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1. When will you begin accepting inquiries about international business travel deals? It is the only kind most senior travelers care about and, believe me, we travel a lot.

   Comment by Margaret — November 21, 2007 @ 12:00 pm

2. I wanted to ask rick a rather basic question. I’m traveling this holiday season with only carry-on and wanted to know if my husband can take a safety razor in his carry-on or if we have to buy one at our destination.

   Comment by Jeanne M. Gibbons — November 21, 2007 @ 4:17 pm

3. I sleep with a c-pap machine. It comes with its own case. Can I carry this on the plane or do I need to pack it. If luggage is lost I will have difficulty sleeping while on my vacation. It would be expensive to replace. As to medication, I take seven different medications. Can I put these in a carry-on bag. Again I cannot be without these. Thank you.

   Comment by Susan Bonnell — November 22, 2007 @ 12:18 pm

4. I receive emails from various travel sources, including yours.

   Why does it seem impossible to find the lowest, advertised fare, even when you comply with all of their blackout rules?

   Using FareCompare, how can I locate the ’special’ fares?

   Should I be getting online in the middle of the night, to locate the best pricing?

   Thanks.

   Comment by Stan — November 27, 2007 @ 3:38 pm

5. Does FareCompare or anyone else provide email alerts that are restricted to nonstop flights? It’s not helpful to be alerted to price reductions for one or two stop flights when you wouldn’t travel except on a nonstop basis.

   Comment by Doug — November 28, 2007 @ 11:53 pm

6. With the Christmas travel time fast approaching, I am wondering how many zillions of hours before the flight one should arrive for an international flight on Saturday December 22?

   Comment by Arubalisa — November 29, 2007 @ 2:30 am

7. I am traveling to Germany in late December and flying back home in early January. What are the “Do’s and Don’t’s” as to what is permissable to carry-on and check through?

   This is my first time flying internationally, is there anything else I should know?

   Thanks.

   Comment by Carter — November 29, 2007 @ 9:35 am

8. Hi Rick,

   I’m a dutch native, living in the US and trying to go back to Amsterdam for a vacation next spring. I want to travel with my 2 children but am disappointed with the rates. Appearantly the rates flying from the US to Europe differ greatly as oppose to going the opposite direction. I thought traveling with a baby and a toddler would be 30 to 50 percent cheaper than the regular adult rate. Can you explain to me why this is?

   Thanks!

   Regards, Ilona

   Comment by Ilona — November 29, 2007 @ 11:10 am

9. I am asking about navigational devices that will work not only in USA but also in Europe. I see that “maps” on units bought in USA have USA/Canada maps but is there a adaption or card insert that I can buy to allow useage in Europe?
   And if you have any ideas on noise cancelling headphones- do they work and do they make the poor audio systems on planes any better?
   Many thanks as always

   Comment by Bernard Beckman — November 29, 2007 @ 3:04 pm

10. I am planning a trip with my daugher to Paris the first week in March. Should I book now while fares are pretty good, or wait until after the first of the year - do they typically go up or down from here? I’m not a last minute person.

    Comment by Judy — November 29, 2007 @ 8:36 pm

11. My wife and I will be departing from Milwaukee on Feb 5thenroute to Phoenix, Az, returning Feb 29th. Preferred airline, Midwest. When do you think is the best time to purchase tickets? Before xmas, after new year??

    Comment by John Watkins — December 1, 2007 @ 2:52 pm

12. I wish to fly from PHL to HKG which only takes 1 extra day going west; hop a cruise with disembarkation in Athens, Greece, and returning westwardly for flight home to PHL. In the past a flight plan like this was booked as a roundtrip since it was a continuous circle. What, if any airlines still adhere to this booking method even though it has multiple cities? I have no idea what you want under my name–mail and website but the website I entered I seemed to have a problem. They also wanted me to go eastward which would take 2 days travel instead of one as mentioned above.

    Comment by Katharine Heist — December 3, 2007 @ 4:52 pm

13. Sir, Can one aquire Y-up, Q-up or Z fares from NY to Paris..and if so how does one achieve this aim….? Many thanks in anticipation… A.

