On the other hand, with the cost
of airfares rising, the $ 40 annual fee on the American Express JetBlue card, for example, may be worth the round - trip domestic flight those 10,000 introductory TrueBlue points will earn after your first purchase.
Not exact matches
The price gap behind the
rise of cross-border
airfare shopping, according to Tae Oum, a professor at the University
of B.C., stems from Canada's higher fuel prices, wages, asset prices, landing and terminal fees and air traffic control charges.
At even the most efficient budget carriers, the number
of empty seats has been
rising, which has put downward pressure on
airfares.
Thanks to the
rising cost
of airfare, hotels and restaurants, «snowbirds» seeking refuge from the frozen gloom
of the northern winter can easily spend $ 4,000 on a family vacation to balmy Florida or the Caribbean.
Between airline mergers, the bankruptcy (and recent purchase)
of Mexicana Airlines, and
rising airfares, it's been a weird summer for air travel.
President
of Airfarewatchdog.com George Hobica gives us the latest scoop on what's happening with
airfares, and he'll reveal some strategies to find lower fares, despite
rising costs.
There have been other big developments in the past decade, including the boom in online travel - planning resources and the
rise (and possible fall)
of cheap
airfares.
As
airfare becomes increasingly more affordable around the world, the desire for meaningful travel experiences like teaching English abroad is also on the
rise (don't just take my word — here's a list
of the best blogs about teaching abroad!).
Rapidly
rising oil prices and airport charges have caused an increase in
airfares, which itself has caused a few travel companies and air carriers to go bust in the past couple
of years.