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13/11/2008 – InsideTrip.com : Booking Your Flights Based On On-Time Statistics
Very often when I choose my flight schedule I try and find out a flight's on-time performance. In the past finding much of this information required me to use two or three web sites. While gathering this information is important, it could be cumbersome.
Using a new web site InsideTrip (www.insidetrip.com), which is still in its 'Beta Stage,' I am now able to have this information easily at my fingertips. Not only does InsideTrip show display the on-time statistics, it also displays the average security wait times for the flight, the load factor of the flight, and other valuable information.
Why is knowing the on-time statistics of flights so important to me? This information allows me to make educated decisions on the creation of complex itineraries, with minimal unnecessary time on the ground.
Obviously there are many unexpected factors that can come into play, such as weather, accidents, the occasional Union going on strike in Europe, but what I am looking for is the overall performance of the flight.
While looking up an itinerary for a business traveler in New York, who only needs 2 hours in Central London, this information allows me to quickly create a very short trip for this flyer. This business traveler will be flying between New York's JFK to London Heathrow (LHR) on November 24th, returning on the afternoon of November 25th. The following is the information gathered for this trip on InsideTrip in just under 45 seconds:
--OUT-BOUND--
Date: 11/24/2008
Flight: Virgin Atlantic/VS 4
Depart: New York/JFK (JFK)@ 6:10pm EST
Arrive: London/Heathrow (LHR) @ 6:20am GMT
Travel Time: 7hrs 10min
On-time States: Fairly Reliable / 70% On-Time
Security Wait: 8 minutes average
Aircraft: Airbus A340-600 (346)
Legroom: 55" (Business Class)
Average Age of Fleet: 3 Years
Load Factor: Fairly Full / 82%
--IN-BOUND--
Date: 11/25/2008
Flight: Virgin Atlantic/VS 45
Depart: London/Heathrow (LHR) @ 2:00pm GMT
Arrive: New York/JFK (JFK) @ 5:05pm EST
Travel Time: 8hrs 05min
On-time States: Less Reliable / 49% On-Time
Security Wait: n/a
Aircraft: Airbus A340-600 (346)
Legroom: 55" (Business Class)
Average Age of Fleet: 3 Years
Load Factor: Fairly Full / 82%
With this information found on InsideTrip, in under 45 seconds, I am fairly certain my client can get into Central London by 8:30am via the Heathrow Express and get back to Heathrow by 11:30am to check in, via the Heathrow Express.
While the return flight is only on-time 49% of the time, for this itinerary, what is most important is that the JFK-LHR flight is on-time 70% of the time (using other resources to view the last 10 days of actual departure/arrival times I can see that even if the flight is an hour late, this flyer should still be safe to get to their meeting by 8:30am GMT)
So, next time you're checking your flights, why not head over to www.insidetrip.com and check out this information for yourself.
Happy Flying!
Showing posts with label travel planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel planning. Show all posts
06 November 2008
Packed To Travel But No Seats To Be Found?
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6/11/2008 – Packed To Travel But No Seats To Be Found?
You've planned your trip, you've decided what cameras to pack and spent hours staring at National Geographic..........now its time to book your flights. As you scan the flights you looked at last month you notice something odd, many of the flights you were considering flying are no longer there. What happened?
The fourth quarter of 2008 has become somewhat of a black hole for travelers using conventional booking methods (and in many cases those using unconventional booking methods). Why has the 4th quarter of 2008 become a black hole? Because there are approximately 59,700,000 less available seats being flown by airlines in this quarter of the year.
This seat shortage is especially obvious for travelers in the United States. Of the approximately 59.7-million seats reduced this quarter, nearly 20-million of those seats are directly from the domestic market in the United States.
This shift in available seats does affect the cost of travel. As the price of fuel comes down, and some airlines reduce or eliminate their fuel surcharge fees, the issue becomes supply and demand.