    Comment by A Watts — December 4, 2007 @ 5:23 pm

14. A travel agent advised us not to buy our RT ticket for travel to Europe in the summer of 2008 until Jan. She said the fares in December are “peak” fares, and will probably go down in January. We are worried, though, because of the price of oil. What do you think?

    Comment by Candice Dahlstet — December 5, 2007 @ 7:46 pm

15. There was a comment on your web site concerning changing from one frequent flyer program to another ostensibly transferring your miles but also your elite status. In your comment you noted that some airline programs permit such switching. Will you list the airlines that do so?

    I have been with Delta for many years and now I perceive that the price of a Delta upgradeable coach ticket has become very expensive.

    Thank you.

    Harvey Hutchins

    Comment by Harvey Hutchins — December 6, 2007 @ 1:02 pm

16. Rick,

    I currently receive alerts from farecompare for several depature cities. Is there a way to limit the alerts to fares from only one airline, say American, for example?

    Thanks

    Comment by Lou Cohen — December 6, 2007 @ 3:21 pm

17. I am traveling to Rome in the first two weeks in May and was wondering if you think the airfares will go down before then. I still haven’t bought the ticket yet because I’ve noticed that the prices have gone down up to a couple of months prior to May. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
    Julie

    Comment by Julie — December 6, 2007 @ 5:50 pm

18. I’m flying to India in January from Chicago. I’m traveling 3 hrs via bus to Chicago, then on the subway to O’Hare. Needless to say, I’ll need my coat until I get to the airport, but won’t need it in India. It’d also be nice to have it for the subway/bus ride home.

    I’ve come up with a few ideas - wear an old coat and trash it before getting on the plane - but that doesn’t help me getting home.

    I can’t pack the coat because I’m not checking luggage and just have enough room for my tiny int’l carry on.

    Hubby suggested turning coats into lost & found at the airport as “lost” and then “find” them when we get back (also, old or goodwill coats.)

    Hubby also suggested taking them to the post office in Terminal Two and mailing them to general mail post office Terminal two - that mail is held for 30 days.

    I thought of checking with the Hilton Hotel there about their storage facility, if they have one?

    I’m under the impression there are no longer lockers at the airport.

    Suggestions?

    Thanks! Lara

    Comment by Lara — December 12, 2007 @ 8:41 pm

19. While trolling for business class fares to Frankfurt and Budapest I noticed that a flight to budapest going through frankfurt is cheaper than just to Frankfurt. What would prevent me from buying a ticket to budapest if I wanted to go to Frankfurt and never using the second half of the ticket?

    Comment by Marvin — December 13, 2007 @ 2:05 am

20. I can’t understand how to change the departure cities under the new format. I am a big fan-please help

    John Linebarger

    Comment by John Linebarger — December 13, 2007 @ 3:11 pm

21. In the fare alert I received today,Dec.14th re: fare to Bristol,U.K. and other U.K. cities,there is an brown ad about 2 inches rectangular on the right middle of the page stating “see the great deals from your home airport and other city pairs”. It is an invalid link. If you click on it,even refreshing 1st,you still get the error message-invalid address: “leftformat.something in the address box. How do I access these city pairs from BTV?
    Thanks and best regards,Tim Jaqua

    Comment by Timothy Jaqua — December 14, 2007 @ 5:11 pm

22. My family wants to take a vacation in Hawaii next August. Your site was a great help in getting surprisingly good prices. We will be traveling in a group (~30 people).

    Is there a good way to do this - either on your site or with group desk?

    bill

    Comment by Bill Scharrenberg — December 15, 2007 @ 3:15 am

23. Why are the Taxes on my airline ticket so much? I booked a flight to Panama City, Panama(PTY), departing in February 2008. The fare was $509.00 with tax of $258.00 for a total of $767.00 I booked the same flight in February of 2006 with a fare of $484.00 with tax of $83.00

    Comment by Sam Leming — December 15, 2007 @ 11:13 am

24. What (if anything) is reasonable to expect for a delay of 2 hours? I left on Thanksgiving from DTW for Singapore. I contacted NWA prior to leaving for the airport and was told the long haul (14 hours) from DTW was scheduled to leave on time. . . which of course it did not as there was a maintenance problem. So instead of 14 hours, we sat on the plane for an additional 2 hours prior to take off. I bearly made my connection from Tokyo to Singapore. I know NWA will not give me anything, until I ask, but what is reasonable, and I am well aware that the likely answer will be. . .so sorry, here’s nothing. I don’t know if this matters or not, but I was in business class at a fare of around $6,000!!!

