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Rants

Business Travelers Pay A Lot In Taxes

Business Travelers pay a lot more in taxes than you realize. Try an average of $101 in taxes in a 3 day domestic trip says the National Business Travel Association. Car rental, hotel stay, and restaurant taxes are often inflated by local municipalities to target business travelers.  No wonder corporate travel departments and the travel [...]

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Senators Go After Spirit Airlines

Go get ‘em Senators! As you read in “Spirit Airlines has no soul“, Spirit Airlines wants to charge passengers for bringing a bag on the plane with them.  That’s right, charge for a carry-on bag. Apparently business travelers weren’t the only ones that were rubbed the wrong way by this terrible idea by Spirit Airlines. [...]

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Spirit Airlines Has No Soul

I’m floored.  Or at least all my bags will be if I ever fly Spirit Airlines again. Let me explain.  Spirit, the small Florida based airline, recently announced a $45 per bag fee for – get this – carry-on bags.  No, not checked bags – they already have fees for those – bags you carry [...]

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Airplane Exit Row Seats

I miss the good-old-days of the exit row seat. You know, when you could get the exit row for free by pre-booking them or asking upon early arrival at check-in.  No more.  Now days the airlines are charging for exit rows, well at least most of them. Airtran charges $20, JetBlue $10 or $20 depending [...]

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Fat People On Airplanes

C’mon people, be nice. If a big person, or even a fat person sits down next to you on a flight, don’t give that nasty look a lot of you like to give. As long as the bigger person can put their seat belt on and put the seat armrests down, there shouldn’t be an [...]

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How Much Is An Airplane Blanket Worth?

Now we know the airline industry isn’t exactly known for providing good service.  But things are getting a bit ridiculous. American Airlines apparently thinks all travelers are rich.  And there is nothing that comes with your ticket purchase other than a seat. If you want a blanket and a pillow on an American Airlines flight, [...]

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