The Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest holiday periods for airport travelers in the country. You remember the Jetblue disaster last year? Sitting on the tarmac for 8 hours! Jetblue and other airlines have made changes since then but there are things you can do to make your traveling a little less stressful.
U.S. airlines will carry 27 million more passengers during the week before and after the holiday. That is a 4% increase over the norm (about 600,000 more passengers per day). Inevitably that means if you are traveling this holiday season there is a good chance that you will be delayed. What to do? Read on:
1. Obtain real-time airport delay information before you leave home. This site is brought to you by the FAA. You can also obtain more information at this site by clicking on your specific airport.
2. Check-in before you arrive so all you have to do is drop-off your stuff, show your i.d. and be on your way (depending on the airline you are traveling with). I have done this with American Airlines, Jetblue and United although many others offer this feature online - just go to their website.
3. If you are delayed or a flight is canceled, call the airlines 1-800 number while you are in line to get on the next available flight. If you are at the counter, DO NOT LEAVE until they get you on another acceptable flight. This even means putting you on another airline, ASK to do so if they do not offer.
4. Bring as little as you can when you go through security. The less stuff you have, the faster you will get through. Make sure to check the items you can and can not bring.
5. That said, you should bring a few things to make your wait a little more enjoyable. A few things you can bring include: a favorite book, your laptop (many airports offer Fi or have hook-ups available), puzzle books, handheld games (electronic or not), or for some, work.
6. If you have children make sure you pack extra snacks, diapers, formula and favorite toys or games. Diapers and formula are expensive and/or unavailable at the airport.
7. A comfy coat is a good item to have in case you have to use it as a pillow or blanket to sleep/rest.
8. Bring patience and a feeling of holiday joy while traveling and know you are not in it alone. There are 26 million people in the same predicament.
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Traveling!
Melissa Gilbert
http://ttdiva.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Melissa_A_Gilbert
Thursday 22 November 2007
Saturday 17 November 2007
Travelling in Spain
Apart from summer, which is the most typical period of the year to go on holiday to Spain, spring is a wonderful time to visit Spain. Temperatures comparable to the ones in summer of Northern Europe, lovely orange blossom smells and lots of terraces to try a first "tinto de verano", what more do you need? So, go ahead and book your last minute flight to Valencia, the city of the America's Cup. To stay there you can easily rent a holiday home on the Internet. So, without any need to go to a travel agency, you can book it all at home using the computer.
Once you're in Spain, just enjoy! You have a garden but don't need to work in it. You can swim in a pool that someone else maintains for you. Self catering holidays are like being at home but better as there is less work to be done.
It is much cheaper to rent a holiday home than going on a hotel, especially when the group is large or if you are traveling with children. Children love it too, as they don't have to be "quiet" to not disturb the other hotel guests and can simply enjoy playing in the garden, terrace, beach and sleep in their own room.
Depending who you are traveling with, will influence your destination. Going on holiday with children will make you decide for a home with a swimming pool or near the beach, restaurants, water parks, etc where they can have fun and not be bored.
If you are tired of the stressful life of the city, you will prefer a calm and rural cottage in the inland of Spain. The typical white Spanish villages offer some wonderful country homes to relax in. Best places to look for these are the inland of Malaga, Cordoba and Granada, with villages as Competa, Comares, Iznajar and Alpujarras de la Sierra.
If on the other hand you are traveling with some friends, you might want to get to know some Spanish culture and visit Barcelona, one of the trendiest cities of Spain, or Seville, the romantic capital of Andalucia.
To enjoy a nice holiday, it is important that you decide together with the ones you are traveling, which accommodation you need for the type of holiday you are going to have. Once this is decided, you can start looking for the perfect location and holiday home.
Have fun!
Author: Helena De Vlieger
To learn more about self catering vacation rentals in Spain and tourist information of the areas, visit http://www.spain-holiday.com where you will also find a wide selection of holiday homes all over Spain.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Helena_De_Vlieger
Once you're in Spain, just enjoy! You have a garden but don't need to work in it. You can swim in a pool that someone else maintains for you. Self catering holidays are like being at home but better as there is less work to be done.
It is much cheaper to rent a holiday home than going on a hotel, especially when the group is large or if you are traveling with children. Children love it too, as they don't have to be "quiet" to not disturb the other hotel guests and can simply enjoy playing in the garden, terrace, beach and sleep in their own room.
Depending who you are traveling with, will influence your destination. Going on holiday with children will make you decide for a home with a swimming pool or near the beach, restaurants, water parks, etc where they can have fun and not be bored.
If you are tired of the stressful life of the city, you will prefer a calm and rural cottage in the inland of Spain. The typical white Spanish villages offer some wonderful country homes to relax in. Best places to look for these are the inland of Malaga, Cordoba and Granada, with villages as Competa, Comares, Iznajar and Alpujarras de la Sierra.
If on the other hand you are traveling with some friends, you might want to get to know some Spanish culture and visit Barcelona, one of the trendiest cities of Spain, or Seville, the romantic capital of Andalucia.
To enjoy a nice holiday, it is important that you decide together with the ones you are traveling, which accommodation you need for the type of holiday you are going to have. Once this is decided, you can start looking for the perfect location and holiday home.
Have fun!
Author: Helena De Vlieger
To learn more about self catering vacation rentals in Spain and tourist information of the areas, visit http://www.spain-holiday.com where you will also find a wide selection of holiday homes all over Spain.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Helena_De_Vlieger
Monday 5 November 2007
Yorkshire Cottages
Now is a great time to be thinking of renting Cottages in Yorkshire.
If you are looking for a winter break, or something different to celebrate in the New Year - then why not consider a cottage in Yorkshire? Escape from the hum drum of the darker nights - get your Yorkshire cottage booked now and see how much better you feel!
If you are looking for a winter break, or something different to celebrate in the New Year - then why not consider a cottage in Yorkshire? Escape from the hum drum of the darker nights - get your Yorkshire cottage booked now and see how much better you feel!
Thursday 1 November 2007
Diving Into Mallorca
What are my memorable experiences about my couple of times Diving In Mallorca?
Because of an unseasonal jellyfish invasion, my checkout dive around the Cala was delayed so I only got to do one boat dive in the 2 weeks I was there. The beach had been closed for one day, so it was reasonable not to be diving from the beach!
The boat took us on quite a long trip out to sea and dropped us in over a small reef. We dropped down to about 30m, but the reef went a lot deeper still, so buoyancy control was essential.
There were plenty of nooks and crannies to explore, but I'd not realised so not taken a torch. In these were hidden Conger Eels that peered back out at us.
Shoals of Barracuda also swam past us at various points and lot of smaller fish.
Quite interesting, far better than the shore dive.
Because of an unseasonal jellyfish invasion, my checkout dive around the Cala was delayed so I only got to do one boat dive in the 2 weeks I was there. The beach had been closed for one day, so it was reasonable not to be diving from the beach!
The boat took us on quite a long trip out to sea and dropped us in over a small reef. We dropped down to about 30m, but the reef went a lot deeper still, so buoyancy control was essential.
There were plenty of nooks and crannies to explore, but I'd not realised so not taken a torch. In these were hidden Conger Eels that peered back out at us.
Shoals of Barracuda also swam past us at various points and lot of smaller fish.
Quite interesting, far better than the shore dive.
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