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Take your pet on a plane?

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:45:54 +0000

Rather than having the fur flying, why not take the fur flying? The secret to successful flying lies in the pre-flight effort you put in.

Some pets accompany their owners everywhere. Handbag dogs are one such group. Other owners have their favorite animal snuggled on a shoulder, a rat perhaps, or other rodent-companion. The rest of us restrict ferrying our pets to vacation time. The other unavoidable pet journey takes place when there is a house move.

Road or Air?

Where distances are great, road travel is probably not best for pets. Endless hours cooped up, with only very brief stops for calls of nature, are almost as fraught with pets as they are with children. And haven’t you sometimes felt sorry for your pets having to listen at close quarters to their human ‘pack’ loudly bickering for mile after mile? Rather than having the fur flying, why not take the fur flying?

In fact, looked at one way, having your pet on board the plane you’re on might be a possible cure for flying nerves. Worrying about the possible trauma of take-off and landing for the little creature could be a great antidote, taking your mind off your own misgivings. There is a certain type of pawssenger (get it?), therefore, that really is more stressed than you.

Do The Groundwork

The secret to successful flying lies in the pre-flight effort you put in. Check out more than one airline, if at all feasible. American Airlines and KLM get good reports from the pet-friendly …

Read the rest: http://www.travelblat.com/animals-and-air-travel-what-you-need-to-think-about-plan-for-and-budget-for/

SkyRide standing seat will save money on airline-tickets

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:30:18 +0000

New airline seat: SkyRide for budget travelers. The Italian company Aviointeriors is introducing a new “SkyRide” standing seat which aims to allow airlines to put more passengers onto budget flights.

What is this SkyRider – a much reduced seat pitch, an ultra-high density seat or Stand-up-cabin?

From various media reporting we understand that some airline companies would even want to go for a “Stand-Up Cabin”? We are proposing a 23-inch pitch or less; the “SkyRider”.
Aviointeriors is one of the leading Aircraft Seat and Interiors manufacturers with extensive R&D on the subject.

The “SkyRider”, is an ultra-high density seat presently completely engineered and to be finally tested. The SkyRider has been designed and engineered to offer the possibility to even further reduce ticket prices while still maintaining sound profitability, which, even with a dual or three class seating arrangement, will allow maximum certified passenger capacity of the aircraft.

With a much reduced seat pitch, the SkyRider preserves a comfortable position for the low fare passengers.

The SkyRider is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider. This posture permits that the overall longitudinal space occupied by the seat
with the seated passenger is far less than that of a conventional, very high-density 28” economy class seat.

Furthermore, in the SkyRider arrangement, a partial overlapping of the passengers seating between rows is allowed, thus further increasing the cabin density.

The seat structure itself also provides space for personal baggage.

Avioninteriors

Fairytale Route in Germany

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:24:12 +0000

On the German Fairytale Route your daily routine will seem like an eternity away.

Covering more than 600 magical kilometres from the River Main to the sea, it runs through a region full of literary invention all the way to Bremen’s market square and the statue of the Bremen town musicians.

It takes you on a magical journey from Bremen to Hanau, linking more than 70 towns and villages associated with the Brothers Grimm and the realm of fairytales, sagas, myths and legends.

It takes in Sleeping Beauty’s palace and Cinderella’s castle, the quaint little town where the pranksters Max and Moritz got up to their tricks, as well as the enchanted castle where Rapunzel let down her hair. This route boasts a wealth of art and culture, eight nature reserves, charming highlands and river scenery. Quaint old villages and romantic towns associated with the Brothers Grimm follow hot on one another’s heels, like turning the pages of a story book.

Enjoy the lush, green countryside and the shady forests, feel the energy in the vibrant towns and enjoy the hospitality along this route, one of the oldest and most popular in Europe.

Read the rest of this article in germany-tourism.de

WI-FI on Planes

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:10:58 +0000

Airlines will have to offer wirless Internet Accsess on their Planes.

Wi-Fi: probably every “Mashable” reader has used it, most of us way too much. Most of the time you can grab it on-the-go or on your mobile phone. But for years there’s one place where you couldn’t access it: in the sky.

That is, until recently. A wave of airlines, including Virgin America, Delta, United, and Southwest Airlines, have added options for wireless Internet access on their planes in the last few years. Apparently, consumers are noticing, and are looking for more.

According to Wakefield Research and the Wi-Fi Alliance, 76% of frequent fliers would change their airline to have Wi-Fi. 55% would ..

Read Full Story: Mashable.com

Hurricane Jimena Heads for Mexico Resort

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:08:34 +0000

Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the area.

(Reuters) Hurricane Jimena grew into a highly dangerous storm as it raced toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Monday 31 of August, scaring tourists, prompting residents to sandbag homes and disrupting a top-level finance conference.

Much of Baja California is sparsely populated desert and mountains that are popular with nature lovers, surfers, sport fishermen and retirees. Los Cabos, which is more built up, attracts tourists to its golf courses, resorts and beaches.

The port of Cabo San Lucas was shut and a line of trailers formed as yachts, water taxis and glass-bottomed tourist boats were removed from the water for safety reasons.

Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the area. The Hurricane Center predicted significant coastal flooding and said: “Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.”

Read the News: Reuters.com

SkyEurope Suspends its Operations

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:40:12 +0000

SkyEurope has suspended its sales and operations immediately.

(Reuters) Bratislava/Viena, Sept. 1. After struggling to restructure debt and cope with sinking revenues in the economic slump SkyEurope Airlines has announced its bankruptcy this morning on the website of the Vienna Stock Exchange, which also means the immediate suspension of all of their flights.

Prague airport had said it would bar SkyEurope landings from Tuesday because it had failed to pay outstanding bills. Vienna airport already stopped servicing SkyEurope on Aug. 15 for not paying outstanding invoices by midnight on the previous day.

SkyEurope had a fleet of 14 aircraft with 697 employees serving 38 destinations at the end of 2008. Its flight load factor was 72.7 percent.

Read the News: Reuters.com

You will find following announcement visiting their site:

“Dear Guests

Please be advised that SkyEurope has suspended its sales and operations immediately.

Those of you who have purchased flights with a credit card, please turn to your credit card issuing bank to seek refunds for unused portions of SkyEurope’s flights.

In case you have paid directly to SkyEurope in other means than credit card (e.g. bank transfer, cash), please be advised that a refund may not be possible.

If you have ordered your flight tickets via a travel agency or organizer, you should discuss the matter with them first.

If you are already at the destination or have rented a car through SkyEurope’s business partner, you may stay at the hotel and use the vehicle during the period originally agreed. You must, however, order a return flight from some other airline at your own expense.

You may also wish to contact your insurance provider to seek further guidance and support.

We regret for the inconvenience that have been caused to you”

skyeurope.com

YooTravel Turns Top Budget Travel Site In UK

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:20:14 +0000

New Travel Site YooTravel is quickly becoming the numberone budget travel site in the UK..

The site, collecting information from all budget sites in the United Kingdom for those who are seeking a one stop shop for all of their budget travel needs.
London (PRWEB) August 25, 2009 — YooTravel sorts through the information that they obtain on other sites such as Expedia, Travelzoo and others, and then allows visitors to take a look at the different information for comparison. This can allow anyone who is considering traveling a chance to find out which is the best travel site for them.

YooTravel is not a service site but offers visitors a chance to get discount holiday voucher codes and recommendations for traveling.

Read the full story at PRWeb.com

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