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You may be traveling with children; need to find out more about bereavement fares; or are having your children travel as unaccompanied minors. You may want to try and have a more comfortable flight, or find out what the currency exchange is at your destination. Articles and links covering tips and tools for air travel.
Types of Airfares and Airline Tickets - Types of Airfares
When booking a ticket, regardless of whether it is using a published or unpublished fare, there are letters that are assigned to different fares. These letters indicate the class of service, not simply indicating economy or business class, but rather the type of fare that was purchased.
Holiday / High Season Air Travel Guide
A guide to holiday and peak season travel - from finding airfares, to the airport experience, and what happens when flights delay and cancel.
Air Travel with Pets - Rules, Regulations and Fees for Travel…
A list of several airlines and what their policies are regarding the transport of pets.
Air Travel and Traveling with Your Pet on the Airlines
Traveling with pets is not always easy. In terms of air travel some airlines allow for the carriage of pets while others do not. Pets travel in approved kennels in either the cargo hold or in the passenger cabin.
Have Pet, Will Travel - Air Travel and Traveling with Your Pet on the Airlines
Time of year, and international travel are just two factors that can affect traveling with your pet. In terms of comfort, there are a few quick tips to consider as well.
Air Travel and Traveling with Your Pet on the Airlines
Traveling with pets is not always easy. In terms of air travel some airlines allow for the carriage of pets while others do not. Pets travel in approved kennels in either the cargo hold or in the passenger cabin.
Air Travel FAQ - Questions and Answers About Air Travel
Air Travel FAQ - Questions and Answers About Air Travel...in this part, a series of questions and answers received from About.com Air Travel readers, and my replies.
Types of Airfares and Airline Tickets
Looking at the differences between published and unpublished airfares.
Fare Talk - All Types of Airfares
Starting with the basics - what is an airfare?
Find the Best Airfare - Tips for Finding Cheap, Discounted, A…
Several tips for getting the best airfare possible.
Travel Tips for Safe Air Travel Trips
You've packed your luggage and planned your flight itinerary. Travel tips covering how to stay in contact, protect yourself in airports, etc. are considerations that should be a part of every air travel schedule.
Oversells and Bumping
The oversold flight, just another joy of air travel! What is an oversold flight? Why are flights overbooked? And what are my options if my flight has too many passengers, and not enough seats? Follow the twists and turns of the oversold flight.
Airline Flights Canceled, Delayed and Rule 240, or Possible C…
Rule 240 - often cited, often misunderstood, Rule 240 can often be employed when a flight is delayed, canceled, or you have misconnected and it's the airline's fault. Read more about what Rule 240 is, and how it affects your right to travel.
Air Travel Assistance - First Time Flyers and Fear of Flying
It is okay to be afraid of flying, there is certainly a loss of control when you are sitting in a narrow seat, 30,000 feet above the earth, and the plane is shaking through an area of turbulence.
Fare Talk - Types of Airfares
You don't always know what you are going to get when you purchase an airline ticket. Why is it that every person on a flight may have paid a different price to fly? Can you change or cancel your tickets, and if so, at what cost?
Tips for Using Your Frequent Flyer Miles
So you want to travel for free? One of the only real, tried and true ways to do so is through accumulating and then redeeming your frequent flyer miles for flights. American Airlines is the airline that first introduced the frequent flyer program, and they have some tips for earning and redeeming miles for travel.
Access-able Air Travel
Information and travel tips for passengers with physical limitations or disabilities for navigating from check-in, through airport security screening, and onto your flight.
Air Travel for Passengers with Physical Challenges
Air Travel is already a challenge! Passengers with a physical disability must contend with a greater challenge to comfortable travel in the air. This feature is about accessibility, and having a more comfortable flight.
American Airlines' Top 10 Travel Tips
There are a number of ways for travelers to reduce the trials and tribulations of summer travel and help make their experience easier and more convenient.
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