Thinking of Africa? The first thing to come to our mind while thinking of Africa is an African Safari, the warm cape beaches, the untamed beauty of Kruger National Park, the roar of an African Lion or the gigantic African Elephants….but 2010 is going to give our thoughts a whole new dimension. (continue reading…)

With the holiday season just around the corner, consumers may be getting a break on airline ticket costs.

farecompare.com said that holiday airline tickets will be priced lower this season than last year.

Consumers have been hit with many airline surcharges recently, but oil prices are down 15 percent as compared to last year leading to ticket price reductions.
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International travel Web site Vayama has announced a special weekend sale offering $30 off their already low airfares on air bookings to all international destinations. To qualify for this discount, all itineraries must originate in the U.S.A. and must be booked between Friday, October 16 at 7:00 pm ET and Sunday, October 18 at 11:59 pm ET. The discount will be automatically deducted at the time of purchase. (continue reading…)

Low-cost airline FlyDubai has cut 40% off its ticket prices for all destinations for those booking flights from today for 10 days. Tickets will be valid for travel only between October 1 and November 15. This is the second time the recently launched airline has held such a sale, the first being in June. CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said on that occasion, it helped boost sales, with 2,000 tickets bought in the first seven hours of the offer.

Two ticket agent contractors for Delta Airlines and an airport employee have been indicted for conspiring to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States. Diana Telemaque and Felicia Brown, the ticket agents, were arrested Thursday along with baggage handler Daniel Confidente.
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Is it too early to buy tickets for Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday travel?

I know, lots of folks are still figuring out where to go — or whether to go somewhere — for Labor Day weekend. And nobody wants to be the dope who jumps too soon only to miss a deal on cheap airline tickets a few weeks later.
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If you’ll be traveling on an international flight in the near future, be aware of new baggage fees.

Last week we outlined fees associated with checking bags on domestic flights. Now, here’s an update on how those fees are spreading to Europe and beyond.
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Price is the only consideration for the majority of travellers when booking a flight the latest poll by Arabian Business has found.

A total of 44.5 percent of people who took part in the online poll said that when booking a flight the only thing that mattered was how cheap it was.

They agreed with flydubai’s CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith, who predicted last week that the region’s budget airlines would see big growth in the coming years.

Online travel agent airflights.co.uk have reported an increase in families booking for summer 2010.
Bookings numbers are way up on those that we would expect this time of the year report airflights.
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