This weekend we read about deals based on economic misfortune, frequent-flier program woes that don’t seem to be stopping the enthusiasm of members, and mistakes cropping up on online travel sites and why.
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Weekend what we’re reading: Economic problems make travel bargains, Happy 30th to FF programs, fare switcheroos
by Charlie Leocha on April 24, 2011
Liar, liar! 28 percent of hotel guests admit they stretched the truth for a discount
by Christopher Elliott on February 14, 2011
The survey of more than 800 travelers was conducted last week by the Consumer Travel Alliance with readers of this site and Elliott.org, respondents admit to lying to same a few bucks almost a third of the time. (Oops that a fib — it’s really 28 percent of the time.)
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Where hotel rates have dropped since last year for mid-winter vacations
by Charlie Leocha on January 12, 2011
Hotwire published the list of locations in the U.S.A. that cost less than last year. Napa leads the list and surprisingly Vail has seen hotel price drops while lift ticket prices soar.
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Surprise! Fall bargains will abound — and here’s where to find them
by Christopher Elliott on August 20, 2010
Chris Elliott goes in search of bargains. The balance of 2010 could be a buyer’s market for travel once again. So if you missed all the deals last year, here’s your second chance. But you have to shop smart.
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Shorter vacations? Tighter budgets? Welcome to the new “normal” in travel
by Christopher Elliott on August 11, 2010
Welcome to the “new” normal in travel: Shorter, less expensive vacations — or in extreme cases, just daycations — being taken by increasingly cost-conscious travelers. Maybe you’ve been on one of these mini-trips in the last year. If you haven’t, you probably will.
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Is a travel bargain that saves you money but takes advantage of others really a bargain?
by Janice Hough on June 30, 2010
Where the “over-the-line” shopping comes into play, however, is when bargain hunting takes advantage of other people’s time.
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What we’re watching: Trains and tango in California, traveling cheap, secret airline seats, Elliott on the future
by Charlie Leocha on May 1, 2010
Jules and Effin Older take you into the woods of Mendocino County, California, for a train ride and unexpected tango dances. Learn how to shave costs off travel and Peter Greenberg reveals secret seats on airliners. And Chris Elliott tells us the future.
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Open season on travel bargains: Fall airfares down 17 percent, Vegas is a steal
by Christopher Elliott on September 10, 2009
Hotwire’s Bason: “I don’t expect these prices to last”
by Christopher Elliott on July 24, 2009
Clem Bason is the president of Hotwire.com, the discount travel Web site. I asked him about the outlook for bargains in the second half of the summer, and to address some of the consumer complaints about so-called “opaque” travel sites.
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You call that a recovery? Online agencies suffer through bargain season
by Christopher Elliott on July 21, 2009
Traffic to the three major online travel agencies — Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity — is trending upward, as bargain-hunters snap up discounted airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars. It helps that the agencies eliminated some of their booking fees a few months ago.
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