Sharing the tricks and tools of better travel
There was a lot of news last week when American Airlines announced a new feature that maps potential award flight destinations. Simply enter your home, where you want to go, dates, and how many miles you want to use. American will report back with various destinations that fit your needs. (HT to Mommy Points.) I think it's a fun new tool and one … [Read more...]
It's been a busy two days, evidenced by my lack of posting. Megan and I are off for a short vacation this weekend to the Oregon coast and to visit my family in Grants Pass. Maybe I'll get some writing done in the meantime. Also, for those of you in the New York area, I'll be in Manhattan June 1-7 at BlogWorld. Feel free to drop a line if you want … [Read more...]
I started out with an update on Hipmunk's flight search tool yesterday, and today I continue with an update on Hipmunk's hotel search tool, which I had more problems with but has also seen more improvement to fix those problems. Also, I forgot to mention it yesterday when discussing Hipmunk's incorporation of ITA's advanced routing language, but … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago I took the opportunity to compare Hipmunk, an up-and-comer in the world of travel search, to the 800-pound gorilla we know as Kayak. Although I liked a lot of what I saw in Hipmunk, it fell short in a few critical areas. The events that followed really knocked my socks off. Maybe it's because I'm a newbie blogger, but I was not … [Read more...]
Earlier this week I discussed the pros and cons of using two popular meta search engines to search for a hotel. Now let's look at the flight there. Like last time, I'm planning a hypothetical trip to San Francisco on May 18-21. Both websites remembered the dates from my hotel search, so it was only a matter of pressing the tab for a flight … [Read more...]
