Posted in Airlines, Europe, South America, Travel, Web Tips, tagged Air France, Azul Airlines, EasyJet, mobile phone, RyanAir, technology on 14 May 2008 | No Comments »
Azul Airlines, a low-cost Brazilian airline initiative led by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will begin flying early 2009. Two good links with more information are Azul Airlines Unveiled (CNBC video) or Jet Blue founder David Neeleman sees big potential for his new Brazilian airline (IHT article).
EasyJet is advertising a service for business travelers that [...]
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A question on the WARNING: RyanAir Online Check-in thread had me scoping out the insurance policy on offer from the airline when you purchase your ticket. It was there I made the following discoveries:
+ Despite the fact that travel insurance is offered with every RyanAir ticket, only UK and IE residents are actually [...]
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Posted in Airlines, Europe, Information, Luggage, Packing, Travel, Web Tips, tagged correction, musical instruments, reader questions, RyanAir, traveler rights on 5 May 2008 | No Comments »
First up this Monday is musician Marie from Canada, who is trying to fly on RyanAir with two violins and a guitar. She writes,
Hi, I’ve been trying to talk to someone from Ryan Air for the past 3 weeks and it’s impossible! My question is about carrying musical instruments in the cabin. They [...]
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Posted in Airlines, City Tips, Contest, Europe, France, Germany, Online Media, Public Transport, Sale, Travel, USA, Web Tips, tagged Berlin, daylight savings time, open skies, strike, travvies on 31 March 2008 | No Comments »
Happy Monday! Lots of news and updates since my last roundup post.
First, Europe changed their clocks on Sunday — I meant to blog about this before any of you could have missed your flights, buses, cruises, trains, breakfasts, what have you . . . Due to a U.S. law passed in 2005, neither [...]
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If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I’ll let you in on today’s activity: RyanAir is advertising another of their “no taxes, no fees, no charges” sales. Included are flights for the month of April only. Tickets must be purchased by midnight tonight. The good news: despite the booking engine [...]
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Posted in Airlines, Airports, Cheap Activities, Europe, Food, Free Stuff, Italy, Luggage, Museums, Packing, Public Transport, Travel, USA, United Kingdom, Web Tips on 6 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
A number of my favorite travel bloggers are in town for the ITB — the team from EuroCheapo and I ascended the dome of the Reichstag in record time last night, while a reception tonight promises a meeting with Karen from Europe a la Carte. It’s always nice in the largely anonymous blogosphere to [...]
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Posted in Airlines, Budget, Cheap Activities, Currency, Europe, Food, Lodging, Malta, Photos, Public Transport, Travel on 28 February 2008 | 9 Comments »
A three-night trip to Malta, including round-trip airfare, cost me a whopping 50 euros. I’ll show you how after the jump.
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As of June 2008, the world’s airlines will no longer offer paper tickets to their customers as they move exclusively to e-ticketing. It’s probably been years since most readers have flown with a paper ticket, as e-ticketing is long the norm in the U.S. and Western Europe. However, certain airlines, flights to certain [...]
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Welcome to the third Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for Asia, Oz. Here you’ll find Asian, Australian, New Zealand and Oceania travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend.
Marilyn Terrell of Intelligent Travel sent in the post Walking Taiwan. It features the blog of D.C.-resident Jeff Chen, who spent his Christmas [...]
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Posted in Airlines, Airports, Caribbean, Carnivals, Cheap Activities, City Tips, Food, Free Stuff, Lodging, Museums, Sports, Travel, USA, Web Tips on 10 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
Welcome to the third Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for the Americas. Here you’ll find North American, Central American and Caribbean travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend. We have an eclectic mix of posts this week, so let’s get right to it.
Winner in the “I Can’t Believe They Blogged [...]
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