How can you find seats for your journey, and at a more affordable price? It all depends on your flexibility and how you choose to travel.
Some tactics are to have flexible dates and not worry about your connections. Looking at a recent itinerary for a traveler flying between New York's JFK and Sydney, Australia (SYD), I found flights ranging from US$1873 to $8052 in economy class (travel dates 15-Dec to 22-Dec).
A common choice on the JFK-SYD route is often Qantas Airways, the Australian national flag carrier. The route flies JFK-LAX-SYD, takes 22hrs and 40min, for the above dates the fare is US$2618
A passenger tied to earning One World miles, which Qantas is a member of, can also fly on Japan Airlines (JAL) and save US$513, flying JFK-Tokyo (NRT)-SYD, flying 23hrs 45min for a fare of $US2103.
For the person I was helping find a flight down to SYD from JFK, the 1hr difference in travel time equaled them saving enough money to cover 3.82 nights at the Hilton Sydney, in the City Centre. I don't know about you, but I'll kill an hour to be able to cover nearly 4 nights in a nice hotel.
As a bonus to picking up the cost difference of 3.82 nights in a hotel, but switching from Qantas to JAL this flyer will have in-seat power for their long haul flights, something not offered on the Qantas flight. For me, in-seat power is a huge plus, allowing me to charge my batteries, watch movies and of course work.
When looking for flights to Europe, many flights to, or through, London are more expensive that flying through other European cities. The taxes for travel to London, and the expense airline endure dealing with London's Heathrow Airport keep those fares higher. Yes, London can be a convenient layover with some quality airlines, but flying through Paris (CDG), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA) , Zurich (ZRH) can be a significant cost savings.
As the seats capacity continues to reduce you need to look at alternatives that will allow you get out and see the world, without relying on the time-honoured conventional methods.
As a flyer you need to explore regional fares, such as a 'Euro-pass', 'North America pass', or 'Asia-pass', etc etc that are offered by all three major international airline alliances. These passes can be very cost effective and reduce your overall costs.
No, go repack your camera bag, rethink your trip and start replanning your trip!
Happy Flying!
6/11/2008 – Packed To Travel But No Seats To Be Found?
You've planned your trip, you've decided what cameras to pack and spent hours staring at National Geographic..........now its time to book your flights. As you scan the flights you looked at last month you notice something odd, many of the flights you were considering flying are no longer there. What happened?
The fourth quarter of 2008 has become somewhat of a black hole for travelers using conventional booking methods (and in many cases those using unconventional booking methods). Why has the 4th quarter of 2008 become a black hole? Because there are approximately 59,700,000 less available seats being flown by airlines in this quarter of the year.
This seat shortage is especially obvious for travelers in the United States. Of the approximately 59.7-million seats reduced this quarter, nearly 20-million of those seats are directly from the domestic market in the United States.
This shift in available seats does affect the cost of travel. As the price of fuel comes down, and some airlines reduce or eliminate their fuel surcharge fees, the issue becomes supply and demand.
How can you find seats for your journey, and at a more affordable price? It all depends on your flexibility and how you choose to travel.
Some tactics are to have flexible dates and not worry about your connections. Looking at a recent itinerary for a traveler flying between New York's JFK and Sydney, Australia (SYD), I found flights ranging from US$1873 to $8052 in economy class (travel dates 15-Dec to 22-Dec).
A common choice on the JFK-SYD route is often Qantas Airways, the Australian national flag carrier. The route flies JFK-LAX-SYD, takes 22hrs and 40min, for the above dates the fare is US$2618
A passenger tied to earning One World miles, which Qantas is a member of, can also fly on Japan Airlines (JAL) and save US$513, flying JFK-Tokyo (NRT)-SYD, flying 23hrs 45min for a fare of $US2103.
For the person I was helping find a flight down to SYD from JFK, the 1hr difference in travel time equaled them saving enough money to cover 3.82 nights at the Hilton Sydney, in the City Centre. I don't know about you, but I'll kill an hour to be able to cover nearly 4 nights in a nice hotel.
