With the travel bug biting away, I've been researching travel deals left and right. Spirit Airlines has an infamous deal where members of their Fare Club get flights for $9 each way. Once you pay the $39.95 yearly membe…