I heard about this site from my buddy Brett Snyder at CrankyFlier.com. This is for frequent fliers who are serious about avoiding delays, missed connections and cancellations. After the free 30-day trial you’ll pay either $8 a month or $15 for a 10 Flight Alert Pack -- it may be worth it for those who can’t afford to miss a certain meeting, function or cruise, for example. What’s cool about Flight Advisor is that they monitor and personalize your flight departure status. They will email you an advanced analysis of airport, airplane, weather and other factors that affect your flight. They let you know if the aircraft you’re supposed to be on will be on time or not (the airlines usually don’t tell you that info). This information could give you a jump on making alternate arrangements and getting ahead of other passengers. Keep in mind: airlines can switch aircrafts but in my experience, it’s not often and I wouldn’t pay for this service because when I have a critical meeting, I leave a day or two early. But most business travelers usually can’t afford the time so this service
would be worth it to them. Especially if they don’t have a travel agent working for them; Flight Advisor will notify them of
alternate flights if the flight is cancelled or delayed. Here’s a sample notification.
If you're following me on
Facebook or
Twitter or reading my blog , you'll know that I just returned from the Cook Islands.
I’m sure your next question is: Where in the world are the Cook Islands? That was most of my friends’ response when I told them.
Well, the Cook Island Tourism board realizes America’s geography disability so they’ve launched a new game to raise awareness of this
South Pacific nation. The interactive game is a great tourism ploy as it allows users to learn not just about the location but the destination
itself along with fun facts. The best part? U.S. residences have the chance to enter a sweepstakes to win the grand prize of a weeklong trip
for two people. To enter, visit FindTheCookIslands.com. The sweepstakes runs now through June 16, 2009.
The winner must be at least 18 years of age and travel by July 31, 2010. Blackout dates may apply.
In case you’ve been in the dark, you will be for sure come March 28th at 8:30pm local time. That’s when major corporations,
including those in the travel industry, are turning off their lights for Earth Hour and to shine a spotlight on climate change.
Abercrombie & Kent and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are two key participators (their PR person was the first to alert me).
So far 2,140 cities, towns and municipalities in 82 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH as part of the world’s first global
election between Earth and global warming. So if you’re traveling or flying and all of sudden, all the lights go out for an hour (the Eiffel Tower, Golden Gate Bridge and Sydney's Opera House are a few of the participating landmarks around the world) – don’t be alarmed. It’s just Earth Hour.
The future of plane travel? Check out this plane that transforms into a car in 30 seconds, which is being developed by
TerraFugia in Massachusetts. This road-able aircraft is small enough to park in your garage and runs on premium unleaded fuel. It can travel up to 500 miles and it only takes 20 hours of instruction to get your pilot’s license. How cool is that? They hope to have them on the market by 2011 but you can reserve yours today for $10,000.