    Thanks,

    Teresa Morin

    Comment by Teresa — December 20, 2007 @ 10:21 pm

25. ATA has recently pulled out of DCA. We have enjoyed the Chicago Midway to Washington Reagan route they offered. Are any carriers likely to start a non-stop between DCA and MDW?

    Comment by Valerie Packham — December 22, 2007 @ 11:32 am

26. Hi Rick,
    I am flying from Portland to Burbank. It doesn’t matter when I go, as long as it is after Feb. 18th. I plan to stay 2 weeks.

    How do I find the cheapest fare deal when I don’t have a “set-in-stone” departure date and want to browse further than 1-3 days on either side of my depart/return date?

    We recently ran into this same problem with a quick 2 day trip to las vegas. Being retired, it doesn’t matter when we go, we just want the best deal. I spent 6 hours searching web sites for fares on different dates. There HAS to be an easier way!!

    Thanks, Jan

    Comment by Jan Henneberry — December 22, 2007 @ 2:42 pm

27. Hi Rick!

    Saw you profiled on 20/20 and love what you’re doing for travelers!

    Question: Can I use a frequent flyer mileage reward ticket and book a round-trip flight to Hawaii thru your site? Or must I book it ONLY with the issuing airline?

    And is there a surefire method to make an airline go back and credit you with frequent flyer rewards they SAY they cannot find in their system?

    Thank you for your answers!

    Comment by Marcia — December 23, 2007 @ 4:26 pm

28. Greetings Rick,
    We (2)are traveling SFO-JFK, ( airline undetermined) one night stay over. Then to JFK-Accra, Ghana (Delta) in March 2008.
    We are unsure of our return date, could be 6-months or 10-months.
    Question: What is the cheapest way?
    1) buy a round trip ticket. and take the hit for the booking change fee.
    2) Or is there still such a thing as a open ticket, and how does it work? Is there a nothing way?
    Farecompare.com is great..

    Please Advise
    Margo

    Comment by Margo Preiss — December 24, 2007 @ 1:33 am

29. I have found the fares listed on the FareCompare maps, particularly on international routes, to be more a fare fantasy. I try to find them on any day of the calendar and the map fares don’t exist. Many times, the map is off by hundreds of dollars (try NYC-DAM as an example). Why can’t you get this right?

    Comment by Tim — December 25, 2007 @ 1:05 am

30. Rick,

    HELP!!! We have planned a trip for our family of 5 to Maui in March. We booked a fantatic house on Kamaole Beach over a year ago. Now airfares are sky high!!! Should I buy at these extreme prices or so you think they will come down soon?

    Thanks!
    Cindy

    Comment by Cindy Swan — December 26, 2007 @ 10:07 pm

31. We have enjoyed travel to Loretto Mexico and it was fairly reasonable. I have not seen anything about it of late. Is there still travel to Loretto?

    Comment by Jim McDonald — December 28, 2007 @ 1:28 am

32. Rick,

    I am planning a trip to France in with 3 other people. (DSM>CDG 11 Apr; NCE>DSM 26 Apr; dates are not flexible). I’ve travelled to France at that time of year before, and it seems strange that there hasn’t been a big sale yet. I paid $650 for the reverse itinerary in Apr/May 2005. The prices to fly into Paris or Nice are almost $300 more than flying to London on the same dates. I’d like to be able to get tickets for $700-800. Did I miss something, or can I expect a sale in the first part of 2008? Will Open Skies have any impact on what I pay, or would I be taking a HUGE risk by waiting until March?
    Thanks!

