I was looking for a some possible new land options in Halifax, and this link was moderately helpful…
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In case you have never enjoyed the graceful hospitality of the Peabody Hotel in Orlando Florida (off of International Drive), here’s a video of one of their signatures, the daily march of the ducks. Very cute.
Filed under Main by on Dec 3rd, 2009. Comment.
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Not that I am encouraging to use Daytona instead of Orlando, but here’s a nice trend… as a discounter moves in, prices go down. I found this in the Daytona Beach News-Journal. This one should probably get posted in the Atlanta Airport site.
AirTran will start daily flights to Atlanta on Jan. 11, and add daily flights to Atlanta and Baltimore on Feb. 15.
But will the discount carrier’s arrival reduce fares at the airport?
“It already has,” AirTran spokeswoman Judy Graham-Weaver said. “We announced the service Oct. 13 and immediately the competitors lowered the fares, especially to Atlanta.”
AirTran’s figures show Delta Air Line’s seven-day advance purchase ticket to Atlanta will drop from $224 to $199 when AirTran begins flying out of Daytona Beach, matching AirTran’s fare. Delta’s three-day advance purchase tickets will drop from $349 to $259 and business fares from $754 to $324, matching AirTran’s fares.
“Our prices are a direct reflection of the competition that we see,” said Anthony Black, a Delta spokesman.
United Airlines, which flies to Washington Dulles and Chicago O’Hare, also has dropped its fares out of Daytona.
“The effect on airlines’ prices should be positive for the consumer,” said Donald Franchi, a travel agent with Atlas Travel of Daytona Beach. “Since AirTran flights feed their Atlanta hub, they will be competing directly with Delta. As a result, we are seeing some price reductions on the routes where the two airlines compete.”
Filed under Main by on Nov 26th, 2009. Comment.
Today I am in Charlotte, NC for a corporate team meeting, and it’s late but I’m not sleepy. So, being a roadwarrior-lite (lately, anyway) I decided to try the new Microsoft Office Live Beta. I chose the Essentials package, to see if it would be useful for project management.
Well, two weeks into it, I decided I didn’t like it (at least not for the price). So I decided to cancel the beta, before I was charged.
Not easy, at all. I followed the steps to get to the Support Page, then the Cancel My Account page. But the page was empty. I tried it several times, and each time the page was blank. So I called the support number that Help finally coughed up. Then they needed to give me to another callcenter. Then another. Finally, I got the right number you need to cancel an Office Live account. To save you some time, here it is: 866 591 5483.
Available 24/7, but you’ll wait on hold for a long time. I called at 11:30PM on a Thursday night, and waited 20 minutes to speak to someone.
Filed under Main by on Nov 2nd, 2009. Comment.
Here are our top 7 posts, in order:
- [Airport Parking Secrets]
- [Rental Cars]
- [Vacation Home Rentals]
- [Bus] information
- [Airport Limo]
- [Nearby Hotels] with free shuttles is very popular.
- Money and ATM info is here.
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From the Dayton Daily News. By Clark Howard
Contributing Writer
You can’t walk through the lobby of any Orlando hotel these days without seeing signs for reduced rates or free tickets to the area’s amusement parks. Of course, there’s a hitch: You have to hear the pitch of salespeople who want you to buy a time share.
The dream they’re selling is having a place at a luxurious resort where you can vacation each year. You buy either a specific week or points that can be exchanged for any week. There are people who adore this system, so much so that they buy multiple weeks at various places.
They like that it forces them to take a vacation when they may not otherwise have left town. Other people love that you can buy a share in a particular place but use it like a voucher for another place anywhere in the world.
Owning a time share means having a perpetual obligation. You own it forever, and you can pass it on through your will. It’s fine as long as you want it. But that’s the end of the good news.
The shock sets in when people see their maintenance fees go up or get hit with assessments that leave them with no rights to appeal. When you buy a time share from a developer, most of what you pay for is marketing, sales, promotions and commissions. Almost none of the money goes to the value of the time share. Typically, time shares lose 80 percent of their value immediately. What other purchase would you want to make that loses that much?
Another problem arises when you want to sell. Most people find that it’s almost impossible to do. I get a lot of calls and e-mails from people who want to give their time share away, and nobody will take it! Because they lose so much value and are so difficult to sell, I consider time shares to be a defective purchase.
Another problem arises when you want to sell. Most people find that it’s almost impossible to do. I get a lot of calls and e-mails from people who want to give their time share away, and nobody will take it! Because they lose so much value and are so difficult to sell, I consider time shares to be a defective purchase.
People who are still sold on the idea would do well to buy one from someone who’s desperately trying to get rid of it. Some buyers have found good deals on eBay, but I’d suggest doing a lot of study on the resort before you buy. Check out the Timeshare User’s Group site, www.tug2.net, for information.
