While most airlines have supersized their ticket prices to cover rising fuel costs others have begun to reduce rates on certain routes in an attempt to bump up demand. The New York Times put together a sale list that highlights bargains that could spark a little wanderlust in any homebody. The best deals include:
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American Airlines' Internet presence will be reduced when, on August 1, its fares disappear from a couple of the most popular travel comparison websites. According to Budget Travel, American's fares will no longer be included in search results on Kayak.com and Sidestep.com, but they'll continue to appear on Mobissimo (has anyone ever used that site?) and Farecast.
There's some speculation — backed by a comment from Kayak's CEO Steve Hafner on a related Techcrunch post — that American wanted the site to stray from its proconsumer philosophy by suppressing search results from competing sites.
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With less Americans able to afford faraway Summer vacations and more people dismissing flying for other means of travel, it seems the airport economy is affected beyond the struggling airlines. While traveling over the weekend I was alerted to a subtle change in airport kiosk protocol — purchasing a magazine prompted cashiers to suggestively sell me something additional.
It’s been common practice to ask a customer, “Will that be all?” when she approaches to pay for her items.
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Now that we can briskly check into flights online, airlines are capitalizing by selling ad space on our boarding passes. Several major airlines have signed onto the plan and hope proceeds will help counteract the cost of fuel.
The ads will feature destination-related information like weather, attractions, and restaurants, and passengers will be given the option of printing their boarding passes without the advertisements.
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