Armed With Internet Bargains, Travelers Battle High Airfares
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Balking at ticket prices that have increased 15 percent this year, travelers are aggressively scouring the Internet for cheaper fares.
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With the growth of small-business and independent employee travel, booking sites are scrambling to serve this market.
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For many travelers, booking a vacation online is like going on a virtual scavenger hunt. They pick up a hotel at one site, search two others for a good airfare, and then turn to two more to compare rental car costs.
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A year ago, it seemed like just about every major U.S. city was drawing up ambitious plans to build wireless Internet networks so more people, both rich and poor, could have online access wherever they wanted. Now, economics is blurring the Utopian vision as city leaders and the companies proposing to build the Wi-Fi networks haggle over whether the projects make financial sense.
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Customers in search of a cheap airfare, antiques or a stock trade can scan the Web for good deals. But when it comes time for companies to buy group insurance policies, they&#39;ve largely
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The hunt is on. As more shoppers scour the Internet for holiday deals, they're also being stalked -- by scammers.
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Trans-Atlantic business-class fares are about to become even more complicated as competition grows and demand holds up.
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Getting consistent, reliable access to the Internet at a hotel, regardless of the cost or type of connection, can be a challenge for business travelers.
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If you want to browse the Web at one, or even six miles high, your choices of airlines are expanding.
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Disagreement regarding passenger data could ground thousands of flights.
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When Northwest Airlines Corp. said last week it will charge extra fees for tickets not bought on its Web site, it caused a chain reaction in an industry still grappling with the impact of the Internet.
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Passengers taking to the skies for US flights could be checking e-mail and surfing the Web through high-speed Internet connections in a couple of years.
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More travelers are thinking of frequent-flier miles as a little like Monopoly play money, and online booking sites, are thinking up new ways to both earn and use the miles.
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Before heading out to unknown territories, travelers who spend a little time online can minimize such unpleasant surprises as hotel staff retribution, an airplane seat near the toilets, crying babies or wrinkles.
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New service will compete with sites like Travelocity.com and Expedia.
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Major U.S. airlines, facing intense  competition from low-cost carriers within the United States,  are shifting their focus to international routes as they search  for ways to drum up profits.
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It's no secret that budget travelers want to find the cheapest fare s out there. Where to find them is another matter. Here's our updated primer on how to snare a decent airfare.