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TAM Airlines First and Business Class


Dec 03

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TAM Airlines, the largest in South America, flies to over 40 destinations in Brazil and 17 in the United States, Europe and South America as well as several others. TAM Airlines brought the first Frequent Flyer Program to Brazil. What have they done that is so great recently? Well, their selling points are their First and Business Class services which include meals prepared by famous chefs, a variety of literary classics to choose from and VIP rooms with computers, internet access and a complete buffet. For more information, visit TAM Airlines website at Tamairlines.com.

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Airlines Frequent Flyer Programs - American Airlines


Nov 04

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Traveling continues to get harder and airline companies are making it less pleasant to fly by charging fees left and right and restricting amenities and service on planes.  Airlines frequent flier programs are becoming more and more restrictive and getting a free ticket or an upgrade is becoming next to impossible.

In these tough times, American Airlines improved its airlines frequent flier programs One-way flex awards by letting travelers book flights with as little as 12,500 miles. Even casual travelers can take advantage of American Airlines frequent flier programs.  In our tough economic environment travelers should also take advantage of great prices for worldwide holiday rentals.


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Travel Business Class from New York to Paris with Air France


Oct 05

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Air France is selling business class from New York (New York vacation rentals) to Paris for $ 1911 each way with round trip purchase. This great offer has currently no expiration date. There is no minimum stay and tickets need to be purchased 14 days in advance. There is no blackout date even during holidays. Visit the Air France website when you are ready to book.

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If you decide to visit Paris or New York and plan to get there in Business Class you will probably decide to book a luxury accommodation as well: either a luxury hotel room or a luxury holiday rental. Paris and New York are expensive cities and getting a great deal is always highly appreciated.

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FlightCaster Flight Predictor


Sep 01

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So before your flight, you do everything you are supposed to do with plenty of time. You are packed, ready to go and even called the airport before you arrived an hour early.

Then, it turns out that your flight has been delayed four hours and you could’ve spent some time hanging out, stopping to eat somewhere or just relaxing and watching TV. What can be done to avoid this inconvenient situation? Text alerts can often arrive too late. There is a new tool called FlightCaster (flightcaster.com) which uses a formula along with real-time data from FlightStats, the National Weather Service and 10 years of historical flight information to form a highly accurate flight status prediction up to six hours before takeoff. flight-caster

An hour before your flight, your airline and FlightStats may state that your flight is on time while FlightCaster will inform you that its flight status prediction calculates that there is an 8 percent chance that your flight is on time, 47 percent chance that it will be delayed less than an hour and 45 percent chance that it will be delayed more than an hour. FlightCaster flight status prediction is currently available only for domestic travel.

Use the website for free or download the iPhone or BlackBerry app for $4.99.

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Another Way to find Travel Deals


Jun 17

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Travel tips, Vacation deals

A lot of travel businesses are offering travel tips and vacation deals nowadays. You will find lodging discounts at places like Escaperental.com and Luxvacationvillas.com or vacation deals offered at Travelzoo.com. Voyij.com is a website that hooks you up with a whole other batch of travel tips, discounts and vacation deals.

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When using Voyij.com, just type in your departure airport to get a list of travel deals that you qualify for and can use immediately or within 3 months. The different vacation deals include hotel, airfare and vacation packages. Click on any search result to get the destination weather forecast, travel tips and Yelp reviews. It does it all for you.

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How to Choose an Airline, Travel Tips


Jun 12

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Choosing an Airline, Travel Tips

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Not all airlines are created equal. Some are known for extra legroom, some are known for cool amenities such as personal TVs with movies OnDemand and some are known as one of the last-standing few that offer free food or amenities. Use the help of Seatguru.com and its travel tips when choosing an airline to find one that offers what is important to you on a flight. Look through individual airlines one-by-one or compare them side-by-side when choosing an airline on Seatguru.com. You can even get further into detail when choosing an airline by selecting your preferred vessel belonging to an airline. Seatguru.com offers travel tips and information about airplanes of different airlines. You can’t get much more specific than that. Your flight is an important part of your trip. Use these travel tips for choosing an airline to start your trip off right and end it on a good note.

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How to Choose a Seat on Your Flight


Jun 11

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Travel Tips, Choosing a Seat

Your experience on a flight is just as much part of your travel experience as any other part. Different details go into the kind of experience you have on a flight including choosing a seat, the airline and the amenities. With the help of Seatguru.com travel tips, you can easily improve your flight experience by simply choosing a seat. Seatguru.com provides a Seatmap which shows the layout of the seats in a plane as well as a Seatmap key that provides quality and comfort information for each seat through color coding.

