We Love to Fly and It Shows: Inside the World of Mileage Running (Wired News)
Wired News gives one intrepid reporter $500 and a mission: Squeeze as many airline miles as possible out of those five bills, using the tricks and techniques invented by a subculture of airline hackers called "mileage runners" who specialize in accumulating bargain frequent-flyer miles. ...more...Priceline.com extends no-fee airline tickets sale through Labor Day (eyefortravel.com)
Every flight and itinerary is on sale, except those purchased through priceline.com?s Name Your Own Price service....more... Shopping malls and retail stores (Zawya)
July 2007 Region-wide tour of developments and trends in one of the GCC's most dynamic sectors. The Retail Evolution Consumers - or Generation C - are evolving into a new species of shoppers, and retailers who fail to adapt just won't survive....more... Tips for getting the best seat and price (Everett Herald)
I had been chatting with the woman next to me during a recent flight to Baltimore when the subject turned to airfares. The woman, on vacation to visit family, revealed she had paid nearly $300 for her ticket....more... Around the Block (Guardian Unlimited)
Travel: Block Island is the opposite of the Hamptons, which is exactly why savvy New Yorkers have started to take their summer breaks there....more... CIA's troubled past (BBC News)
The release of CIA documents detailing the agency's past misdeeds prompt some to draw comparisons with today, the BBC's Andy Gallacher says....more... Secret papers show how CIA hired the Mafia to hit Castro (Times Online)
The CIA worked with two of America?s top Mafia mobsters in a botched attempt to assassinate the Cuban President Fidel Castro with poisoned pills, according to previously classified documents released by the spy agency yesterday....more... The Great Escape ; Holiday Hotspots Still Looking for a Holiday Destination? Here Are Afew Possibilities in Europe and ... (RedNova)
Mallorca Spain is still a favourite destination for Scots over the summer months. It only takes a couple hours to get there and cheap flights are often available. If it's a package holiday with your mates you're after, try Magaluf or Palma in Mallorca....more... How to find cheap airfares (Rocky Mountain News)
How do you turn up that elusive, jaw-droppingly low airfare? It's all about using the Internet to your advantage. Rocky Mountain News airline reporter and avid traveler Chris Walsh reveals his secrets to landing thrifty fares....more... |