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True low cost carriers in the Middle East are few and far between, but the Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways has been a proper budget carrier since it started operations in October 2005. The funny thing is that despite having cheap fares, the people’s oracle reports that it made a $8.7 million profit during 2006–not bad for […]

If you don’t like to be scrunched into economy class seating, take note: Spirit Airlines is offering amazingly low fares at the front of the plane in what they call their "Big Front Seat." It’s not exactly business class (no free drinks and such) but you get a lot more room.
For example, Atlanta to Las […]

American Airlines is offering another exclusive deal to their DealFinder users, but Airfarewatchdog.com has the scoop for you.  Here’s the deal…
Book any trip from the continental US to Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt or Zurich between January 7, 2008 and April 13, 2008 and save 20%.  You must book by December 4th via the AA.com website using […]

Remember that huge fissure we told you about at the Tate Modern in London? Artist Doris Salcedo says the crack symbolizes racial division in society, but to some museum-goers it means something more: leg injuries.
At least 15 people have been hurt while admiring the crack that runs the full length of the Turbine Hall. Museum […]

Alas, the long-running Lufthansa sale that survived several extensions and numerous tweaks has finally come to end, as all good things must. The bad news is that fares to Germany and the rest of Europe have gone up anywhere from $40 to $150, but the good news is that they are still some of the […]

Ever heard the melodious voice of the London Underground tell you to “mind the gap”? That was voiceover artist Emma Clarke who was fired by the Tube’s parent company Transport for London after she made a series of recordings spoofing her official role and posted them on her web site.
Clarke must ride the Tube in […]

Remember in high school when you had “Spirit Week,” where everyone would come to school dressed up for ’70s Day or Backwards Day or Crazy Hat Day? Presidential campaigns have ‘em, too–or at least one does. Former Democratic senator John Edwards announced Monday the start of “America Belongs To Us Week.”
No, he’s not raiding your […]

In yet another effort to drive traffic away from online travel agencies (or at least that’s one way to look at it), Virgin America is offering two seats for the price of one for travel Nov 26 to Mar 19, with the obvious sold out dates over Christmas and the school vaca hols.
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New York’s special spot in booze history (birthplace of Schaefer and Rheingold, and home to more than 100,000 speakeasies during Prohibition), combined with a young population willing to spend a big chunk of their income on booze, has led to Brooklyn’s vibrant and varied brew-and-spirits scene. From brewery tours to affordable wine shops, Kings County […]

We haven’t heard much of Germany’s ill-fated-yet-lovable Bruno the Bear recently, but of course, the Germans can’t let sleeping bears lie. Bruno’s hit the headlines again, even though he’s long dead.
(In case you missed it, Bruno terrorized locals and tourists alike last year when he escaped out of the Italian alps and went on a […]