    Comment by Joe Hintzsche — December 28, 2007 @ 12:49 pm

33. Hi Rick,
    My wife and I are taking our granddaughter to Paris on the 27th of March, returning on April 5. Dates are flexible. My question is basically the same as Judy asked on Nov. 29. Should we book now or is there a possibility that, with the Euro becoming so expensive, fewer Americans will be traveling and fares will come down?

    Comment by Bill D'Amour — December 28, 2007 @ 2:37 pm

34. How come I am not able to acess the deals that you are talking about, when I click on the Bus Class, or First class section on your web site, all it says “Please wait Results are loading”
    It is very frustrating. Can some one call me @303-507-1625 to expalin what I am doing wrong.
    Thanks Alex

    Comment by alex — December 29, 2007 @ 12:03 am

35. My wife and I had an idea to add spice to our travels. It stems from a conversation I had one time on an international flight when a man said he just walked up and bought the ticket for some low fare. We were thinking of showing up at the Seattle airport with just carryons and a passport.
    1. If we just want to fly internationally (no connections), can we get cheap walk up fares for available seats?
    2. If we can find cheap fares, is it possible to do the return process in the same way, given we are very flexible with our time?
    Love the site and have a bundle of fare alerts. I tell all my friends about it.
    Thanks.

    Comment by Joe Dauer — January 2, 2008 @ 5:23 pm

36. I live in Des Moines IA and trying to get cheap airfare out of this airport is rediculous. They almost never run specials. Any suggestions on how I can get cheaper air fare with out driving for hours to Kansas City or Omaha?

    I am looking at a family vacation hopefully the end of Feb or in March and airfare I am not privilaged enough to be able to take advantage of some of the spectacular deals that they have going on.

    Comment by Amanda — January 4, 2008 @ 1:42 am

37. When will you begin to publish business and first class fares for international travel as you do today for domestic flights? thx.

    Comment by Mo K Wong — January 4, 2008 @ 4:49 am

38. Dear Rick,

    My wife and I are taking my 80 year-old mother to Ireland in fall ‘08. Are you aware of any escorted tours that specialize in working with older people? Her health is fine, but she’d prefer not to have to do a lot of walking. Also, given the choice, would it be better to arrive and depart thru Shannon instead of Dublin? Thank you!

    Comment by E J Purdy — January 4, 2008 @ 9:58 am

39. What all-inclusive family destinations do you recommend besides “Beaches.”? What website is out there that compiles such information?

    Comment by Elisa — January 4, 2008 @ 10:07 am

40. Why are flights to Winnipeg YWG from Chicago and other US cities sooo expensive, about 2-3 times as much as a longer flight within the US? It seems crazy that any time there are deals or cheap flights, this route is excluded, although flight time is short (1h 40m from Chicago).
    Thank you!

    Comment by Sally — January 4, 2008 @ 11:34 am

41. Hi Rick,

    I have a question can you tell me if this company at this website http://www.planetamex.com/?gclid=CJfP7fGT3ZACFQp7PAodBxe-YA
    is a good company to get Business Class tickets? I have found no reviews on them to say whether they are or not.

    Thanks for your input

    Gary

    Comment by Gary — January 4, 2008 @ 2:04 pm

42. What exactly do people look at when you show your passport and enter the United States (or UK for example). I am very curious…
    Thanks,
    Melinda Gardner

    Comment by Melinda Gardner — January 4, 2008 @ 2:46 pm

43. Hi Rick,

    Are the first class airfares that show up on the MyTrip alerts Y-Up or Q-Up fares, or are they some other fare? I have read through the many articles on your website, but I don’t see where these low first class fares are accessible. You mention that most people who fly first class don’t pay the full rate, but the approximately $1600 fare to the New England area seems pretty full to me. How can I get access to the discounted first class fares that you emphasize on your website?

    Any information you can provide would be appreciated.

    Michelle

    Comment by Michelle — January 4, 2008 @ 5:38 pm

44. Hi Rick,

    Just wondering if you had heard that AirTran was no longer offering non-stop service from Akron to Las Vegas. I had booked a flight leaving June 11, 2008 and returning June 21, 2008 non-stop. I happen to be on their site and was checking my seat assignment when I noticed they had changed my flights. I had no notification from them. After a phone call I was told they had stopped the non-stop service, and since my flights was so far out they would send the notification as the time got closer. I am lucky I was checking seat assignment as the flight they put our party of 4 on had a 5-hour lay over in Atlanta. I was able to change the time but seating was very limited. If they should bring back the non-stop flight, should they be obligated to allow us to change our flight and put us back on our non-stop. Very frustrating.

