The summer months are right around the corner and for many, this means it is time for a vacation! The era of the "staycation" may be behind us and more and more people are looking to travel. While there are great tourist destinations all over the world, there are many great places to visit within one's own country. Either way, you are going to need transportation and with gas prices being what they are these days, driving is not likely to be a viable option.
While there is always the bus, roads don't go across the oceans; depending on where you plan on going, you may be forced to take a plane. However, planes can be less expensive than you might think - particularly if you go through a travel agent or agency. Traditional travel agencies are near extinct now, though. They have been replaced by online sites that allow you to fashion your own travel packages, offering rates for transportation, lodging, and more.
Take kuwait airways online booking as an example. If you wish to vacation in the Middle East, there are great beaches, nightclubs, and restaurants everywhere, but do not let eh name fool you. Kuwait Airways has flights worldwide and may be the cheapest you can find no matter where you are vacationing. Online, you are able to compare prices in a single window. On some sites, you simply enter the information about your vacation and it does the rest, finding the best priced airline and lodging in the area to which you are traveling. Even if you have to manually search for the best deal, everything you need is on one site.
Even if you put off planning to the last minute, you should be able to fashion a great vacation plan online in a matter of hours - even minutes!
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Iron Man 2 Premiere to be Held in L.A.
Originally scheduled to premiere in London, the Iron Man 2 premiere has been moved to Los Angeles (as of the time of this writing), due to the flight problems they are still experiencing across The Pond. A volcano in Iceland has been spewing ash for several days, and though news reports this morning say that flights will resume today, the Iron Man 2 premiere has been rescheduled and moved to Los Angeles.
A special screening of the movie may still take place in London on the 26th - the day on which it was scheduled to premiere there.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
A special screening of the movie may still take place in London on the 26th - the day on which it was scheduled to premiere there.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
On Kevin Smith's Southwestern Flight Issues
Director and comic book writer and retailer, Kevin Smith, took to his Twitter account and vlog to denounce Southwestern Airlines' treatment of him following an incident in which Smith was disallowed boarding on a Southwestern flight. The Cop-Out director was seated on another Southwestern flight and made it to his destination, but quickly took to his Twitter account and has been denouncing the airline and its service for days now.
Apparently, Southwestern has a policy which forces overweight passengers to pay for two tickets. However, Smith was bumped from his original flight and had to buy new tickets, for which only one was available. When attendants saw that Smith could not fit comfortably into one seat with the armrests down - their means for determining such things - they could not allow him to continue on the flight.
I empathize with both sides in this dispute. After all, I'm no fan of fatties... sorry. I know a ton (ha!) of them and none of them are happy, none of them are healthy, and every last one of them would lose that weight in a heartbeat... if only there wasn't so much work involved. And, by saying that, I do not mean that fat people are "lazy," simply that few of them are willing to go to the lengths necessary to - specifically - lose weight. It is unhealthy all the way around, affecting them physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. Of course, I'm no fan of public humiliation or separatism.
Two things here, right off the bat: Southwestern has an understandable policy, but this was a special case - and not because Kevin Smith is a celebrity, but because he was bumped from his original flight! Southwestern absolutely should have made an exception in this case specifically because it was their problem which caused this fuck-up in the first place!
When your company gets so large that it cannot reasonably accommodate one customer without upsetting the entire business, you have a serious internal issue - talk about bloat! Like Smith said, he knows he's overweight and he usually buys two seats, but this was a situation out of his control - and Southwestern's, too, apparently - so everyone should have been forced to compromise... because Southwestern screwed-up. His next-door passenger would have been no more considerably distressed for having to spend a few hours in somewhat uncomfortable seating than Smith was by having to take another flight, and if he was, then Southwestern should have taken the hit and offered him compensation for an unfortunate situation for which the company was responsible.
Kevin Smith does need to slim-down, he usually does buy two tickets, and Southwestern is the one to fault for the entire incident. Is Smith making too big a deal of it? Possibly, but these corporations are consistently taking things too far these days, so - like Christians - it's far past time we all started making major incidents out of rather commonplace "misunderstandings." God knows the airlines do.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Apparently, Southwestern has a policy which forces overweight passengers to pay for two tickets. However, Smith was bumped from his original flight and had to buy new tickets, for which only one was available. When attendants saw that Smith could not fit comfortably into one seat with the armrests down - their means for determining such things - they could not allow him to continue on the flight.