As a bonus to picking up the cost difference of 3.82 nights in a hotel, but switching from Qantas to JAL this flyer will have in-seat power for their long haul flights, something not offered on the Qantas flight. For me, in-seat power is a huge plus, allowing me to charge my batteries, watch movies and of course work.
When looking for flights to Europe, many flights to, or through, London are more expensive that flying through other European cities. The taxes for travel to London, and the expense airline endure dealing with London's Heathrow Airport keep those fares higher. Yes, London can be a convenient layover with some quality airlines, but flying through Paris (CDG), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA) , Zurich (ZRH) can be a significant cost savings.
As the seats capacity continues to reduce you need to look at alternatives that will allow you get out and see the world, without relying on the time-honoured conventional methods.
As a flyer you need to explore regional fares, such as a 'Euro-pass', 'North America pass', or 'Asia-pass', etc etc that are offered by all three major international airline alliances. These passes can be very cost effective and reduce your overall costs.
No, go repack your camera bag, rethink your trip and start replanning your trip!
Happy Flying!
13 October 2008
Book Early For The Best Prices? : Maybe Not The Best Idea
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com -- E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com
13/10/2008 – Book Early For The Best Prices? : Maybe Not The Best Idea
This morning Mike Coombes, the Deputy Chief Executive of British regional carrier Air Southwest began urging flyers to book early for the best possible airfares. Coombes' urging came with the release of Air Southwest's 2009 summer flight schedule, and Air Southwest’s prediction that British travels with choose to take their holiday vacations domestically next summer.
I understand Coombes' desire to have passengers purchase their flights now. Air Southwests' fares are fairly straightforward and simple. The further out you purchase your ticket the better chance you have for picking up a good airfare. The cash in the door 'now' from future flyers will help fund the airline immediately.
While purchasing your flights so far in the future may seem like a good idea to pick up the lowest airfares, however it may not be that good if you are unsure of the airline's financial future. While Air Southwest looks like it will survive financially through the year into the summer of 2009, I prefer to not book my flights so far in the future.
I don't expect most travelers to stop and read an airlines' financial news, cruise the forums on FlyerTalk or follow the headlines on Air Transport World's web site. However with airlines ceasing operations in record numbers, booking flights 60 days out may be a more cautious plan for vacation planning.
The airline industry is currently volatile on a global level. I have watched some airlines crumble for a long time; predicted the catastrophic failure of a Nation's flag carrier only to watch it survive; and seen airlines cease operations that I thought would be able to continue to fly. With the knowledge that I can be left out in the cold I generally purchase my seats 30-45 days away from the date of travel for the best fares. More often than not the lowest fares are available in the time frame.
I don't discourage travelers from flying. In fact I strongly encourage travelers to fly. I also encourage travelers to use well thought out travel plans.
When I was a kid my family flew from New York's JFK to Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Int'l Airport every February to visit my Grandmother. Almost every year we flew on Delta Airlines (occasionally on National Airlines and Eastern Airlines.....and where are they now?). Often within a few days of return from our annual trip to Grandma my Mom would pick up the phone and book our flights for the next year. The flights on the JFK-FLL route rarely changed, the aircraft was a Lockheed L-1011 every year, so booking flights and choosing the seat selection was a safe bet.
Currently most airlines load their inventory no longer than 330 days from the date of departure, so my Mom could have never come home and booked next year's flights the way she did when I was growing up.
The fact that airlines are dropping like flies is why I mentioned that as a kid we sometimes flew National Airlines and Eastern Airlines. My Mom was lucky she chose to book with Delta Airlines so far in advance, year after year. Delta Airlines has remained constant while National Airlines and Eastern Airlines are no longer flying (in fact, National Airlines merged with commercial airline Goliath Pan Am, and Pan Am folded on the 4th of December 1991......selling most of its operations to Delta Airlines)
Given the current instability of the airline industry is it wise to book your flights 8-to-10 months in advance? I'd strongly advise against it................unless you're booking your flights on Delta Airlines, which is about to merge with Northwest Airlines and create the single largest airline on the planet.