    Comment by Margie JOnes — January 5, 2008 @ 10:25 pm

45. Hi Rick

    Please advise the size and allowed weight for carry on luggage

    Comment by Art — January 6, 2008 @ 3:21 pm

46. Rick,
    My wife & I will be flying back from South Padre Island, TX on 1/22 after a fishing trip and would like to check or carry-on a cooler with frozen fish for the return flight on Continental & US Air. Is ice OK to take on board? Dry ice?
    If not, how about blue ice?

    Comment by Kent Walton — January 8, 2008 @ 11:34 am

47. Rick,

    I’ve had the CLT to DEN flight on on the site for about 2 months. How in the world did you miss the $214 price for the trip on my specific dates, or for that matter, on your email alerts.

    Good thing I was checking cause 7 of us booked that flight. Hope you do a better job in the future.

    The flight was originally about $500.

    Thanks,

    Dean

    Comment by Dean — January 8, 2008 @ 6:46 pm

48. A year ago due to job uncertainty, I waited until the month before our trip from IAD to GCM and got a rate on Delta of approx $143.00/person each way. Even the best rates you are finding me now for my next trip in June are double that! Do you recomend waiting as I did last year?

    Comment by Don C — January 9, 2008 @ 12:03 am

49. Rick - Am planning a trip for 4 to Honolulu from 8/4 - 8/14 - dates are somewhat flexible. So far, have found flight from Chattanooga to HNL for about $875 each - one stop in Houston. Can’t seem to find the cheaper 1st class you discussed from any city near Chatt (ATL, Nashville, Knoxville) Is this typical due to the destination? Also, would you book this price now (non refundable) or wait a bit to watch the market? Don’t see the price of fuel going down any time soon…. Thanks for your input. Love the site - use it always.

    Comment by Amanda Rouse — January 10, 2008 @ 8:41 am

50. Hi Rick:
    I’m a bit baffled about FareCompare. I’ve listed a trip in “My Trips”, and have received several fare alerts, but I’m never able to find any such fares when I do another search. Not even close. I’ve read your Disclaimer, but I would think that after doing many repeated searches after several alerts I’d find an improved rate at least once. I’ve emailed the farecompare “feedback” twice about this, and never got a reply.

    Comment by Rick Poggenburg — January 10, 2008 @ 4:33 pm

51. Hi Rick,

    My wife and I take high school students on trips overseas and this summer we are going to New Zealand and Austrailia. Obviously, our “coach” airfare is included in our cost,my question: Is it possible and/or feasible to upgrade to business or first class? We won’t know the airline we will be using until a couple weeks before we leave in June

    Comment by Glenn Becker — January 10, 2008 @ 11:11 pm

52. I am platinum status for AA and I would like to know if there is any strategy for getting the same status with an AA partner like Cathay Pacific. I live in China now and fly on Cathay but I have very limited benifits because my Plat. status is with a partner of CP, not CP itself.

    Comment by Robert Harrison — January 11, 2008 @ 1:05 am

53. Hi Rick,

    What was the lowest fare from Newark, NJ to Brownsville, Texas?

    Thanks.

    Connie

    Comment by Connie — January 11, 2008 @ 2:26 am

54. Hi Rick,

    I have a question regarding passenger rights. My wife and 6 month old daughter are scheduled to fly British Airways to India (from Boston). We paid almost $600.00 for the ticket for my daughter.

    We were under the impression that since the reservation included an infant they would give my wife a seat in the front with the bassinet attachment. We heard from a friend that it was not guaranteed that we get a bassinet if there is an infant traveling along with you. So my wife call BA to check about this and was told that this was true. When she tried to reserve a bassinet they said that the Heathrow to India segment which is about 11 hours has only 2 sets that has the bassinet and they both were already taken. When she asked if they could move her to an earlier or later flight that had seats with bassinets she was told that to do that she has to pay the change fee. They said that the only options we had was to either purchase a second ticket to get two seats or to pay the change fee to move to another flight.

