Fares
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Why Southwest Should Consider a Change Fee
On Friday, Southwest announced it was adding a couple fees and increasing another. For most airlines, a Friday that sees a new…
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Why do Fares Change so Often? (Ask Cranky)
You know what time it is, kids? That’s right, it’s Ask Cranky time! (I need to get out more often.) There have…
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Air Canada’s Weak Low Fare Guarantee
Air Canada has now swept out its top management and it’s trying to do what it can to avoid running out of…
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Spirit Adds a PUF When You Buy a Ticket
A piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday noted that Spirit is planning to start charging a PUF, or Passenger Usage Fee,…
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This Week on BNET (Feb 23 – 27)
JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost…
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Air Canada Offers to Pay You If You’re Willing to Be Bumped Early
Air Canada has long been the leader in finding things to sell that were not previously offered at all, and it appears…
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Delta Lowers Fares in Cincinnati, but How Much?
Last week, Delta announced that it would lower its fares at its Cincinnati hub. I’m sure this is a last ditch effort…
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Airline “Pay Per Minute” Plan Is a Bad One
Anyone heard of Airtime Airlines out of South Africa? If not, you’re about to hear about it as every blogger that covers…
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This Week on BNET (Dec 15-19)
Forrester Says Leisure Travel Brand Loyalty Disappearing Rapidly Forrester says brand loyalty is disappearing. That hardly means that travel companies should just…
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cFares Might be Worth Checking on Your Next Trip
I’m sure you’re familiar with Kayak, Sidestep, Farecast, etc in addition to the Expedias, Orbitzes, and Travelocitys of the world. There are…
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The UK’s APD Increase Continues to Convince People Not to Visit
Just as California likes to bump up the car tax to plug its budget holes, the UK has a soft spot for…
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Sabre Finally Getting A La Carte Shopping
First, I’d like to apologize to those of you who couldn’t get on the site this morning. I’ve been using Bluehost.com for…