Happy Flying!
13/10/2008 – Book Early For The Best Prices? : Maybe Not The Best Idea
This morning Mike Coombes, the Deputy Chief Executive of British regional carrier Air Southwest began urging flyers to book early for the best possible airfares. Coombes' urging came with the release of Air Southwest's 2009 summer flight schedule, and Air Southwest’s prediction that British travels with choose to take their holiday vacations domestically next summer.
I understand Coombes' desire to have passengers purchase their flights now. Air Southwests' fares are fairly straightforward and simple. The further out you purchase your ticket the better chance you have for picking up a good airfare. The cash in the door 'now' from future flyers will help fund the airline immediately.
While purchasing your flights so far in the future may seem like a good idea to pick up the lowest airfares, however it may not be that good if you are unsure of the airline's financial future. While Air Southwest looks like it will survive financially through the year into the summer of 2009, I prefer to not book my flights so far in the future.
I don't expect most travelers to stop and read an airlines' financial news, cruise the forums on FlyerTalk or follow the headlines on Air Transport World's web site. However with airlines ceasing operations in record numbers, booking flights 60 days out may be a more cautious plan for vacation planning.
The airline industry is currently volatile on a global level. I have watched some airlines crumble for a long time; predicted the catastrophic failure of a Nation's flag carrier only to watch it survive; and seen airlines cease operations that I thought would be able to continue to fly. With the knowledge that I can be left out in the cold I generally purchase my seats 30-45 days away from the date of travel for the best fares. More often than not the lowest fares are available in the time frame.
I don't discourage travelers from flying. In fact I strongly encourage travelers to fly. I also encourage travelers to use well thought out travel plans.
When I was a kid my family flew from New York's JFK to Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Int'l Airport every February to visit my Grandmother. Almost every year we flew on Delta Airlines (occasionally on National Airlines and Eastern Airlines.....and where are they now?). Often within a few days of return from our annual trip to Grandma my Mom would pick up the phone and book our flights for the next year. The flights on the JFK-FLL route rarely changed, the aircraft was a Lockheed L-1011 every year, so booking flights and choosing the seat selection was a safe bet.
Currently most airlines load their inventory no longer than 330 days from the date of departure, so my Mom could have never come home and booked next year's flights the way she did when I was growing up.
The fact that airlines are dropping like flies is why I mentioned that as a kid we sometimes flew National Airlines and Eastern Airlines. My Mom was lucky she chose to book with Delta Airlines so far in advance, year after year. Delta Airlines has remained constant while National Airlines and Eastern Airlines are no longer flying (in fact, National Airlines merged with commercial airline Goliath Pan Am, and Pan Am folded on the 4th of December 1991......selling most of its operations to Delta Airlines)
Given the current instability of the airline industry is it wise to book your flights 8-to-10 months in advance? I'd strongly advise against it................unless you're booking your flights on Delta Airlines, which is about to merge with Northwest Airlines and create the single largest airline on the planet.
Happy Flying!
30 August 2008
Travel Planning & Natural Disasters
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com -- E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com
30/08/2008 – Travel Planning & Natural Disasters
As many people in North America watch the weather on the television they cannot help but notice Hurricane Gustav taking aim at New Orleans just three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.
As this potential repeat natural disaster potentially plays out I'd like to address travel planning in regions as they face immediate natural disasters. When I covered Hurricane Katrina back in 2005, flying into New Orleans was almost as challenging as flying out of New Orleans. The challenges in finding a flight, a rental car and lodging were significant.