    We feel that since they knew at the time of reservation that an infant would be traveling they should either guarantee a bassinet or not sell the ticket or at the least let us know about this.

    My wife is worried about the strain on the baby if she is unable to lie down for more than 11 hours. Is there any way to lodge a grievance and remedy this situation.

    Thank you.

    Sudhanand Dayalan.

    Comment by Sudhanand Dyalan — January 14, 2008 @ 8:27 pm

55. I need to purchase airfare from DC to LA for the 4th of July weekend, as I am a bridesmaid in a wedding. The wedding schedule combined with my work schedule does not leave much flexibility in my travel days (I am pretty much locked in to heading out July 2 and returning July 6.) I was wondering, is there any chance that the price will drop down again? Or should I just purchase the already-somewhat-expensive airfare right now, before it goes up even more? Thanks.

    Comment by Katie — January 15, 2008 @ 7:09 pm

56. i emailed you a while ago..our family is planning a trip from balto to jackson, wy this summer in the beginning of july…you had said to wait to buy tickets so that you are within a 4 month window…given all the recent developments, is this still your advice? …thanks

    Comment by linda — January 15, 2008 @ 10:22 pm

57. Dear Rick, We are trying to plan a trip to Huatulco Mx, any way to get flights lower than 668.00 3 adults from Chicago to Huatulco, March 13 to March 24, 2008. Thank you anne.

    Comment by anne — January 24, 2008 @ 10:41 am

58. Hi Rick, I have just found this site, and wish to ask for your comment on something I think is important. A friend and I were returning from New York to Atlanta November 2007; the flight was delayed for over 3 hours, making arrival in Atlanta about 1 a.m. We are both elderly, have COPD, and I was on a 4-legged cane. I told the attendant in NY we would need assistance when we got to Atlanta, but on arrival there was noone around. No airport employee, security, or any one to assist us. The airport was under renovation, the train was not running, leaving two elderly women to walk from the gate to the baggage through small areas, etc. After stopping many times, using inhalers and resting my leg (leaning against the makeshift wall), we were completely alone over half way. Getting to baggage, everyone had left except one lady waiting on her ride. We were absolutely horrified there was NO SECURITY, NO AIRPORT EMPLOYEE, NO ONE! She left, and we were outside baggage waiting on our ride and was approached by a homeless man wanting money, and thanked God our ride got there then. I called the airline, the airport manager, even Clark Howard(local TV station), as well as emailing the a/p mgr, and was more astounded no one cared. I was told there was security, we just didn’t see them. IF there was, why didn’t they come assist us? It was obvious we needed help, but I don’t believe there was anybody around; they were just making excuses. I still travel, but make sure I leave and return early. Seems to me like security should be as good at 1 am as 6 pm. Thank you.

    Comment by Annette Keys — January 24, 2008 @ 1:01 pm

59. Does FareCompare maintain a current list fo the fuel surcharges charged by each domestic airline. If so, is it available to me?

    Comment by Rob Callahan — January 25, 2008 @ 2:25 pm

60. I live in northern New Mexico and I want to fly to Manzanillo, Mexico in mid Febuary. Can I find better fares and shorter flights by departing from some other airport than Albuquerque? Thx.

    Comment by Steve — January 29, 2008 @ 12:10 am

61. Rick-

    Love the site! I travel a lot so the alerts help for making business trips.

    I have family in North Dakota and we travel regularly between DTW and MOT (Minot). The price for tickets have sky rocketed to over $530 RT. Why is it I can fly my family to Frankfurt, Germany cheaper than Minot, North Dakota?

    We live in a hub city (DTW) and NWA is the only game in town for MOT.

