| Tips For Redeeming And Collecting Flyer Miles
We all like to get something for free but there is an old adage that says “nothing is ever free". A free airplane ticket is the draw of frequent flyer points but since airlines are not in the business of giving away seats for free there are some things you need to be aware of. There are also some tricks to using your accumulated air miles so you can get the most benefit out of them. First off you need to choose a frequent flyer program and stick to that one program. Research the program and choose one that you will use most often. These programs also have partners including other airlines, retail stores, dining and car rental companies. Also research how many miles you receive for your flights and how many miles it takes to redeem a free ticket. Keep in mind that some airlines only give a percentage of the actual miles on discounted tickets so if you're a bargain hunter then pick a program that gives you one hundred percent of the miles on cheap tickets.
Fast rail offering hip personalised travel
E-TICKETS, on-board DVD rentals, events, and even new encounters French rail's new iDTGV trains are testing a new way of travel. Music blares from a speaker in a bustling bar and conversations get louder as customers just out of Paris meetings trickle in, settle down and order drinks. The barman hands over a beer, spilling a little as the brightly-coloured buffet car on the top deck of a customised high-speed TGV train rolls into its three-hour journey to the Mediterranean port city of Marseille. Joined to a regular TGV train, this iDTGV, playing on the French word "idee" or "idea", is operated privately, but owned by the national SNCF rail company and designed as a laboratory for future rail travel. Planned party train on the way The iDTGV was launched in December 2004 and offers cheaper tickets, internet reservations, and services aimed at pleasing passengers, including a soon-to-be launched party train, to help the SNCF better compete with low cost airlines.
LIVE from the CNN Rental Car Center!
I've been told that CNN has the best political team on television. (That honor used to go to the Clintons.) So tonight I'm watching CNN. Wolf Blitzer is working the big board, crunching the numbers. Anderson Cooper, meanwhile, is consulting the panel of experts (David Gergen, Jeff Toobin and Gloria Borger, among them) for analysis. The experts sit side-by-side behind laptops, along tables that look more like counters. My snarky friend Jeremy says they look like cashiers at Chipotle. That's a cheap shot. It's obvious that the arrangement is modeled after an airport rental car center. It's a clean look and it's handily hierarchical: The A-team (as in Avis team) includes Gergen, Toobin and Borger. The B-team (as in Budget) tonight includes Paul Begala, Bill Bennett and Carl Bernstein. This is a pretty strong B-team.
Orbitz Worldwide Signs New Distribution Agreement With Avis Budget ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) , a leading global online travel company, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) to distribute Avis Rent A Car (http://www.avis.com) and Budget Rent A Car (http://www.budget.com) inventory through its Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com) and CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com) consumer brands and corporate travel offering, Orbitz for Business (http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com). "We're pleased to renew this alliance with two car rental brands that have a strong history with Orbitz Worldwide and its customers," said Sam Fulton, vice president and general manager, transportation, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. "As Orbitz Worldwide works to offer more environmentally sound alternatives to our customers, we're pleased to immediately make available Avis Budget Group's fleet of gas/electric hybrid vehicles." In April 2007, Orbitz launched http://eco.orbitz.com, a microsite that enables its customers to book more environmentally friendly travel.
YELLOWPAGES.Travel Partners With CheapTickets.com and Donates 15% of ...
(CSRwire) YELLOWPAGES.travel, a tool that enables users to search the top 12 travel websites with one click, has now partnered with CheapTickets.com and donates 15% of net proceeds to multiple charities. Users of CheapTickets.com can now search the site along with 11 other major travel sites with one click and donate to multiple charities such as the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society amongst others. LOS ANGELES, CA - December 4, 2007 - /PRNewswire/ - Yellow Pages Corporation, operator of popular online YellowPages websites and telephone books including travel website aggregator YELLOWPAGES.travel, today announced it has partnered with CheapTickets.com. YELLOWPAGES.travel will also be donating 15% of the net proceeds received from all airfare, hotel and car rental bookings performed on the site to multiple charities.
Done right, Walt's world is a treat for Mainers of all ages
Southern Maine has a lot going for it: beautiful beaches, fine dining and wonderful museums and shows. But there's one thing that you can't find here: a 6-foot mouse. For that, you'll need to head to Walt Disney World in Florida, and each year, that's exactly what thousands of Mainers do. But when's the right time to go? How do you get there? And once there, where do you stay? For those answers, we offer you our insider's guide to the best Disney has to offer. When to go Sure, spring break is coming and you could fit in a great family vacation without the kids missing a day of school. But just remember that it's a popular time of the year, so there's two things you can count on: bigger crowds and higher prices. On the up side, the weather is terrific in April — warm enough for a day by the pool, but cool enough at night for a light jacket.
Star Wars alert! New 'Clone Wars' video
Hotshot rapper West leads everyone with eight nominations while British wild child Winehouse racked up an impressive six. ( Click here for Alabama's connections to the Grammys. Click here for Mary Colurso's column on the Grammys.) Despite the writer's strike, the Grammy Awards will go on, broadcast live on CBS at 7 p.m. Sunday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Handicapping the winners always is a challenge. Grammy voters tend to be a conservative lot and not always in line with either critics or fans. However, they have been more unpredictable in recent years. Here are eight major categories likely to attract the most attention, with some predictions on outcomes and a critical look as to who deserves to win the categories in question: RECORD OF THE YEAR "Irreplaceable," Beyonce "The Pretender," Foo Fighters "Umbrella," Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z "What Goes Around .¤.¤.¤ Comes Around," Justin Timberlake "Rehab," Amy Winehouse Who Will Win: "Umbrella," Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z.
TJ Q & A
I read that Oprah Winfrey has plans to take over the Discovery Channel and put on her own programs. Please tell me this is not to be. I would hate to lose the Discovery Channel's present format, since it is one of my favorite channels. I also think Oprah is experiencing an extreme case of overexposure. Save Discovery, please. — G.D., Coral Springs
A. There is nothing to save. The channel Oprah is taking over is the Discovery Health Channel, whose audience is about the size that the big screens at Dolphin Stadium attract during a rain-delayed mid-week Marlins game. Oprah will not be overexposed. Although she will undoubtedly make some appearances when Discovery Health becomes the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2009, her main role will be selecting programs that adhere to her sensibilities and taste.
NCSU, RTI International share in biofuels grant
A team that includes researchers from North Carolina State University and RTI International has gotten a three-year, $3.2 million federal grant to study biofuels. NCSU said in a statement that the Department of Energy has given the money to the team, which also includes researchers from the University of Utah, to figure out a cheap, viable way to produce liquid fuels from products such as wood waste and sawdust. The idea is to see whether biofuels can be made on a mass scale more cheaply than ethanol, an alternative fuel made from corn that's backed by heavy government subsidies. Researchers from the two universities and RTI, a nonprofit based in Research Triangle Park, will study how to break down organic mass into a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
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