First off, when looking at planning travel to a potentially affected area you need to asses the importance of your trip. If you are traveling for pleasure or routine business, reschedule your trip. If you have an 'essential role' or you are a journalist you need to look at your options and your resources. As you plan your flights, you may need to fly a hundred miles, or more, away, to find in-bound flights. Airlines start canceling flight and shifting schedules to make sure they have no aircraft caught in the wake of a hurricane.
Outside of flights, rental cars can be hard to find in a city about to be hit by a storm. If you need to be in a city, such as New Orleans, you may need to fly into Baton Rouge or Dallas to get a rental car, as rental car companies often try and move their fleets prior to a potential catastrophic event to reduce their loss of their assets.
If you are in, or around, an area about to be affected by a major natural disaster and you need to leave, you need to know airfares will be rising. Airfares rise due to all the seats being sold out and airlines minimizing capacity just before a hurricane. It is not uncommon for airlines to stop servicing a city at least 48 hours before the expected storm to affect the area. This allows an airline to not only move their aircraft, but also move their staff out of the potential disaster zone.
Once a storm, or natural disaster has occurred, travel to a specific area can be a serious challenge. With New Orleans for example, flying into New Orleans may not only be a challenge, but flying into an airport such as Dallas-Ft Worth or Houston's Intercontinental Airports may be difficult. While these airports are 300 miles and 450 miles from New Orleans, they will play major roles in staging, relief and evacuation from the potential disaster zone. With aircraft flying additional aircraft to surrounding areas the airspace and ground space gets congested. While many flyers only factor in passenger flights, you need to also keep in mind that freight and cargo airlines must continue to fly, and at times fly additional aircraft into a region to keep business and relief efforts going. Outside of these additional aircraft, military aircraft may also use nearby regional airports as potential staging points.
If you have critical business in an area within approximately 400 miles from a potential disaster zone, you may need to adjust your travel plans. While seats may be available on flights, rental cars may not be available and you need to account for potential delays in flight schedules.
I know this is over simplified, but with a potential major disaster about to happen to a city that has already been nearly washed away once before in the past three years, I wanted to put this basic information up for as a reference point for journalists who will potentially find themselves in the region in the coming days.
Remember this. If you choose to travel to an affected region and you decide it is time to go home, you may find yourself at the end of the line for evacuation.
Happy Flying!
30/08/2008 – Travel Planning & Natural Disasters
As many people in North America watch the weather on the television they cannot help but notice Hurricane Gustav taking aim at New Orleans just three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.
As this potential repeat natural disaster potentially plays out I'd like to address travel planning in regions as they face immediate natural disasters. When I covered Hurricane Katrina back in 2005, flying into New Orleans was almost as challenging as flying out of New Orleans. The challenges in finding a flight, a rental car and lodging were significant.
First off, when looking at planning travel to a potentially affected area you need to asses the importance of your trip. If you are traveling for pleasure or routine business, reschedule your trip. If you have an 'essential role' or you are a journalist you need to look at your options and your resources. As you plan your flights, you may need to fly a hundred miles, or more, away, to find in-bound flights. Airlines start canceling flight and shifting schedules to make sure they have no aircraft caught in the wake of a hurricane.
Outside of flights, rental cars can be hard to find in a city about to be hit by a storm. If you need to be in a city, such as New Orleans, you may need to fly into Baton Rouge or Dallas to get a rental car, as rental car companies often try and move their fleets prior to a potential catastrophic event to reduce their loss of their assets.
If you are in, or around, an area about to be affected by a major natural disaster and you need to leave, you need to know airfares will be rising. Airfares rise due to all the seats being sold out and airlines minimizing capacity just before a hurricane. It is not uncommon for airlines to stop servicing a city at least 48 hours before the expected storm to affect the area. This allows an airline to not only move their aircraft, but also move their staff out of the potential disaster zone.