    Comment by Robert Wheaton — January 29, 2008 @ 10:23 am

62. Can you tell me if I have any solid grounds for demanding some redress about this.
    In searching for flights from NYC to Quito I found a flight that was listed as business class for a very good price. There were other options from the same site listed as economy that were less expensive. I purchased the tickets and received an e-mail confirmation listing the reservation as business. I called yesterday to book seats and was told by the agent that he could not access the business section of the plane (He agreed that the reservation was business) and that I would have to call the airline. I called the airline and was told that my reservation was economy. The agency’s response is “sorry” but since I did not specify business in my original search they do not have to honor the business designation on my reservation.
    Is there somewhere I can go to at least complain, if not to get what I want?
    Thanks

    Comment by Charles Cross — January 31, 2008 @ 2:22 pm

63. I have two sons, ages 22 and 28. They would like to take a cruise in May but we don’t have a clue where to go and on what cruise line. They’re not into historical touring - just would like to have fun.

    Comment by Debbie Brinkworth — February 2, 2008 @ 10:41 pm

64. We travel to Rio de Janeiro almost yearly to visit family. Typically we go sometime around July/August for 3 or 4 weeks. Do you have any advice for timing ticket purchases for SFO - GIG? Does the 4 month rule have any bearing on such an international destination? Thanks!

    Comment by Rolf — February 4, 2008 @ 8:03 pm

65. I was recently at SFO airport and on the security line, the TSA agent allowed a woman to go through with baby bottles. I heard the agent tell the woman that bottles of juice and milk are allowed, just not water. Not that I’m begrudging a child his or her nourishment, but what makes an open bottle of juice or milk allowed for a mother, but the rest of us can’t bring in a sealed bottle of water (and then have to pay an exhorbitant price for one in the airport)?

    Comment by Denise Gardner — February 6, 2008 @ 5:59 pm

66. Rick–love your site! I am planning a trip to Sydney in July, perhaps for two people, from a tiny market (SGF). I am platinum on American, my traveling companion is not. Is it smarter to pay full fare from here (coach = around $2500), use miles to get to Hawaii and catch a business class only carrier (cannot think of the name), or some other approach? I have to travel somewhat exact dates, but have a little wiggle room. (Preference would be to pay for one, use miles as much as possible for second.) Thanks for your advice!

    Comment by leigh — February 7, 2008 @ 11:30 am

67. i am planning a trip from cmh to honolulu for 10 people and from new orleans to honolulu for 5 people in june…a couple years ago i payed $650 for these flights….now prices are sky high!! around $1100!! should i wait a little longer to see what prices are going to do? or is this the new norm?

    Comment by david c — February 8, 2008 @ 12:19 am

68. Rick,

    We live in Boise Idaho and my husband works in Alaska on the North Slope on a 4 week on/2 week off schedule. What is the best way for us to purchase the cheapest tickets back and forth on a regular basis? He typically flies Alaska Air because of the company flight connections out of Anchorage. But it seems we are still paying around $700 per ticket. Help please! Thanks.

    Comment by C Matosich — February 10, 2008 @ 4:27 pm

69. Rick,
    Is there an easy way to find the cost of an unaccompanied minor flying? I have checked websites and it is very confusing. Would it be better for me to call the airlines directly? Thank you for any help.
    Kathy

    Comment by Kathy — February 12, 2008 @ 11:12 am

70. Rick,

    I tried to access your “Insider Tip of the Week” about how to get hotel rooms cheap using your “stunningly simple secret,” but I was crushed to find that all of your alert emails I get have links that are “no longer in your database” after a while. I save your wonderfully insightful emails as a reference for the pearls of wisdom that you offer in them, but now I see that I can’t access those pearls after a short period of time that the email arrives. I understand why the airfare deals would no longer be valid, but the tips and articles?

    Anyway, I have family coming to California from Canada and Australia, and must plan a trip to Las Vegas in March. I’d really like to know what your tips are about getting good rates at a nice hotel on the strip. Thanks for all of your great advice!!

