How do you fly standby?

I want to catch a last minute flight for the weekend. Regular booking is currently over $1000. Is there option I don't know about or other routes I can look into to get a random last minute available seat for extremely cheap?

During the summer months, airfares skyrocket and I do mean skyrocket. This is the busy time of the year and the airlines know they have a captive audience so they keep the fares high until the last possible minute. If you didn't book your ticket 3 weeks ago, your pretty much out of luck. if you've checked all of the major sites like travelocity and kayak, then you've checked them all. you may consider booking through nearby airports but other than that, you have few choices.

As far as flying standby, you can't buy a stand by ticket. You can only fly standby if you already have a ticket. At that point, you can only do it on the day that the ticket is for and there is no guarantee that you will be able to stand by and get the flight you want. some airlines like southwest will not allow you to stand by if you have a discounted airfare. you would have to upgrade to a full fare ticket to stand by and then again you might not get the flight you want.

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The Last Minute (DVD) $22.27 LAST MINUTE is a dark comedy that exudes a well-defined feeling of outlandish exaggeration and startling truth in one smoothly paced motion. Directed by Stephen Norrington (BLADE) and set in London, it is the story of Billy Byrne (Max Beesley), a self-obsessed up-and-coming star. Working as an artist, Billy is on the verge of fame, with his girlfriend and his friends firmly behind him. However, when his moment of glory comes to an abrupt end, Byrne loses everything. Depressed and alone, he finds himself sinking into the spiraling depths of the London underworld, engulfed by a shady ring of crime in a network of tunnels underneath an old theater. Billy`s decisions along the way are influenced by a street-smart young girl, Anna (Emily Corrie in her feature film debut), and the horridly tainted leader of a gang of child thieves played by stage and screen actor Tom Bell. Adding to the cast, accomplished actor Jason Isaacs (THE PATRIOT, WINDTALKERS) puts forth a violent charisma as the film`s quirky villain, who has a propensity for busting into song. Fresh cinematography and Norrington`s hip personal style add to this satirical display of London`s highest and lowest lifestyles. THE LAST MINUTE is a small budget film that can easily contend with Hollywood`s finest productions.

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Flying First Class on Standby?

I'm flying standby on Delta with my mom on Monday and I keep checking the flight and almost all of the first class seats are open. But I checked the flights leaving today and almost all of the first class seats are taken. Do a lot of first class seats get taken last minute? Thanks

Yes, You can usually "upgrade" your economy ticket 24 hours in advance.. or even at the gate. I"ve done this many times. Sometimes it's just $35 dollars.. usually $100.

This would leave ecomony seats open for standby.

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Going to India is not only a journey. It is an experience. Vastness, diversity, beauty, culture, tradition, heritage, flora & fauna, etc will leave you speechless on your India tours and travels. There are many travel destinations in this beautiful country of India. When you will love various destinations of this country you will surly have an enduring experience - an experience for lifetime. To make travel easier and convenient, various tour operators or ministry of tourism (Indian Government) has divided various tourism destinations in to many fascinating tourist circuits. Today many tour operators or travel agencies are selling fascinating tourist circuits of India.

Some of popular tourist circuits in India are -

Delhi - Agra - Jaipur

It is one of the most preferred tourist circuits in northern part of India. It is also called golden triangle tour circuit of north India. Tourists have wonderful opportunity to know about three historic and historical cities of northern India. Tourists see many heritage monuments and many modern monuments along with other attractions on this fascinating journey of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur tours. Red Fort, India Gate, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple, etc in Delhi; Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Itmad-Ud-Daullah Tomb, etc in Agra; and City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, etc are attractions of fascinating trip to the trio of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner

It is popular named as Desert Triangle. As the name suggest it covers the city of Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner which are located on the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. This circuit provides you brilliant opportunity to enjoy the charm of desert by exciting camel safari. Sand dunes are must enjoyable attractions. Tourists also have opportunity to see various marvelous forts and palaces during this desert triangle journey - like - Mehrangarh Fort & Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Golden Fort & Jain Temples in Jaisalmer and Junagarh Fort & Lohagarh Palace in Bikaner.

Bhubaneshwar - Konark - Puri

Bhubaneshwar, Konark and Puri are three predominant cities in the state of Orissa, East India. This travel circuit is also called as golden triangle of eastern India. Major attractions of this travel circuit are Lingraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar, Sun Temple in Konark and Jagannath Temple in Puri.

Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram

This is very fascinating travel circuit located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, South India. Many tour operators promote this fascinating travel circuit with name - Golden Triangle Tours of Tamil Nadu. Key attractions of this travel circuit are Fort St George, State Legislative Hall, St Mary's Church, Anna Park, Marina Beach, MGR Memorial, etc in Chennai; Ekambareswara Temple, Kailashnath Temple, Varadraja Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, etc in Kanchipuram and Rock-cut Cave Temples, Ganesh Ratha, Valayankuttai Ratha, Durga niche, Gopi's Churn, Varaha Mandapa, Kotikal Mandapa, Krishna Mandapa, Shore Temple, Beach, etc in Mahabalipuram.

Bangalore - Hassan - Mysore: Located in the south Indian state of Karnataka, this fascinating travel circuit is also known as the golden travel of Karnataka, South India. Tourists have wonderful opportunity to see & explore the attractions of Karnataka like Lal Bagh Gardens, Vidhan Soudha, Cubbon Park, ISKON Temple, Vishverairya Industrial & Technological Museum, etc in Bangalore; Belur & Halebid in Hassan; and Brindavan Garden, Mysore Palace, etc in Mysore.

Kochi - Alleppey - Kumarakom

This travel circuit is a fascinating journey to the serene and scenic backwaters of Kerala. This is also named as the Backwater Triangle or the Golden Triangle of Kerala, God's Own Country. Tourists have wonderful opportunity to enjoy the exceptional charm of nature beauty by exciting houseboat cruise over the backwaters.

Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty

Famously called as the Golden Triangle Tour of South India, this fascinating travel circuits provides you wonderful opportunity to explore the three predominant cities (Bangalore, Mysore and Ooty). Bangalore and Mysore are two beautiful cities in Karnataka with many attractions and Ooty is a picturesque hill station in Tamil Nadu known for spice plantations and scenic beauty.

Besides these fascinating travel circuits, there are many other tourist circuits in India you will love to explore them on your India visit. Some of other important tourist circuits are Delhi - Shimla - Kullu - Manali, Mumbai - Aurangabad - Udaipur, Kolkata - Darjeeling - Gangtok, Chennai - Madurai - Kodaikanal - Thekkady - Periyar - Kochi, Mumbai - Hyderabad - Golconda Fort - Nagarjunakonda, Mumbai - Belgaum - Bijapur - Badami - Aivalli - Hampi, Chennai - Tiruchirapalli - Tanjore, Kolkata - Guwahati - Shillong - Kaziranga, Kolkata - Gaya - Bodhgaya - Kathmandu, Buddhist Circuits, Temple Trails, Wildlife Trails, etc. These tourist circuits are very popular attractions of package tours to India. If you too want to enjoy the charm of Indian travel circuits, choose a circuit of your choice and book a right India travel package covering the circuit of your choice and get ready to treasure incredible charm.

About Author:: Terence Lewis is an eminent analyst and writer in Travel & Tourism related topics. He has authored many books on tour guide for Tours in India and India Tours.

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In March my mother and I are going to Rome. That's a long way away, but since I'm so excited I'm looking into everything now...and, I don't want to be stuck planning everything last minute. So, here are my questions....

1) I've been looking at a town called Assisi. It doesn't seem to be that far from Rome. If we wanted to take a day trip there (to experience the Italian countryside), how would we go about doing that? It looks like such a beautiful town (though, all of Italy is beautiful) and I would really love to see it....so, any advice you have about that is appreciated.

2) I looked into renting a villa, but the package we're getting with hotel + flight is much cheaper. What is the best way to get from the air port to the hotel? A cab I'm assuming...but, I've read in travel brochures and things online (which seem determined to scare you into not going) that there are a lot of fake cabs around...that, they'll put your luggage in the trunk and take off before you can even get in the back seat. Or, charge for more than what is appropriate. I'm thinking that we'll tell them where we're going before hand and settle on how much it will cost before we even go (though, I don't want to sound rude!) and one of us (either my mother or I) will be sitting in the cab while the other helps the driver with the luggage....is that being too paranoid? From the sound of these magazines and papers I've read, things like this happens...though, I'm not saying just in Italy (don't get me wrong), but in any big city I assume.

