Posted on April 12, 2009 by elliot
Yes, you read that right – contributed by an avid reader who just bought 77 days of disney!
Getting discounts on Disney Orlando tickets are almost impossible. Prior to this post we knew of two ways – 1) Be a Florida resident and 2) Spend a day in a time share presentation (and a lifetime getting [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by elliot
This is a good one – I just discovered it in the blogosphere. My readers are invited to try it out to see if it really helps.
The problem
Booking flights online often require immediate purchase. Buy it or lose it.
The solution is – WESTERN UNION
Scroll down for this amazing, life changing discovery, also known as “The [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2009 by elliot
UPDATE – May 12 – Full 3407 Buffalo FAA Transcript released – here.
In light of last weeks tragic crash of a Continental Connection Dash 8 near Buffalo, I decided to tackle the issue of commuter airline safety. First, the good news:
The planes themselves have good safety records. They may be claustrophobic and bounce around a [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2009 by elliot
Unlike Southwest Airlines, TLV2JFK will not stoop so low as to use an Israeli supermodel to sell our product. We simply want to solicit snappy captions for this picture. Or intelligent comments. Or in Sully-speak – “ACKNOWLEDGE”
If you are offended by this picture of a repainted Southwest Airlines 737 – in the past we [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2009 by elliot
It seems like the weak economy combined with drop in price of oil left the airlines with no choice but to reduce fares. ElAl’s website and promotional emails list so many deals – I have to pinch my computer to make sure I am not dreaming. Besides the ElAl Spontani deals ($599 to US), they [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by elliot
Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US.
Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than 5 [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by elliot
Breaking news:
US Air 1549 just crash landed in the Hudson River and it seems that everyone survived. This is really a miracle – only other time it happened was in 1970 -
ALM Flight 980 (DC9) – 40 out of 63 survived.
NOW – AIR CANADA – WILL YOU PUT BACK THE LIFE VESTS YOU TOOK [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by elliot
I am definitely a fan of the
ElAl Spontani and they have some very good fares to Europe for this weekend. Flights leave Thursday night or Friday morning and return Monday or Tuesday. Great idea for people working with the US. Monday is Martin Luther King Day Day and Tuesday is Inauguration Day, so it is [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2009 by elliot
A look back at 2008, for the TLV to JFK frequent flyer.
Airfare shot up with fuel prices but didn’t really come down. But there have been some good fare sales lately on domestic flights. To save money, airlines charged for everything – from pillows to bags to water to food to movies. That [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by elliot
I am often asked – whats the best way (meaning schedule and cost) to book flights online. The field is crowded with Meta-search (Kayak, farecast), Online Travel Agents (Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity) and the Airline sites.
The answer is usually a combination of all three. Todays post is about debugging a high priced domestic ticket.
STEP 1: [...]
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Europe Family Vacation in 4 Hours
Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US.
Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than 5 [...]
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