Lufthansa one-day sale.
If you’re feeling good about your finances, there are some deals out there for spontaneous travelers.Lufthansa is having a one-day sale on October 22, 2008. Details are unavailable, but the last one-day sale, which took place on October 1, 2008, offered fares as low as $257 each way for winter/spring travel from the U.S. to Europe.
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Roundtrip from LAX to Sydney for as low as $760.
The Airbus A380 represents the biggest aviation advance in decades. The biggest, most technologically sophisticated plane in the air, the A380 offers unprecedented comfort and amenities including live Internet access in every class of service.
Because it burns 17% less fuel per seat than other aircraft, it's ideal for long-haul flights. And Qantas begins their North America schedule this week -- the first Qantas A380 arrives from Melbourne at LAX tomorrow.
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Visit Iceland for half price.
If last week's financial news has you reeling, be thankful that you're not an Icelander. When Iceland's three leading banks were unable to refinance their existing debt, the government had to step in and take them over. As a result, the local currency has lost nearly half its value, and the life savings of many Icelanders is in jeopardy.The Swedes have pitched in $702 million, and the government of Iceland has asked Russia for a €4 billion loan to help stabilize the economy. Although a full recovery is likely years away.
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Armchair travels for trying times.
There are bear markets and then there are polar-bears-are-so-desperate-they're-resorting-to-cannibalism markets. And writing a travel blog during one of the latter is a challenge.At this time, it's unclear whether anyone can really afford to go anywhere. And chances are, those who can aren't turning to a blog, for advice.
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Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) $19.28 promo bombs.
LHW learned the hard way today that if the spirit is willing, the technology better not be weak.As we said in our post on Sunday, LHW was offering a limited number of rooms on a first-come, first-served basis for just $19.28. Those who wanted to participate were instructed to pre-register at an LHW microsite and then revisit the web site on October 1 at 8AM ET.
It didn't take a rocket scientist to predict that the huge amount of traffic pouring in simultaneously would crash their server - which it did.
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