Delta eats up Northwest Airlines
US airlines have been threatening to merge for a while now. As the industry is going through hard times industry in such shambles, it’s another way to survive. Now it looks like the consolidation has begun.
Delta and Northwest announced last night that their plan to merge has become official, creating the world’s largest airline with [...]
Big sun destination discounts: compare prices and taxes!
The last weeks have brought out lots of sales in the vacation package department. As usual, the deals are there to be had for the pre-Christmas season, from November until mid-December. This year the discounted packages are starting really low – I have seen all-inclusives advertised from $178 + taxes.
But here’s a little catch: when looking through [...]
Nolitours offers $6 flights to Florida
Nolitours is offering roundtrip flights to Florida from Toronto for only $6. The rate is applicable on roundtrip flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando on the following departures only: Fort Lauderdale: Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27 and Dec. 4 and return Nov. 13, 20 and 27 and Dec. 4 and 11; Orlando: Nov. 14, [...]
Finnair baggage allowance now 2 x 23 kg
Finnair introduces the new piece concept baggage allowance from October 26, 2008. The new piece concept allowance (2 x 23 kg) on flights to/from USA and Canada is valid for the tickets issued on October 26, 2008 or after. For tickets issued on October 25, 2008 or before, the previous piece concept allowance (2 x [...]
Estonian Song & Dance Festival tickets on sale from November 1st!
The online sales for the Song & Dance Festival are announced to start from November 1st. The easiest way is to buy the tickets from www.piletilevi.ee.
Here are some tips as quite a few of our readers find the purchasing procedures at the Piletilevi site confusing and hard to understand…
The basic instructions from the site are HERE
The [...]
25 Strangest ever travel insurance claims
Travel insurance is a must wherever you go – it can save you a bundle as while out and about trotting the globe, you might get into some very unexpected situations. As you would imagine – strange situations might result in strange insurance claims, sometimes more bizarre than you could ever imagine! From wardrobe-raiding monkeys and [...]
Islands dodge Hurricane Omar
The 15th hurricane of the season dissipated in the Atlantic last week after passing by several major Caribbean islands. The category three hurricane caused some flooding and minor damage in the Northeastern Caribbean. The following reports have been issued:
• St. Kitt’s: minimal damage, airport open; some standing water and beach erosion; no reports of serious damage to [...]
Cash & Fly… Bizarre incident with Estonian Air
Last Saturday the Estonian Air flight from Munich to Tallinn was late for an hour and a half. The reason was quite bizarre: The plane needed refueling but for some reason the captain’s credit card was not accepted and he had to go downtown Munich to find some cash. «We were sitting in the plane [...]
US soon visa free for Estonians
Washington has announced that Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and South Korea will be added to the US visa waiver program. Citizens of these countries will be eligible for visa-free entry to the USA for tourism or business purposes for periods of no longer than 90 days. The agreement should come into [...]
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