If you have a time share you cannot sell and you just want to be rid of it, consider donating it. Look at donateforacause.org. They’ll be happy to take it off your hands!
Filed under Main, Vacation Homes Orlando by on Aug 3rd, 2009. Comment.
Due to today’s foiled terrorism plot in the UK, new security measures have been put into place at all US airports, including Orlando.
First, all flyers should arrive two hours early for flights, even domestic ones.
Also, no liquids or gels are allowed in carry on bags. That means no toothpaste, hand creams, hair gels, beverages, or any other non-solids are being permitted on the aircraft.
Please note, the language says “on the aircraft”. That means liquids or gels purchased inside the airport, even after you have passed through security, will not be permitted onboard. Any beverage you buy while waiting for departure will have to be consumed before boarding.
For road warriors who ONLY use carry on luggage and never check bags, this new will require some thought on how best to pack, what to buy at the destination, and whether it now is necessary to check a bag.
Filed under Main by on Aug 10th, 2006. 1 Comment.
Just a quick followup to the post about the Atlanta airport. The person ahead of me entering the Delta airlines lounge used an American Express Platinum card (the ‘real’ amex platinum card, not the Delta-branded one), which gets you into the Crown Room free if you’re flying Delta that day.
I had never seen anyone ahead of me ever do that, so I asked the desk agent if they see it a lot. She said it’s becoming so common, that Delta hardly ever sells new Crown room memberships (at the desk?) anymore.
The American Express Platinum Card (www.americanexpress.com/platinum) provides free access to Delta, Northwest, and Continental airport lounges, in Orlando and everywhere else, on the days you fly that particular airline. It’s pricey at about $400/year for an annual fee, but that’s about the same price as membership for even one of those airline’s clubs, so if you travel on those airlines a lot, it’s a good deal.
Filed under Main by on Aug 2nd, 2006. Comment.
I’m on a 1 night trip to Atlanta, and once again I had to fly into Atlanta (Hartsfield) airport. And once again the same thing bugs me about this airport. The design is one long corridor, instead of a more modular design (like you-know-what-airport).
Now, no offense to the fine citizens of Atlanta, but why design an airport like a ladder or long tunnel, so that everyone has to take the same train to get to Baggage and Ground Transportation? If you’re unfortunate enough to deplane at Terminal C or farther, it takes too long to get out of that airport. Add to that the fact of the train being underground, not elevated, and I already feel hemmed in and a little less happy before I even get to Avis . I appreciate the nice mural with the happy people that greets you when you finally start to emerge from the underground train lair into the sunshine, but at that point it’s too late. I already feel a little dehumanized.
At least the above-ground part of the airport is nice and open. And the city itself is amazing, with great food. I stayed at the Hilton Atlanta Airport this time, and was very pleased. A bit pricey at $169, but free candy and bottled water, and Starbucks in the lobby, made it feel more like home.
-dean
Extra note: flying back home, I saw the same ID-checker I usually do, still smiling and making people feel better. If she’s not paid extra for that, she should be.
Filed under Main by on Aug 2nd, 2006. Comment.
From BelfastToday. July 28/06
Flyglobespan, one of Britain’s fastest-growing airlines, will begin the new weekly service between Belfast International Airport and Orlando Sanford on November 7. This will be the first Belfast route from the web-based airline, which already operates flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Aberdeen, Durham Tees Valley and London Stansted. The company offers a range of short-haul routes to Europe’s traditional holiday resorts, but recently moved into the long-haul market and introduced the UK’s first-ever direct daily budget flights to Florida by launching daily flights between Glasgow and Orlando last month. Flyglobespan’s parent company, the Globespan Group, has been operating transatlantic flights for over 30 years. Chairman Tom Dalrymple said the excellent response to the Glasgow service offered an opportunity to run a Belfast flight once a week and test the flyglobespan model in a new market. “If it works as well in Belfast as it has across the rest of the UK, then I am sure we will be back for more,” he said.
“Our Glasgow – Orlando prices are proving very popular with Americans who want to come to Scotland and I am sure the Northern Ireland tourist board will benefit when the Belfast route begins.” Later this year, Flyglobespan will start a Manchester to Cape Town service and will also be flying daily from Liverpool to New York (Newark) from next May, with more transatlantic activity promised soon.
The company will use a Boeing 767-300 on the Belfast to Orlando route, which operates all year round, offering three grades of travel. Return fares in economy class will start at around £300 including taxes, while in premier economy they will begin at £418 and in business class at £800.
As with all their services, the flyglobespan website (www. flyglobespan. com) offers travellers the option of adding accommodation and car hire. John Doran, managing director of Belfast International Airport, said: “It is noteworthy that this will be the first ever direct service from Belfast to Florida during the winter months, and our first direct scheduled service throughout the year.”
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