http://www.flightstats.com
I think I learned about this one from Clark Howard's daily
emails.
A new consumer Web site helps travelers avoid "flying
blind" with tools for each phase of travel. FlightStats helps
travelers buy smarter with performance ratings unlike any others. For
starters, the site lets you clearly see before you buy tickets which flights
are habitually late (one star rated) and what flight might cost $10 more but
with a five
star rating. Also, the site offers a flight alert system for any
flight with messages sent to a desktop, PDA, or a cell phone. Other
useful day-of-travel features are the TSA security wait time estimates for
your airport, terminal, gate and time of day, global flight status lookup by
flight route or airport, weather conditions and forecasts.
Other Ways to
Redeem those Frequent Flier Miles
You may have had problems redeeming those Frequent Flier Miles
on the flights you want. There are a few alternatives being offered by the
airlines
- Through the end of the year, United Airlines offers its
Mileage Plus
members the chance to redeem miles/points on merchandise. Check out
http://store.ualmileageplus.com
- Delta SkyMiles members with 75,000 or more miles can redeem them
for
items from the Medallion Marketplace, a collection of 300 travel and
other rewards such as electronics, home and garden items, outdoor
equipment, and hotel stays.
http://www.delta.com/medallionmarketplace
- Shop the More Store, Frontier Airline's online catalog of
miles-for-merchandise with items from jewelry to golf or restaurant
outings. Redemption is available only to elite members of
Frontier's
EarlyReturns program. http://www.frontiermorestore.com
- Continental Airlines offers OnePass members the chance to purchase a
variety
of merchandise from quality brand names at up to 50 percent off
retail
prices. The site lets members shop and buy merchandise using a
combination of miles and money.
http://www.continental.com/onepass/rewards/other/merchandise.aspMiles
for Merchandise.
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