I empathize with both sides in this dispute. After all, I'm no fan of fatties... sorry. I know a ton (ha!) of them and none of them are happy, none of them are healthy, and every last one of them would lose that weight in a heartbeat... if only there wasn't so much work involved. And, by saying that, I do not mean that fat people are "lazy," simply that few of them are willing to go to the lengths necessary to - specifically - lose weight. It is unhealthy all the way around, affecting them physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. Of course, I'm no fan of public humiliation or separatism.
Two things here, right off the bat: Southwestern has an understandable policy, but this was a special case - and not because Kevin Smith is a celebrity, but because he was bumped from his original flight! Southwestern absolutely should have made an exception in this case specifically because it was their problem which caused this fuck-up in the first place!
When your company gets so large that it cannot reasonably accommodate one customer without upsetting the entire business, you have a serious internal issue - talk about bloat! Like Smith said, he knows he's overweight and he usually buys two seats, but this was a situation out of his control - and Southwestern's, too, apparently - so everyone should have been forced to compromise... because Southwestern screwed-up. His next-door passenger would have been no more considerably distressed for having to spend a few hours in somewhat uncomfortable seating than Smith was by having to take another flight, and if he was, then Southwestern should have taken the hit and offered him compensation for an unfortunate situation for which the company was responsible.
Kevin Smith does need to slim-down, he usually does buy two tickets, and Southwestern is the one to fault for the entire incident. Is Smith making too big a deal of it? Possibly, but these corporations are consistently taking things too far these days, so - like Christians - it's far past time we all started making major incidents out of rather commonplace "misunderstandings." God knows the airlines do.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Stays in Vegas
We all know that what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas, but few of us know where the best place for it to stay is! i4vegas.com is the best place to search for the perfect Vegas hotel for your vacation, with their detailed information and photographs, you can easily compare rates, availability, and locations. Their streamlined, two-step booking process makes finding and booking your hotel simple - as over 25,000 unique visitors a day have discovered.
Don't let finding the right hotel for the right price become your major planning step; use i4vegas.com to find and book your hotel, and spend your time on which shows you're going to see, which restaurants you're going to try, and which casinos are going to get your son's college money!
Don't let finding the right hotel for the right price become your major planning step; use i4vegas.com to find and book your hotel, and spend your time on which shows you're going to see, which restaurants you're going to try, and which casinos are going to get your son's college money!
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Give the Gift of NYC
Now this here is one of the coolest ideas I have heard of in a while and something all major cities should look into and consider for themselves:
New York City offers a fantastic New York CityPass, which includes admission to nearly all of their most famous attractions, including MoMA (Museum of Modern Art - they show Night of the Living Dead several times a day there, or at least, they used to - seriously!), the Guggenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and more.
Further, you get a trip to the top of the Empire State Building Observatory and a tour of the Manhattan skyline from aboard a Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise. The booklet of tickets also comes with a map, public transportation information, and insider tips on the attractions and the best times to visit!
CityPass allows visitors to skip the main lines getting into attractions, saving them time and frustration. It also saves them a ton of money because CityPass is 50% off the combined prices! It's only $65 for adults (it would be $130 if everything was bought separately) and $49 for kids ($89.50 otherwise)! The Winter CityPass runs from December 15th through March 15th, giving visitors a full 3 months to use their tickets and take advantage of their admissions.
Plus, CityPass can be delivered overnight, wrapped, with an inexpensive and personalized gift card.
Truly the perfect gift for any NYC resident or visitor, or the traveler(s) in your family!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Swiss Army Luggage
Everyone has heard of the Swiss Army Knife, but have you heard of Swiss Army luggage? Neither had I until now.
Not only does Swiss Army luggage carry your clothes and travel gear, it folds out to reveal a full-range stove (with oven!), the zipper transforms into a combination spatula/ladle/slotted spoon/drainer, the top becomes an ironing board (with iron!), and there's a mini-bar inside so you don't have to spend money on the hotel's!
Alright, I'm lying. But Swiss Army luggage is nice, utilitarian and fashionable, and available for a great price by following the link above!
Not only does Swiss Army luggage carry your clothes and travel gear, it folds out to reveal a full-range stove (with oven!), the zipper transforms into a combination spatula/ladle/slotted spoon/drainer, the top becomes an ironing board (with iron!), and there's a mini-bar inside so you don't have to spend money on the hotel's!
Alright, I'm lying. But Swiss Army luggage is nice, utilitarian and fashionable, and available for a great price by following the link above!
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