Once a storm, or natural disaster has occurred, travel to a specific area can be a serious challenge. With New Orleans for example, flying into New Orleans may not only be a challenge, but flying into an airport such as Dallas-Ft Worth or Houston's Intercontinental Airports may be difficult. While these airports are 300 miles and 450 miles from New Orleans, they will play major roles in staging, relief and evacuation from the potential disaster zone. With aircraft flying additional aircraft to surrounding areas the airspace and ground space gets congested. While many flyers only factor in passenger flights, you need to also keep in mind that freight and cargo airlines must continue to fly, and at times fly additional aircraft into a region to keep business and relief efforts going. Outside of these additional aircraft, military aircraft may also use nearby regional airports as potential staging points.
If you have critical business in an area within approximately 400 miles from a potential disaster zone, you may need to adjust your travel plans. While seats may be available on flights, rental cars may not be available and you need to account for potential delays in flight schedules.
I know this is over simplified, but with a potential major disaster about to happen to a city that has already been nearly washed away once before in the past three years, I wanted to put this basic information up for as a reference point for journalists who will potentially find themselves in the region in the coming days.
Remember this. If you choose to travel to an affected region and you decide it is time to go home, you may find yourself at the end of the line for evacuation.
Happy Flying!
30 July 2008
iPhone 'App' Of The Week : iPhone Tools For Road Warriors
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30/07/2008 – iPhone 'App' Of The Week : iPhone Tools For Road Warriors
Well it was bound to happen eventually. At some point I'd have to enter 2007 (yes, I said 2007). Not too long ago an original iPhone was provided to me to use and figure out how to turn it into a 'travelers tool.’ While my iPhone is not the new iPhone 3G, I have not been deterred from playing with the potential of using the iPhone's apps for travel purposes.
I'm not going to go into the details of iPhone vs other phones, as I still use and prefer my Blackberry for my mobile mail, and I have considered going back to my Motorola Razr for battery life and size............but the iPhone's 'Apps' are what keeps me interested in the iPhone. Since I received my iPhone I have downloaded many 'Apps' that have the potential to be good tools on the road and found some that I like and some that I will never utter the name of in public because they are so horrendous.
.............so this entry kicks off my first iPhone App Of The Week post.
One of the first 'Apps' I downloaded for the iPhone was the Travelocity ‘App.’ While Travelocity has not been my preferred online booking site, the 'App' has some great features that can provide some excellent information to anyone on the road. The Travelocity 'App' is so useful it is on the top line of the first page of my iPhone 'Apps.'
What does the Travelocity 'App' offer its users?
For starters if your schedule is forced to change at the last minute you can click on 'Flight Schedules', type in your departure airport and your arrival airport, and pull up a complete list of all flights between the two airports for the day. This schedule also includes 'Code-Share' flight numbers for many flights. Once you select the flight you think you'd like to use you can click that fight and see all the details of that flight.
I found a few gaps in some routes for available flights, but overall this feature can really save a traveler time should their schedule change unexpectedly or they have to rebook a flight while already in transit.
In a hurry and want to know where you're headed in the airport? The Travelocity 'App' can search most flights (primarily in the United States) quickly and let travelers know what terminal and gate their flight is departing from (you can also get this information easily from AeroChannel Mobile at: www.aero2go.com). Being able to quickly access an iPhone 'App' to get your terminal info and gate info at an unfamiliar airport is extremely useful for anyone running late getting to the airport.
Finally, the Travelocity 'App' can tell you the average wait times for airport security check points. This feature gives you a break down of terminals, individual checkpoints and the time of day you're planning on passing through security. While security times can change depending on the circumstances of the day, this feature is fantastic to know what you should be facing when you show up at the airport.
Overall I have found the Travelocity 'App' to a fantastic travel tool for iPhone users.
Below are 12 images of the Travelocity 'App' on the iPhone.
Happy Flying!
