TIDBITS 4 $18.00 FLIGHTS
This tidbit is 4 $ 18.00 flights
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Have a great and wonderful trip
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 TRIPS
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TIDBITS 4 ST JOHN’S CASTLE
This tidbit is about St John’s Castle in Limerick Ireland. This is a 13th century castle, There are 800 years of medieval history brought to life in this exhibition. There are excavated pre-Norman houses, fortifications, siege mines and the battlement walks. Found this a very interesting site to visit very different from the castles of royalty. The town of Limerick can be reached very easily from Shannon airport, Ennis, and is about a 3 hour drive from Dublin
Had a safe adventure
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 KAYAK TRAVEL SEARCH
This tidbit is 4 Kayak travel search site, I have found that Kayak is really one of the best travel search sites and now they are offering even more information.
Travel comparison site Kayak just opened access to its search data. Best known for aggregating travel deals on roundtrip flights, hotels and rental cars, Kayak is now offering the public a peek under the hood. The company is laying bare its most popular destinations and searches via a new trends page. The site offers users a look at what people are searching for, where they’re searching from and the most searched hotels in the company’s top 50 most popular cities. With the travel industry slowly recovering from what has been a tough two years, this data can go a long way towards reinvigorating businesses.
In addition to the most popular searches and destinations, Kayak is also offering users a look at the Kayak Travel Index. The data from the Index tells users how much the average traveler is willing to spend to visit a particular destination. While economic stability would affect many of these trends, short spikes are often more likely related to peak season rates and seasonal factors. For example, in mid July travelers were willing to pay 25% more for a trip to Seattle, but since then as the weather cools so does the willingness to spend. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Travel Index shows a completely different set of travel spikes.
With information from 404 travel sites including Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, and information on more than 150,000 hotels, Kayak trends offers a great snapshot into the demographics of a destination’s most frequent visitors.
Says CTO Paul English, “People have conducted hundreds of millions of travel searches on KAYAK in the past year, generating a tremendous amount of data on travel demand trends. We’re happy to make this information available to the travel press and to the general public.”
Happy and safe holiday travel
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 CRUISE TRAVEL TIPS
This Tidbit is 4 tips for when you travel. Some of theses tips are for Cruises, but no matter how you are travelling these tips will be helpful.
- Once your major wardrobe selections are complete and the suitcases are ready, devise a streamlined packing strategy. Here are some suggestions:
- Make a packing list. Assemble everything on the list before starting to pack, and check items off when they’re folded and placed in the suitcase. You can find a packing list in the ”pages” column that you can modify so it works for you, then you can print it.
- “Just in case” is never the case. Resist the urge to toss items that you are almost positive you won’t need.
- Zipper-top storage bags—a packer’s best friend. Undergarments and knits take only a third of the suitcase space they normally occupy when they’re compressed in these bags. They also work well if you need to pack wet items.
- Go mini. Plan ahead and shop for sample containers of favorite toiletries. You can usually find the 100ml (3 oz) bottles at the dollar store. Please make sure if you are flying all liquids in your carry on must fit into a quart Ziplock baggie.
- Guarantee a smooth sailing. To help keep garments wrinkle-free, leave them on their hangers, cover them with dry-cleaning bags, and fold over once before placing them in the suitcase.
- Use the facilities… If the ship has self-service laundry facilities you can pack lighter and wash clothes midway through the cruise.
- …but remember life is short. Use the ship’s laundry service instead. It’s pricier, but who wants to spend valuable cruise time washing clothes?
- Share space. Cross-pack your luggage with your travel companion. Chances are if a suitcase is missing, it’ll turn up eventually. In the meantime, you’ll both have fresh clothing
Making Dining Arrangements on a cruise
Cruise lines understand that strict schedules do not satisfy the desires of all modern cruise passengers. Many cruise lines now include alternatives to the set schedules in the dining room, including open dining room seating, casual buffets, and specialty à la carte restaurants.
However, when you’re sailing on a traditional cruise with assigned dinner seating, your seating selection can set the tone for your entire trip. Which is best? Early dinner seating is generally scheduled between 6 and 6:30 pm, while late seating can begin from 8:15 to 8:45 pm. The best seating depends on you, your lifestyle, and your personal preferences.
Choose early seating if:
- You have small children accustomed to an early meal and bedtime
- You retire earlier in the evening and are an early riser
- You do not want to experience that full feeling at bedtime
- You want to attend the early shows, enjoy the casino and other activities, and take in the midnight buffet
Choose late seating if:
- You’re a night owl and do not mind finishing dinner after 10 pm
- Your itinerary is port-intensive and you don’t want to rush to get ready for dinner after a day of touring
- You like to sleep late in the morning or indulge in a late-afternoon nap
- You enjoy leisurely dining and linger over coffee at the end of the meal
Other factors to consider:
- Families and groups lean toward early seating, particularly when several generations are traveling together and ages vary widely.
- Older passengers tend to select early seating.
- Americans are more apt to select early seating than European and South American cruisers, who are accustomed to later meal times.
- Early seating diners are encouraged not to linger over dessert and coffee since the dining room has to be readied for late seating.
