Airfare for the Wayfarer
Have you checked the price of airfare lately?
Are you like myself, and quite afraid to contemplate that you're going to spend that inheritance from Aunt Tilley on a flight to LA?
For the general public, air travel is still an occasional event, and airfare is still comparable to a surprise attack of influenza.
We all will agree that air travel is much nicer than the open road (and faster), when you're in a hurry and in a compact car.
Airfare, however, is not the pleasant experience that air travel is.
Airfare, once you're past the sticker shock, is a confusing subject.
The prospective traveler can go online, and check for cheap, discounted airfare, on several websites that are independent of any airline sponsorship.
What you will find is a confusing list of possible flights, possible fares, and a message that alerts you to hurry to book at these discounted prices.
At this point, I generally long for a course in Airfare 101.
Okay, everyone here's your Basic Instruction class. There are roundtrip tickets, last minute tickets, discounted and bargain tickets.
First class, coach, and business tickets; Oh yes, and let's not forget, the International airfare tickets.
Those are the tickets that come with nitroglycerin tablets as a complimentary gift.
Roundtrip airfare refers to flight purchases that allow you to go to and from your destination on just one ticket.
This is the most desired form of travel, and quite frankly, often the cheapest.
Last minute airfare can cause nosebleeds.
The tickets can be purchased online, but only after you mortgage the farm, and promise your next child to Delta.
Low cost, bargain, and discounted airfare is usually available thru websites like Cheap Seats, Priceline.com, and VacationsToGo.com.
The prices are often a great deal, if you don't mind the occasional "bump" when too many seats are booked, or you can plan and purchase 2 years in advance.
The classification of business, first class, or coach tickets would refer to your seating accommodations on the aircraft.
The most desired seating would be the first class section.
Here, seats are big, roomy, and stuffed with the softest feathers on the market.
Wine, cocktails, and a great meal are often standard fare on flights offering first class seating.
Coming back to reality, however, there is business or coach for the rest of us citizenry who must actually purchase our own tickets.
Lately, with all the bad publicity that international tourism has been receiving (thanks to the terrorists), international airfare has seen modest decreases.
Of course, really wonderful destinations like Paris, Rome, and London are still purchased with the complimentary nitroglycerin tablets.
As a seasoned traveler, I can promise you that even with this highly educational course, you won't be any clearer about what you need, when you need it, as you purchase your next airfare.
You will never be able to pin the airlines down as to their exact formula for pricing options, mostly because they don't have one.
The last lesson in Airfare 101:
As you prepare to purchase your next airline tickets, you can throw out all the rules and formulas, close your eyes, and just pick one
Deducting your combined biz/vacation travel
Time with family is precious. That's why more and more business travelers are adding on vacation to their trips and inviting family to join them. Sometimes it's easy to mix business and pleasure - especially with the trend toward booking business conferences at resort areas like Orlando or Las Vegas. With a little advance planning, you can get Uncle Sam to foot part of the bill - legally. The Internal Revenue Service lets you deduct 100 percent of your transportation costs for travel within the United States - as long as the primary reason for the trip is business.
If your trip is primarily for pleasure, only expenses directly related to business are deductible. So the trick is to make business the principal purpose of your trip. Then you can mix in a few vacation days and still fully deduct transportation costs, including: airfare (for yourself only), getting to and from the airport, tips for baggage handlers, cabs from your hotel to your business meetings and back. Of course,...
Deducting your combined biz/vacation travel
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Four Lucky Fandango Filmgoers Will Journey to Narnia World Premiere in London on Dec. 7
Los Angeles (ContentDesk) November 15, 2005 -- Most moviegoers will have to wait until the December 9 release date to enjoy Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Medias The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year -- but one lucky fan and three guests will win the trip of a lifetime to experience Narnia at its World Premiere on December 7 at Londons Royal Albert Hall.
The winner and his or her guests will walk the blue carpet at the Royal Premiere, which benefits the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund and will include dignitaries, VIPs and celebrities from around the world as well as the films cast and crew.The national sweepstakes, organized by Walt Disney Studios and Fandango, the nations largest movie ticketing service, has already seen tens of thousands of entries. The sweepstakes grand prize is a three-day trip for four to London, with round-trip airfare courtesy of Virgin Atlantic.
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Why Using Courier is One of the Cheapest Ways You Can Fly!
Copyright 2006 John Navata
Unless you happen to be wealthy and have a lot of free time, chances are you wish you could fly more often than you currently can. Airfare is, of course, the most cost prohibitive element of long distance travel. Many people find themselves in situations where they know someone they could stay with in another city - so accommodations would be free - but there's simply no way of being able to get there affordably. In terms of discount travel, there are some solutions to expensive airfares that are worth looking into if you are flexible and interested on a short visit rather than a long trip.
One of the cheapest ways you can fly is called courier flying. How this works is: courier companies exist that specialize in delivering relatively small packages quickly - things like important business documents etc.
. . and what these companies want is your baggage allotment on a flight. So they will offer extremely discounted fares in...
Why Using Courier is One of the Cheapest Ways You Can Fly!
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TheFurniture.com Announces Will Sell Pulaski Furniture
Philadelphia, PA (ContentDesk) February 13, 2006 -- TheFurniture.com announced that it has made an agreement with Pulaski Furniture Corporation, one of America's top 40 furniture manufacturers, to include lines of their furniture into a group of fine manufacturers that TheFurniture.com promotes on its site.???Pulaski furniture is known as fine traditional furniture, American Made and hand-crafted for over half a century. A privately owned business, Pulaski presently employs approximately 700...
childrens furniture TheFurniture.com Announces Will Sell Pulaski Furniture
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Your Quick Guide to Housekeeping Cleaning
Every home deserves quality house cleaning. But before you start cleaning your house, identify certain tasks in each room. Make a checklist of your cleaning priorities and have a home organizing plan.
Follow a routine when you clean. Start at the back and work your way to the front of the house.
Go from top to bottom in each room. Below are some cleaning tips to help you get the most of your time and effort.
Kitchen Cleaning
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Shearling Coat Care
Shearling coats and jackets are easy to take care of, although you do have to keep in mind a few things to avoid accidental damage to them. Here's our care guide.If your shearling jacket gets wet, let the coat dry naturally. Don't place by a fire or other high heat source. Heat can dry out the natural oils in the hides.Do not wash your shearling coat or jacket in a washing machine or put in a dryer. Most shearling coats are meant to be dry cleaned.
When looking for a dry cleaner, make...
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