Cheap Transatlantic Fares Could Be Coming to Your City Soon

All that is left of the UK's "wonkiest" pub is a sea red bricks, splintered furniture, and tributes strewn on its charred remains left by locals mourning the loss of a beloved part of their history. 

As the summer travel season comes to a close, travelers looking to book a fall or winter getaway have new opportunities to save.Frontier Airlines's latest sale offers 90 percent off base fares for members of it's Discount Den membership club. The promotion code “GIRAFFE” must be used during the checkout process of the tickets for the discount to apply. The airline currently has published fares on routes such as Philadelphia to Orlando for $25, and New York, NY (LGA) to Atlanta for $38.

Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard said they spent $600 on pillows, blankets, and sheets so their family could sleep in the Boston airport after their flight was delayed — then, they were kicked out of the airport.

Yesterday, Marriott’s planned acquisition of Starwood, to create the world’s largest hotel company, was assumed to be a foregone conclusion.

Editors’ Note: On October 1, 2018, Primera Air announced it will cease operations immediately. The following story was published on September 11, 2018.

There’s no shortage of new airlines servicing North America right now: Norwegian, WOW, Primera, XL Airways, Level, Flair, and Joon have recently sprung up or expanded. But none of these new carriers is based in the U.S.

Planning a trip to Europe or beyond? If you’re looking to tack on an extra destination to your itinerary, it’s easier than you might think. Portuguese carrier TAP is adding flight stopovers in Lisbon and Porto to all of its transatlantic routes, with added freebies like hotel discounts and free wine from their partners if you do choose to stop in either locale.

Travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period was robust, and predictions are for similarly strong demand for air travel during the period between Christmas and New Year’s. For most airlines, that’s good news. For American, however, it’s a potential nightmare.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has looked into United’s Basic Economy fares, set to launch early next year, and he doesn’t like what he sees. He’s particularly outraged that the new ultra-low-priced fares will restrict customers to a single small carry-on, leaving the overhead bins for the exclusive use of those paying higher fares.

Infrequent travelers often say cheap car rentals are the best way to get off the beaten path while abroad. They’re usually wrong.

It’s travel strike season in France once again. Travelers visiting or traveling through France over the next several weeks should prepare for the possibility of significant air and rail travel disruptions due to a series of planned travel strikes that have cut 30 percent of flights at major airports, and could cancel train departures for months.