Archive for February 12th, 2009

It’s strange how fast the travel industry changes. Go back twenty years and the really cheap way to fly when time was not a problem was the so-called standby ticket. The theory was very simple. If an airline flies with empty seats, it loses money. So, if after loading up the plane with regular passengers, it still has empty seats, the airline should sell them at a discount price to anyone waiting at the airport. This led to big queues at some airports where students and other budget travelers would turn up with cash in their pockets and get on a plane to wherever whenever a seat fell vacant. Some of the deals available were highly attractive. But it has died out for two reasons. The airlines could not plan their fuel loads with any accuracy forcing them to offload or add fuel when passengers were on the plane. …

No matter where you’re traveling or whether you’re traveling by car, plane, or train, you’ll want to make sure that you arrive there with everything that you need. You’ll also want to save as much money as you can in getting there. If you’re flying there are several ways that you can save money on your flights. A charter flight is often your best bet for getting to your destination cheaply. The reason that charter flights let you travel for less than other flights is that you fly on…