TSA Fees Doubling Today But NOT for Security

The TSA security fees you pay for airline tickets are doubling as of today.  You'll also have to pay extra TSA fees if you have layover legs longer than 4 hours.

Here's the news article on the mater.

To make matters worse, most of the 17 billion dollars, in extra revenue they're expected to rake in over the next 10 years will be going to fund other government spending and not security.  Congress passed this as a part of their previous budget deal.


The only way to get it reversed is to write your member of Congress.  It's an election year.  If enough travelers write in to THEIR member, this thing might get reversed or at least revised so that airport security fees get used, I don't know, for AIRPORT SECURITY. ;-)

Spirit Airlines is embracing the hatred they spawn! Calling Customers Cheap Asses in New Video!

Spirit Airlines generates a lot of hate and apparently, rightly so.   They've been surveyed to have the RUDEST Flight Attendants & have been found to be one of the Worst Companies in America.

So what's a low rent airline to do? Why EMRACE the HATE.
Spirit is giving away 8,000 "Spirit Miles" to those that hate on them (or another airline) with a 140 character tweet.

If that's not PR dumb enough, they cut a video on it saying that they have cheap seats for "cheap asses" & repeat some of the vulgar things people think of them.  I kid you not!

Ode to Hate from Spirit Airlines on Vimeo.


Apparently they believed some PR schmo on Madison Avenue that told them any attention is good attention. 


#Dumb #INSANE_AIRLINE

Great Summer Travel Discount Deals as of 07-10-14...

Just received the following deals from in my in-box:


Save up to 50% Off + Disney Park Hopper Ticket Deals & Free Days at Universal.  Book now through 7/31/14 and travel through 9/15/14.

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Save up to 50% off+ Instant flight credits up to $150 in Oahu, Hawaii! Book now through 7/31/14 and travel through 9/30/14.

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How to do BIG Vacations DEBT FREE

Here's our latest video on how to take big vacations debt free:




I'm still waiting on Katie to let me out of the bag. It's a good thing we've got Wi-Fi in the house ;-) -Jerry

American Airlines Flight SALE!!!

American Airlines Flight Sale: Flights starting at $105 Roundtrip with Travelocity! Ends 5/31/14.

Orlando Vacation Planning: Air & Hotel

Are you a first time traveler or a young couple with kids looking to save money on a trip to Orlando Florida?

Wondering how to find deals on airfare and hotels?  We've been several times and offer tips from our experiences. 

Travel News: First Online Travel Agency to Offer Flights+Amtrak...

05-13-14 Travel news from Cheapair.com:

CheapAir.com has just become the first online travel agency in the United States to offer both flight and Amtrak railway reservations on a single website. Travelers may now mix and match flight and railway fares to create the most convenient and cost-effective travel itineraries available online.

Now Available: See Amtrak fares in your flight search


If you're heading to Sin City, you can Get $10 off your flight to Las Vegas - This week only!

Coupon codes for Cheap-o-Air...

Just got this in my email:
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And...
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319 days to Orlando!

The countdown is on.  T minus 319 days until we get on an airplane and head for sunny Florida.


I'm chomping at the bit to go ahead and book our flight, but I'm restraining myself.

Most travel agents will tell you that the BEST deals on airfare happen 6-8 weeks prior to the scheduled departure.

So the big question now is, can I hold out that long??  ;-)


-Jerry

Starting a New YouTube Travel Channel and Blog: The Getaway



Well we're in the process of starting a new YouTube travel channel and all of the associated things that go with that.  

We used to watch The Travel Channel on TV all the time, but it's gone downhill fast.  Now it's mainly populated by food shows and ghost hunters.  They ought to change their name to The Paranormal Food Network ;)

Katie and I LOVE going to Florida and travel in general.  We've been to Orlando and Pensacola four years in a row and we wanted to share our passion with you.

This blog will be a home for the many links, discounts, steals & deals, that we find along the way and can share with you.  Once we get the channel up and running it's going to be great, it's going to be fun, and my hope is, it's going to SAVE YOU money on your trips.  In fact, we'll show you how you can take HUGE trips and come home without a mountain of debt hanging over your head.  Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done, that you have to put it on a credit card because that's just flat not true.

We're planning a BIG trip to Orlando Florida (about 320 days from now) and that will be our early focus with the channel.  We'll cover ways to save on airfare, hotel, parks, dining and much, much more. 

So I hope you'll follow us on here, join us on YouTube when we get it up and running within the next week or two (We'll post a link when it's firing on most of it's cylinders) and join us on our facebook page too:  https://www.facebook.com/YouTubeGetaway

Thanks and happy travels,
Jerry & Katie