This article looks at the basics of AAdvantage Award Map, an aa.com tool for checking award rates from any airport to an entire region, like Europe. I set MRY Carmel/Monterey as my airport departure location and Europe as my travel destination. Advanced features are accessible through a home page link “more options” above the map.…
Holiday travel
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Oneworld and Skyteam $640 to $680 SFO or LAX to Scandinavia, even Christmas week
Fares from LAX and SFO to several airports in Denmark, Norway and Sweden are the lowest fares to Europe once again. Delta and KLM have lowest fares at $630 to $640 round trip. Oneworld fares with American, British Airways and US Airways are $30 to $40 higher at about $680 round trip. Some dates offer…
Air New Zealand $812, Virgin Atlantic $868 LAX to London Xmas and New Year’s weeks
Award tickets from Los Angeles to London are difficult to get at this late date for travel over Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks on low level award rates. This sale is for travel during those two holiday weeks with Air New Zealand or Virgin America nonstop flights. Air New Zealand $812.20 fares are available…
American Los Angeles to Mexico City $308 Aug to 2016
American Airlines has Los Angeles to Mexico City on sale for $308 round trip for departures beginning mid-August into 2016. Most dates offer this $308 fare, even through November Thanksgiving holiday week and for select dates around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. These are nonstop flights. American Airlines Los Angeles LAX – Mexico City…
Life in a tourist town on a holiday weekend
There are four no parking signs along the southbound side of Highway 1, Pacific Coast Highway, adjacent to Point Lobos State Reserve. Last year on Memorial Day weekend, most of the cars lining the southbound side of the 2-lane highway had parking tickets. The other side of the road was also lined with cars, but…
Will 4th of July Weekend be a Bust for Hotels?
The question from Kelley perked up my attention. “What if the 4th of July holiday turns out to be a total bust for hotels?” I talk to her about hotel travel frequently – more than she wants to hear. And Kelley was throwing a conversation starter at me yesterday as we drove to Santa Clara,…