4) What are some foods we should be sure to try? We can't eat out a lot (we're on a budget), so when we do we would like to have something spectacular...though, I'm sure most of it is. I know that real Italian food is nothing like the Italian food we have in America. A friend has told me that while we pay more attention to bulk (such as on a pizza...it's very thick usually and has a lot of toppings), Italians pay more attention to spices and such. So, any direction you can give me on what to eat is helpful...though, I think while there I'll want to try everything....lol, I'll have to resist.

3) Do you have any general advice? I know about the dress codes for churches and stuff like that, I'm aware of pick pockets and scams and all the obvious stuff. Anything else that most people don't seem to be aware of?

I'm very excited to see Italy...I've wanted to go for years now. Thank you for the help!
oops, I just noticed question 4 came before question 3. lol, oops....

1) by train, you can reach Assisi from Rome in near two hours, a little less (starting from 1h and 46') or a little more according to the train; look here: http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html
(click on "buy" in order to see the fare)

2) if you have the name of the hotel, you can look on their website; or look for it on http://en.venere.com/ and take a look at their own page; generally, hotels gave all info about how to reach them in various way. Generally, youshould be able to reach the hotel if not by subway at least by bus.
I don't know what exactly you read about cabs, but the "fake" ones I know about are some private "companies" (usually not legal) which made agreement with the hotel, so when you ask the reception for a cab thay may call them, instead.
But outside of airports, railway stations, etc you can easily find the cabs area. In Italy cabs have a sign on the roof: "TAXI".
One true issue reported is: you can find (on treu cabs) some crook who try to deceive foreign tourists (the more exposed, since they don't know habits, rules and laws) by setting the wrong class fare (I'm not sure about the English term) on the taximeter: for instance, if for your run the right class is "1", they may put instead "3", which will cost you even three times more...
Also, it seems they're asking tourisrs, especially when bringing them from the airport to the city (or vice versa), a "double fee" because they have to cover the trip back, as well... this is absolutely false. That's all illegal and if something happens I strongly suggest you to report the driver to the police.

4) You said it Just try the local food in an average restaurant. Even better if they can offer regional food (which is usual); more than "Italian food" you should try various kind of "regional food".

Yes, generally American pizza are a lot heavier than Italian ones An Italian pizza *may* have a lot of toppings, as well, but according to the recipe. Generally they don't. The most common pizza in Italy is Margherita (mozzarella, plain tomatoe puree and basil). Other popular ones also have olives or anchovies, for instance. I heard an american tourist complaining in Italy we put too much cheese; then I realized he asked for a "Pizza ai Quattro Formaggi" (Four Cheeses)...

3) Yes: remember not to dress like you're in a church when you're not in a church
And don't care if people stare at you: it's nothing extraordinary, just a local habit, and not meant to be taken as offensive.

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Me and my boyfriend are looking to go away next week.
13th july onwards.
Our maximum spending budget for 10 days is £450 all inclusive
7 days £300-350 All inclusive.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any previous experience on when they have done this themselves. Good trusty websites or even travel agencys?

any help would be great thanks.

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lastminute.com
dialaflight.com
hoodaki.com

I'm hoping to travel to Mexico for a vacation this Summer using a "Last Minute" idea on, Redtag.ca, for example.
I'm trying to get an idea on budget and was hoping to find out if people have noticed vacation packages cheaper in the Summer than in the Winter.
Please let me know!

if you want to go, book it now, if you go on a trip in early January it's the cheapest time of year, summer will be the most expensive.
it's based on demand- higher demand for a vacation in the summer= higher prices. the first week of January is the cheapest time in the year for flights, so I'd assume that it's the same for most methods of vacationing. i wouldn't wait for a 'Last minute" deal- often times you have to pay extra fees just because your booking last minute.

I am planning of travelling to Honolulu in September and planning to stay in Waikiki for 10 days.
September shouldnt be high season for Hawaii right?
Should I book the hotels in advance or wait until closer date for last minute book in the internet?
Would it make it cheaper? or I would be missing special deals (like 5th nite free) and jeorpadise the availability and perhaps price??
Need some advice please? Thanks!
NB: I am on a budget - so probably wont spend more than $150/night. The cheaper the better!

Also, considering some hotel is not what the picture looks like, I am thinking maybe I should just book for 1 nights, then I can see the hotel condition when I get there.
What do you think?

Aloha! The best thing about booking early online, is that you can take advantage of any good rates available now. If you should find another hotel at a better rate, just cancel the old reservations and book the better deal. Just make sure to read the conditions and penalties for cancellation. Usually you can cancel without any penalties at least 3 to 21 days before your arrival. Have a great time!

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