Airports, Airlines, And Airplanes
Leavin' on a jet plane? Learn how to make online air travel reservations, find airports, get airline information, and view real-time flight tracking data. Read on...
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Travelocity
All trips begin with planning and reservations. And my favorite site for vacation and travel planning is Travelocity. They offer one-stop shopping for airline tickets, vacation packages, car rentals and hotel accommodations. If you're looking for a way to research business or vacation trips and book travel plans online, you should definitely pop in for a visit.
Travelocity - http://www.travelocity.com
About.Com Travel
We've mentioned About.com several times in Tourbus, because it's an excellent collection of sites, each maintained by an expert in that subject. The About.com Travel site is a great place to look for information on travel to almost any place on the globe. You'll find info on Air Travel, Bed & Breakfasts, Business Travel, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises, Theme Parks and Traveling With Kids. There are also guide sites specific to popular travel destinations, countries, states, and cities. The "New York City for Visitors" site, for example, gives insider tips on riding the NYC subway.
About Travel - http://home.about.com/travel
Airport Information Worldwide
If you're looking for links to official airport websites, airlines and travel services in over 200 countries, we've got you covered, everywhere from Austria to Zimbabwe. Information at the first site listed below is available in English, French, German, Spanish. You'll find help with Airport Guides, Tourist Attractions, and international Travel, Cruise and Weather Guides.
World Airport Guide - http://www.worldairportguide.com
Airports of the World - http://www.hotelstravel.com/airports.html
The UK Airport Guide offers information you'll need when planning your trip how-to-get-there directions and advice, contact telephone numbers for local taxi, bus, and trains, local accommodation, and airport parking. Covers all major airports in England, Scotland and Ireland.
UK Airport Guide - http://www.a2btravel.com/airports
And Then You Wait...
Okay, your trip is planned, and the departure day has arrived. You drive like a fool to the airport and then, you wait. But for how long? If you're flying from or to an airport in North America, Uncle Sam has some stats that may help to answer that question. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has detailed information regarding airline punctuality. To find out how likely you are to encounter a delay with your airline, check here:
Transportation Statistics - http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/airline_ontime_statistics
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides security checkpoint wait time information to help travelers plan their flight departures. The wait times are historical (not real-time) so your actual wait time may vary.
Airport Wait Times - http://waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html
If you make it through the checkpoint without setting off any lights or buzzers, you can proceed to the gate, and wait. The Federal Aviation Administration has a website that offers data on arrival and departure delays at most major airports. A graphical display shows green, yellow, orange and red dots to indicate how long you may have to wait in the airport, or on the plane for take-off and landing.
Arrival & Departure Delays - http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Dude, Where's My Plane?
Are you meeting a friend at the airport? Track a flight, with this graphical real-time monitor that shows the flight path on a map, along with the aircraft's altitude, speed and estimated arrival time.
Flight Tracker - http://www.flightview.com
Got any air travel tips? Post your comments below...
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FlightAware is a more detailed live flight tool, and it is free! It focuses on specific airports and shows all traffic for that airport. You can also track a specific flight, inbound or outbound. http://flightaware.com |
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I am a reader and admirer of the tourbus, even it's name appeals to me. As an experienced travel agent may i recommend a most important source of information? |
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Bob, As a long time subscriber to your newletter, and wgn listener, I am surprised that you list Travelocity as you do. I know that they may be the biggest, but very often are not the least expensive...by quite a bit. EDITOR'S NOTE: I welcome your input as to alternatives. Let's pretend I want to fly from Newark to Phoenix next Tuesday. Find the best price on Travelocity and your favorite travel site. I'll be happy to add other sites to the article! |
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want to know all there is about travel get a hold of "How to Travel Practically Anywhere" by susan stellin. it's like a bible for travellers whether it be your annual trip to the family or you travel each week for work. everything from cancelletion reembursment, airmiles, upgrades, find packages, rental cars, foreign hurdles!..... brilliant book. read the reviews then buy it! |
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i heard the woman who wrote the book on Ohio radio last week and my wife bought the book for our son who is going to europe this summer. it has a lot of information that would takehours to find. a real timesaving guide. thumbs up from the mcnulty family. we couldn't get it in our local book store we had to send to barnes and noble! lots of other good travel info on the site too bob. where do you get the time? |
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Good heavens...don't forget seatguru.com...a godsend for anyone over 5'6" tall! |
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