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The Seatmap key will label seats as standard, good, poor and mixed reviewed seats. The site will offer travel tips and make you aware of necessary details when choosing a seat including seat recline, legroom and window position. Using travel tips from the Seatmap, you may choose seats near or far from the restroom, emergency exit or overhead TV. It will tell you which seats offer extra legroom and more. Don’t just let them put you anywhere. Use these travel tips to take control of your vacation from the very beginning.

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Making Your Flight Just Right - Airlines and Airplane Information


Jun 11

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Travel Tips, Airlines and Airplane Information

Actually getting to and from a destination is no longer part of the fun of traveling. Flying has become more of an inconvenient ordeal. Due to the economic crisis, the dramatic security adjustments made after 9-11 and the slump that the airlines have experienced for the past 8 years or so, airlines are facing serious financial distress. Travelers are now cramped into bigger planes with smaller seat space. For thorough airlines and airplane information, travel tips recommend using Seatguru.com, a great source. This travel website will bring you a mountain of airlines and airplane information and travel tips that helps make the right decision regarding flying.

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Seatguru.com allows access to an unlimited amount of airlines and airplane information such as:
• The type of planes offered by major airline companies
• An analysis of individual airplanes
• Thorough seat analysis including seat dimensions, seat maps and seat pitch
• Pet flying travel tips
• Handicap flying
• Comments and reviews from flyers on the different airlines and on the seats offered
• In-flight amenities offered by airline companies

Such thorough airlines and airplane information is particularly important for long-haul flights like those between Paris and Miami or New York and Phuket. For vacationers traveling a shorter distance, like Boston to Montreal, the severity of which seat, plane or amenities is minimized. Flying is an important part of a trip and vacationers should have as much details about their seat and plane as they do when booking an accommodation in Rome, a luxury vacation villa in Miami Beach or a holiday home in Hawaii.

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Travel Tips - Airlines Premium- economy


Jun 03

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Business class is very expensive. In fact, it is too expensive for most people. Fortunately, airlines realized that there is room for an intermediary class: Premium-economy. In Premium-economy, one of many travel tips gaining popularity, travelers get much more space and comfort than in economy, but a bit less than in business class. Plus, the pricing is very attractive.

The British airline company, Virgin Airlines, pioneered the Premium-economy class which was originally on mainly flights between London and New York and London and Miami. Now, travelers can travel first class at a fraction of the cost with these travel tips. Hotel reservations and vacation rentals in New York or Miami offer incredible offers for the summer 2009. In fact, it might be cheaper to spend holidays in Miami Beach than in Marbella. Travelers in Miami Beach will find great discounts for trendy hotel reservations or in Miami Beach vacation rentals.

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British Airways jumped on the bandwagon and added to travel tips by offering attractive rates for business class. They offer a 1.25 cm cabin so you may recline your seat into a bed. Expect to pay around twice the price of an economy ticket.

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How to Behave When Pulled Over by the Police - Florida Guide


Mar 04

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How to behave when pulled over by the police for driving violations in Miami?

Aside from keeping the city and its neighborhood’s safe, Florida police officers also need to make sure that traffic regulations are respected. Visitors driving in Florida should immediately stop and pull over when asked to by a police officer. Customs in dealing with this situation varies from country to country. Forget what you know about other places. Our Florida guide gives the first tip: Stop safely but promptly. Next, stay in your vehicle, keep your hands on the steering wheel and wait calmly for the officer to approach you. If you see the officer carefully approaching you with his hand close to his gun, do not worry. That is standard procedure.

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• Wait patiently and do not get out of your vehicle unless told
• Express yourself calmly and respectfully.
• Be apologetic
• Accept fines and documents given to you. If you disagree with the charges, you don’t have to sign them
• Do not attempt to offer money to get out of trouble. You will end up in jail

After your encounter with the officer, you may hire a traffic lawyer to argue your fines and violations for driving in Florida. Even if you are guilty of the violation, a good traffic lawyer can get you out of trouble. The Florida guide states that on average, violators who win will pay the lawyer about $100 and will not get points on their driver’s license or increased insurance rates. If you lose, there will be points on your license and you will pay legal fees and the fine. Of course, if you are not from the US, points from driving in Florida will not affect your driver’s license. If you intend to come back to the US as a resident, pay any fines you may have from driving in Florida. Otherwise, they may be held against you.

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