Now is the time to start thinking about making air travel arrangements for the holidays. Yes, it’s the middle of August and summer is still in full swing. However, if you know that you are planning to travel for any of the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Years, book your flights soon.
Here’s the temptation many people who are flying around the holidays may have. They take a look at the current airfares in August for their flight for Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas or New Years. They’re high. Airfares are generally higher right now than they have been in years, and airlines charge even more for the peak holiday flights. So people wait to book, hoping that the fares may come down.
However, airlines are flying fewer flights than in years past. Flights get booked up quickly. and they get overbooked. Waiting could mean paying even more for a ticket than the price was in August or it could mean not getting a flight at all.
Here are some tips on booking holiday travel now.
-Shop around for the best deals. Airfare will be pricy for holiday travels, but one airline has got to have the lowest fare. Although air travel needs to be booked soon, there is still time to shop around a bit before you book.
-If it’s possible, be flexible on your travel dates. The three or four days immediately before a holiday and after a holiday have the highest fares. If you can fly on the holiday itself or several days before or after, you are likely to get a lower fare.
-Get seat assignments as soon as possible. It’s getting harder and harder to get a seat assignment when you book your travel, but it’s not impossible. If you can’t get a seat assignment immediately, find out from the airline how to go about doing so before your flight.
-Some airlines allow you to check in 24 hours before a flight online, and you can get a seat assignment then. You can also get seat assignments at the self check-in kiosks many airlines have up to 24 hours before your flight. The other option is to check-in in person as early as possible before your flight and get your seat assignment then.
-The longer you wait to check-in, the likelier you are to not get the seat assignment you want (aisle, window, etc.) or risk getting bumped because the flight was overbooked and you didn’t have a confirmed seat. Since holiday flights are usually overbooked this is a possibility.
-If you are planning on using frequent flyer rewards for holiday travel, look into it now. Many airlines have black out dates for frequent flyer rewards around the holidays. If they don’t have black out dates they may have a very limited number of seats for rewards passengers, and those seats will get filled very quickly. They may be filled already. Realize that there is a possibility you may not be able to use your rewards for your holiday travel.
If you plan carefully now, you can be assured that your holiday air travel plans are secure. You can save your last minutes during the holidays for shopping, not worrying about getting to your destination.
Jawahn Thompson
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/holiday-travel–already-but-its-still-summer-51727.html
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Please read this copy of a conversation on Facebook and tell me if this guy is creepy?
Some details: I met him less than a month ago and the following is our conversation up until two days ago. He is an African living in London. I have tried to be friendly and polite but it sounds like he is wanting somehting more – like to chat me up. He is ten years older than me and no way would I date him for various reasons even though he seems a good man.
I have starred out some personal details and changed his name.
Him:Hello Josephine,
am happy that you returned home safely and especially that you’re robbing shoulder with a Nobel price winner.
I hope that you are doing very well today.
Am trying now to finish my second biology essay. The last date is 30th.
I tried to send you an email but looks like their is a problem with the email address that you gave me. please send me the email address again if possible.
Look after yourself and talk to you soon!
Ciao!!!
Kenneth.
Me:Hi Kenneth,
Sorry for the delay in replying. I’m not as organised as I was in Birmingham….I don’t know where my organisation has gone! How do you find the biology course? I am applying for it just now. I want to start in 2010. So will you send me all your essays so I can get great marks? (only joking!!) My e-mail is *******************@yahoo.co.uk
What have you been doing since getting back? I have not done much. I have done none of my project write up. Next week I am going on a working holiday for a week. then i need to find a job!
bye for now,
Josephine
Him:You don’t cease to amaze me!!
You are special!!!
Me:Why do you say that? If it is just because I am doing a working holiday…well it’s no big thing. I already did one this year and I think it is good to be busy and use my time well. I am not very good at accepting complements like what you said…..too many times in the past these have been a guise under which people have had other motives. I’m not saying you do, but just that I don’t really want to be complemented…I’d rather just hear your news / thoughts on the world.
Him:What is motives? Is the same thing as Blessing, truthfulness, beauty, goodness, positive vibes, nice, without judgement, optmistic…etc
you are still special!!!
Me:Hi Kenneth,
I hope you are well. What are you up to? I just got back from my holiday. It went really well. The best things were learning how to milk cows and picking raspberries and having a bonfire. We had toasted marshmallows round the fire!
I got my grades for English and I am pleased with them! now I just need to write the extended essay. have you done yours yet?
Josephine
Him:Hiya,
Am happy that you got your expected grade and that you are pleased with them….
I just finished my fifth biology essay. It was late but I hope that they will still mark it. I will start my project this week. I hope that all is well with you.
I will be attending the *********** annual retreat in ********(*******) at last weekend of this month.
This is my mobile number…************.
I will be happy if you can send me yours..
Thanks
Kenneth.
Me:Hi Kenneth,
I am applying to do the biology course next. I haven’t started my extended essay yet. I hardly ever use my mobile – only for texts when i am travelling and need to arrange meeting up…so you won’t need my mobnile number.
Hope you’re well.
Josephine
Him:when I saw you at the summer school, it took me time to talk to you and when I did, I wasn’t disappointed. You were softly spoken, simple, easy going and above all very intelligent.
You continues to amaze me each day!
Remain Positive….
Kenneth.
You already know the answer to this question, and its three letters long.
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If you think he’s creepy, just stop talking to him. I personally am undecided but if you’re unsure just leave him be.
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Your reaction to a compliment was seriously weird. Just end the facebook contact as you are obviously really uncomfortable. He may have a motive or it may just be him being friendly but cut him loose for your own peace of mind
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I think if anything it is just YOU being too defensive, there is nothing particularly creepy about what he said, nothing was dirty.
From what I know about Africans, from TV and ones I’ve met, that is just how they go about chatting someone up, it’s not creepy to them, that’s just how it happens over there. It might be a bit more full on than what we are used to here, but he doesn’t mean to come across as creepy, I assure you.
EDIT: The fact that he’s 10 years older is a bit creepy though, I forgot that in my original answer.
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Wooooo, Block him Sweetheart, although age does not matter, it seems that he is getting to close, if you do not want a relationship with this man, then stop the talking now before it gets to serious and Its good that you have not given your details out to him, you see young women raped, stalked and all sorts , just be careful, you have not known him long at all.
Stick to your friends you know, and if he approaches you just tell him you have started a relationship with someone and hes not pleased that you talk to other men. Good luck and take care
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