    Comment by Maria — February 17, 2008 @ 1:23 pm

71. I love the idea of alerts for fares but it doesn’t allow for multiple destinations. Am I doing something wrong or is that simply not offered by fare compare? I want to fly from NY into Madrid, stay a few days, fly into Barcelona, stay a few days then fly home to NY. Most airlines won’t give you info unless they fly between Madrid and Barcelona. I’m hoping you add this feature. Most airline frequent flyer programs require you to fly in and out of the same airport. Why is that? Having to fly into Madrid, then to Barcelona and back to Madrid to fly home is a waste of time and money. Any suggestions other then deal with it? thanks

    Comment by Karen Herman — February 17, 2008 @ 5:56 pm

72. I knoticed when inquireing about fares to Canada from the USA the quotes are in Canadian dollars. Why not also provide the US dollar equivalent. thank you

    Comment by sandy leavitt — February 18, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

73. My son has received his orders to leave for Kuwait the 1st week in March. Wife & I would like to fly from Florida Treasure Coast area to Norfolk area to say goodbye & good luck to our son before he leaves. Any suggestions for cheap flights? Thanks.

    Comment by Ray — February 19, 2008 @ 10:01 am

74. Rick,

    I love your site - I find it more useful in making travel decisions than anything else I have seen. Keep up the great work.

    I am planning a trip with my wife in June and currently looking for the best airfare deal. We will be flying from one of the airports in the New York City area, and flying to Austin TX. We want to spend a week or more, but definitely need to be in town for an event on Saturday June 7. The trip would preferably extend through the following weekend, but we can be flexible.

    According to FareCompare, the prices haven’t been changing much, and are currently only two-star rated, with the lowest available shown as $325 round trip. Southwest is advertising a sale until Thursday, and it looks like I could get two round-trip tickets from Long Island to Austin for just over $500 total. Should I snatch this up, or would you advise waiting another month or so?

    Thanks for your time and help,
    Zach

    Comment by Zach — February 19, 2008 @ 10:31 am

75. Hi Rick,
    I have never travelled to Europe. I am planning a trip from Mumbai, India, to Varna, Bulgaria. Could you advise me on how to fly to the destination and include a different stopover of one day while travelling to and fro? Please advise me on the cheapest way to do so since I am a budget traveller. Also the fact that I might not be going to Europe again. Thanks.

    Comment by Rajendra Joshi — February 20, 2008 @ 10:13 pm

76. Hey Rick,Family of ~10 adults/1 child going to Vegas for Thanksgiving (Tues-Sat). #1-any ideas on where to go for a great T-giving dinner? #2-websites to check for the “best”/most organized way to check out the Grand Canyon? #3- your thoughts/insights about staying in MGM owned apartment-style hotel? Family members are traveling from DC, Chicago, Atlanta.
    Thanks, Cathy

    Comment by Cathy Haver — February 22, 2008 @ 1:03 am

77. I had been watching the flight prices for MSP - FLL roundtrip for 12/26/08 to 1/4/09 and they were high according to farecompare so I kept watching. Then yesterday the flight price more than doubled and there aren’t any coach seats available. Since this flight is more than 10 months away and only recently became available to book - How can all the coach seats suddenly be booked? Do travel agents buy all the seats speculating that they will sell them in a package deal? Is there anyway to find out who bought them all?

    Comment by Jane — February 22, 2008 @ 11:27 am

78. A great site, but no use to me in Australia.
    I had completed a reservation when I came to enter my address and found Australia is not listed as one of the countries.
    Most disappointing. It looks like you can only use this site if you live overseas in America or Europe.

    Comment by Maureen Sykes — February 26, 2008 @ 7:48 am

79. I’ve been watching fares from STL to DEN for an April visit. Last month, there were several nonstop options on AA. Today there are none. I’m guessing those nonstop routes have been discontinued, but can’t find any information. Any suggestions on how to check that kind of news from airlines? (Or, more specifically, to find out about my specific need?) Did find, via Google but not with an AA site search, a relatively recent “news” story on AA about added nonstops, but nothing about what might have been taken away.

    Comment by Cool Callie — February 27, 2008 @ 1:15 am

80. Is it “safe” to buy a roundtrip ticket and only use it one way? I’ve heard the airlines are “criacking down” on people who do this but have never heard of anyone being penalized.

    Comment by Carol — February 27, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

81. Rick,
    Enjoyed visiting with you last night at Chris’ birthday party. Hope your company is an incredible success. Will try you out on next trip.

    Harry

    Comment by Harry Bauge — February 28, 2008 @ 8:32 pm

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