http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com Great Last Minute Deals! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.51 en-us http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/more-americans-are-staying-home-for-the-holidays/ 600,000 more Americans staying home for the holidays. AAA announces the first forecasted drop in Thanksgiving travel since 2002. At the same time, numbers show business down at the airport. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/three-new-runways-to-open-this-week/ New Landing Strips At SEA, ORD, IAD Weren't Cheap Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend travel peak, USA Today reports three large US commercial airports are all scheduled to bring new runway capacity online this Thursday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/is-my-lost-ticket-a-lost-cause/ Virgin Atlantic promises Jerry Levine it will send him a paper ticket for his flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg. But when it doesn't, the airline is less than helpful in tracking it down. Is his lost ticket a lost cause? And what should he do now? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/in-june-delta-begins-direct-flights-to-tokyo/ Delta Air Lines will launch a second overseas route from Salt Lake City next year, this time to Tokyo as the airline continues to integrate Utah's biggest airport into its long-range plan to fly more outside the United States. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/ex-american-airlines-chief-says-downturn-can-save-carriers/ A severe downturn could be just the opportunity the airline sector needs to clean up its act once and for all, said Robert Crandall, the former chief executive of AMR Corp.?s American Airlines and a veteran of the industry, on Tuesday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/honeymoon-all-planned-but-wait-no-plane-tickets/ Cell-phone companies often get static for their complicated service plans and unexpected rate increases. But for ruining a honeymoon? That's the complaint of Nicole and Chris Rice of Roseville. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/recession-good-for-the-airline-industry/ The ailing economy could be just what the doctor ordered for the airline industry, according to one former CEO. MarketWatch.com writes "a severe downturn could be just the opportunity the airline sector needs to clean up its act once and... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/fewer-folks-expected-to-travel-over-thanksgiving/ Holiday travel for Texans and other Americans will be down just over 1 percent this Thanksgiving, the first such drop in six years, AAA Texas predicted Tuesday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/va-to-suspend-lane-closures-to-ease-holiday-travel/ To help ease Thanksgiving holiday travel, the Virginia Department of Transportation will open lanes that have been temporarily closed for construction or maintenance work on major roadways. The lanes will be open from noon Nov. 26 until noon Nov. 28. Long-term construction zones will remain in place. The department says motorists should still expect to encounter some congestion during the ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/aaa-predicts-decline-in-holiday-travel/ Travel over the Thanksgiving holiday will drop for the first time in six years due to the economic slowdown and fewer airline flights, the auto club AAA forecast on Tuesday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/thanksgiving-air-travel-expected-to-drop-10/ Car travel is likely to decline too, says AAA. Penny pinchers are expected to stay close to home and use cheaper ways to visit family such as trains and buses. The slumping economy is keeping Americans closer to home for Thanksgiving as travel by planes and automobiles is expected to drop for the first time in six years. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/moodys-cuts-orbitz-outlook-on-weak-travel-demand/ Moody's Investors Service lowered its outlook on Orbitz Worldwide Inc., citing softening travel demand. Moody's cut the online travel operator's outlook to negative from stable on Wednesday and maintained a "B2", or junk, corporate family rating. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/wynn-supports-government-travel-measures-in-macau/ Casino mogul Steve Wynn said Wednesday he couldn't tell when Macau's slowdown might let up, but expressed confidence in its long-term fortunes and backed government measures to curb travel to the Chinese gambling city. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/traveling-takes-affordable-turn/ With the economy in distress, there might be no cheaper time to travel than this winter as a sharp drop in demand forces airlines, hotels and cruise companies to slash fares, cut rates and lower fees. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/39-of-consumers-traveling-for-thanksgiving/ With the economy in distress it wouldn't be surprising if people chose to stay home for the holidays this year. Yet, a recent Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Hotwire.comŽ, a leading travel discount site, found that Thanksgiving is a holiday that people won't skip. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/health-insurance-options-few-for-jobless/ The horror stories abound among people who are unemployed and uninsured. Some states, such as Indiana, have a state program that tries to help folks in that predicament, but it's not cheap. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/more-japanese-taking-overseas-vacations-due-to-stronger-yen/ TOKYO : The volatile stock market and a strong yen may be hurting Japanese companies which are largely export-driven. But there are some businesses trying to take advantage of the strong Japanese currency. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/fireweed-7-slashes-price-of-movie-tickets-to-$3/ Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's largest movie theater operator, recently premiered bargain ticket sales at the Fireweed Theater, evidently as a way to draw in more customers to the venerable movie house at the corner of Fireweed Lane and Gambell Street. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/cheap-airfares-pop-up-for-holidays/ If you've gambled or procrastinated and put off booking that holiday flight, there are some travel deals coming out now. Whether they'll pay off, though, depends on how flexible you are around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.lastminuteflightslondon.com/chiefs-tickets--cant-even-give-them-away/ It's a buyer's market when it comes to Chiefs tickets lately. Some tickets can't even be given away. So how cheap are they? FOX 4's Bob Stepanich went to Arrowhead to find out. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:19:00 +0000