--Click Images To Enlarge--
30/07/2008 – iPhone 'App' Of The Week : iPhone Tools For Road Warriors
Well it was bound to happen eventually. At some point I'd have to enter 2007 (yes, I said 2007). Not too long ago an original iPhone was provided to me to use and figure out how to turn it into a 'travelers tool.’ While my iPhone is not the new iPhone 3G, I have not been deterred from playing with the potential of using the iPhone's apps for travel purposes.
I'm not going to go into the details of iPhone vs other phones, as I still use and prefer my Blackberry for my mobile mail, and I have considered going back to my Motorola Razr for battery life and size............but the iPhone's 'Apps' are what keeps me interested in the iPhone. Since I received my iPhone I have downloaded many 'Apps' that have the potential to be good tools on the road and found some that I like and some that I will never utter the name of in public because they are so horrendous.
.............so this entry kicks off my first iPhone App Of The Week post.
One of the first 'Apps' I downloaded for the iPhone was the Travelocity ‘App.’ While Travelocity has not been my preferred online booking site, the 'App' has some great features that can provide some excellent information to anyone on the road. The Travelocity 'App' is so useful it is on the top line of the first page of my iPhone 'Apps.'
What does the Travelocity 'App' offer its users?
For starters if your schedule is forced to change at the last minute you can click on 'Flight Schedules', type in your departure airport and your arrival airport, and pull up a complete list of all flights between the two airports for the day. This schedule also includes 'Code-Share' flight numbers for many flights. Once you select the flight you think you'd like to use you can click that fight and see all the details of that flight.
I found a few gaps in some routes for available flights, but overall this feature can really save a traveler time should their schedule change unexpectedly or they have to rebook a flight while already in transit.
In a hurry and want to know where you're headed in the airport? The Travelocity 'App' can search most flights (primarily in the United States) quickly and let travelers know what terminal and gate their flight is departing from (you can also get this information easily from AeroChannel Mobile at: www.aero2go.com). Being able to quickly access an iPhone 'App' to get your terminal info and gate info at an unfamiliar airport is extremely useful for anyone running late getting to the airport.
Finally, the Travelocity 'App' can tell you the average wait times for airport security check points. This feature gives you a break down of terminals, individual checkpoints and the time of day you're planning on passing through security. While security times can change depending on the circumstances of the day, this feature is fantastic to know what you should be facing when you show up at the airport.
Overall I have found the Travelocity 'App' to a fantastic travel tool for iPhone users.
Below are 12 images of the Travelocity 'App' on the iPhone.
Happy Flying!
--Click Images To Enlarge--
Flying With Fish Community For LiveJournal Users
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com -- E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com
30/07/2008 – Flying With Fish Community For LiveJournal Users
As Flying With Fish continues to expand and try and serve those on the road, and those who seek to be on the road, more completely, I have created a community for Flying With Fish readers on LiveJournal.
LiveJournal is a global social networking site with thousands of communities spanning nearly any topic you can think of. Obviously the topic the Flying With Fish community will deal with Travel Planning.......and such it is named "Travel Planning."
For those of you who already use LiveJournal, you can find this community at:http://community.livejournal.com/travel_planning
For those of you not currently on LiveJournal, visit www.livejournal.com, sign up, join in and get lets see if we can create an interactive community to help each other with travel planning, logistics and any other travel topic that comes to mind.
Happy Flying!
30/07/2008 – Flying With Fish Community For LiveJournal Users
As Flying With Fish continues to expand and try and serve those on the road, and those who seek to be on the road, more completely, I have created a community for Flying With Fish readers on LiveJournal.
LiveJournal is a global social networking site with thousands of communities spanning nearly any topic you can think of. Obviously the topic the Flying With Fish community will deal with Travel Planning.......and such it is named "Travel Planning."
For those of you who already use LiveJournal, you can find this community at:http://community.livejournal.com/travel_planning
For those of you not currently on LiveJournal, visit www.livejournal.com, sign up, join in and get lets see if we can create an interactive community to help each other with travel planning, logistics and any other travel topic that comes to mind.
Happy Flying!
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