- Late seating is viewed by some passengers as more romantic and less rushed.
Have a safe and wonderful cruise
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 WINTER GET AWAYS
This Tidbit is 4 making get away plans before the start of winter. This week, Travelzoo.com, a travel deals publisher, is featuring Fort Lauderdale as its Destination of the Week, with discounts on airfare, hotels and activities. Here’s how to turn those deals into an affordable long weekend.
To get there from the West Coast, take advantage of Virgin America’s new nonstop servicefrom San Francisco, Seattle, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas, which starts Nov. 18. One-way flights start at $99 through Feb. 10. Book by Nov. 30.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts is offering discounts at three of its Fort Lauderdale hotels, including the Westin Beach Resort for $109 a night (normally $169). Book by Dec. 5 for stays through Dec. 17. There is a three-night minimum.
For a really cheap vacation, the Hollywood Beach Hotel & Hostel has beds for $15 a night. Or splurge on a family room (sleeps six) starting at $99 a night.
With these discounts, it’s possible to book a weekend getaway for two in mid-December, flying out of Los Angeles with three nights at the Westin, for about $400 a person. Florida here we come!
Have a wondwerful adventure
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 BAGGAGE FEES
This tidbit is 4 airline baggage fees. Most airlines now charge for checked bags and are not included in the price quoted when you purchase your tickets. It can be difficult to determine what your actual costs will be without looking thru the fine print on the carriers web site.
There are all kinds of exceptions to these fees, especially for certain classes of frequent flyers and military personnel. These fees are cumulative and are double for round-trip travel. They are subject to change and were accurate to the best of my research.
If you’re a heavy packer, you will want to go with Southwest, even if there’s a cheaper fare on another airline. But if you are a frequent flyier, most major airlines will waive the fees.
Always check with the airline you are flying as I know some reduce the price if you check in online prior to your travel. This also gives you a great way to confirm your seat or to change it if you wish.
Here are the basics for the 1st and second bags, please call your airline to verify what the fees are!
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Alaska and AirTran: $ 15 $ 25
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American $ 20 $ 30
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Continental and Delta, $ 15 $ 25 If paid online (add $ 5 if paying at the airport)
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Frontier $ 15 $ 25
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JetBlue $ 0 $ 20
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Spirit $ 19 $ 25
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Southwest $ 0
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United and US Airways $ 20 $ 30 If paid online (add $ 5 if paying at the airport)
Check my other posts for packing tips, you might be able to reduce the amount of bags you take and also save yourself some $$$$$$$$$$$
Hope this information is helpful
Have a safe adventure
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 THE CLIFFS OF MOHER
This Tidbit is just a quick slideshow of the Cliffs of Moher, what a beautiful place to visit!
TIDBITS 4 IRELAND UPDATE
This tidbit is 4 updating all, first I was trying to get ready to go to Ireland, second the best trip to Ireland, now I am playing catch up, hope to have pictures and stories soon.
Had a wonderful and fairly safe trip
Jaye
TIDBITS 4 TSA REQUIREMENTS
This tidbit is 4 you to be able to pack correctly. Follow these steps and you should be able to fly through security. The TSA requirements are as follows: Note that the FAA policy allows one piece of luggage and one personal item (such as a purse or briefcase) per person. All carry-on bags must fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead bin.
I have seen passengers have to throw away full bottles of expensive perfumes, creams, shampoos and such… Liquids in your carry-on baggage
Pack your 3.4 oz. (100ml) containers in a single, clear, one-quart zip-top plastic bag. Empty containers (that could contain liquids) are not allowed; and neither are partially used larger containers. Only one one-quart plastic bag is allowed per passenger, and the contents of the bag must fit comfortably inside. A few examples that are o.k.
The TSA liquid policy applies to gift items as well as toiletries. Ship them ahead of time or put them in your checked baggage. A few examples that you can NOT take through security are:
Have a great and exciting trip Jaye |
TIDBITS 4 BOOKS ON YOUR TRIP
This tidbit is 4 the most valuable items that I pack in my carry-on are books. I usually get mine at a second-hand book store for around $2.
- The reason they are so valuable is because they help occupy your time during a delay. We cannot control what is going to happen while traveling to your destination. While delays due to weather, mechanical problems, missed flights, or being unable to check-in at time of arrival, are not a common occurrence, the more you travel the more a delay can happen. Even at that ALWAYS sunny destination.
- Throw a good book in your bag, and although it won’t make the clock tick any faster it does act like a personal time machine. The 30 minute wait for the meeting to start, three hour wait for the next flight or the afternoon at the pool waiting for the rain to stop can become an enjoyable time. I won’t say you will look forward to it, but it won’t be near as bad.
- An added benefit is that if you see someone around waiting for that “next” flight, say one of our service members, who looks like they have nothing to do, you can offer your book to them and make their day a little better. Not bad for only $2!
- If while at the used book store you pick up a couple of children’s books for the younger ones, when that little one behind you starts kicking your seat you can offer him an alternative. The Dollar store also has toys, and games. Please remember to ask the parent first as we do not want to upset him more!
Travel safe and enjoy the ride!
Jaye
