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Krampuslauf: The Freakiest Christmas Parade Ever
December 14th, 2011 — 8:37am
You’d better be good, or Krampus is going to come get you! Someday I’m going to have to go to that parade. What do you think? (via GiftBee)
Tag: Holidays
Airlines add Holiday Travel Surcharge
October 8th, 2009 — 7:11pm
For those that thought that airfare price increases would be limited to bag charges, you were wrong. Six airlines (so far!) have added a $10 surcharge to flights that take place on 13 days around Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays. The airlines adding the surcharge are American, Delta, Northwest, United, Continental and US Airways. The specific dates for which you will be charged the $10 surcharge are Nov. 29-30, Dec. 19, Dec. 26-27, Jan. 2-3, March 14, March 20-21, March 28, April 11 and May 28.
So what does this mean for your holiday travels? Clearly they’ll cost a little more – a family of four flying over Christmas could rack up an extra $80 in charges. It’s buffered a little this year by the lower costs of airfare due to the recession, but that doesn’t mean anyone will feel any better paying the fee. You can be a little creative with your flights and avoid the fee just by flying on different days. The Christmas surcharge days are Dec. 19, 26, 27, and Jan. 2 and 3 – fly mid-week around Christmas and you’ll avoid the $10 surcharge.
Regardless, it’s another added cost to air travel, and I don’t think this is the last. Now it’s really important to find great travel deals!