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Hawaiian airlines offers free flights to the mainland

Hawaiian airlines offers free flights to the mainland Nov 17th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Hawaii seems like a beautiful place to live - great coffee, awesome surf conditions, nearly perfect weather at all times. But, hundreds of miles out in the Pacific, I imagine it starts to feel a bit isolated, especially with the high cost of flights from the islands back to the mainland US. But for those Hawaiian islanders looking to get away to the rest of the US for a while, Hawaiian airlines, ...

British Airways offers free companion fare

British Airways offers free companion fare Oct 1st, 2009 at 2:30PM: Fly on British Airways between now and January 29, 2010 and you could earn a free companion fare for your next flight. To get the free ticket, you need to sign up for the Executive Club (which is free) and take a round-trip flight to any one of the 300 destinations to which the airline flies. Then, book another ticket January 4 to July 30, 2010 for travel January 11 to December 15, 2010. You'll ...

Enter to win a free trip from Seattle to Reykjavik on Icelandair

Enter to win a free trip from Seattle to Reykjavik on Icelandair Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Iceland. Just the name makes you shiver. But despite its frigid moniker, Iceland is surprisingly warm, especially during the long days of summer. With almost 24 hours of daylight, it's the perfect time to explore the country's other-worldly landscape. Watch geysers erupt, scamper over moss-covered former lava fields, stand in the shadows of plunging waterfalls, hike through rifts in the earth's ...

Australian "free" fares must be free from now on

Australian May 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: It's a seductive little move: offer free flights, and then slap the passenger with taxes and additional fees. Tiger Airways just did it this month. It attracts potential customers, generates buzz ... all the good stuff that an airline needs in this market. A new law, however, is going to bring all this to a close. Air carriers will have to disclose all the "extra" costs up fronts, and free, for ...

Bare butt (flight) bargains in Britain

Bare butt (flight) bargains in Britain Mar 13th, 2009 at 2:00PM: You'll do anything for a free flight, right? You'll stand at the counter and yell and scream at some gate agent for half an hour while a line that stretches back to the next terminal wait with looks of increasing contempt. You'll get up in the middle of the night to enter every online contest you can find first. But, would you strip to your skin – in the company of 998 other non-professional ...

Play this free, on-line, animated travel game to compete for prizes

Play this free, on-line, animated travel game to compete for prizes Oct 31st, 2008 at 9:00AM: Never mind the prizes you might win by playing the interactive, animated game Race for the Sky at iloho.com, a travel Website. It's a fun way to while away time, even if you don't win. Ever since Emma Torry, a blogger at iloho sent us the link to the game, I've played it six times, trying my darnedest to get Marcos to his flight on time. See, he has slept through his alarm, and with a couple ...

Airline Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Free Flights for All

Airline Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Free Flights for All Oct 22nd, 2008 at 1:00PM: United Arab Emirates-based Air Arabia will be celebrating its 5th birthday with a special treat for its customers. Everyone flying on the Persian Gulf's original low-cost carrier on October 28th will fly for free. Passengers are still expected to pay any applicable airport taxes and fees. The free flights are for one day only and only include one-way service. Before you get excited, you should ...

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