JetBlue just announced a limited time fare sale on domestic and international flights from as little as $29 each way. Take off to sun-soaked destinations like the Bahamas, Cancun, Aruba, Bermuda, and Barbados or do some weekend jetting between major U.S. cities like New York, Baltimore, Orlando, Boston, and more. Travel is valid from December 2 through December 16, and January 6 through January 28. Just be sure to book quickly – this sale ends today!

Sample one-way fares include:

•    New York–Chicago: $49
•    Denver–Boston: $89
•    Long Beach–Las Vegas: $29
•    Washington, D.C. –Fort Lauderdale: $59
•    Orlando–Nassau: $39
•    New York–Bermuda: $89
•    And more!

For more information, visit www.jetblue.com.

      ROUTE                                 AIRLINE                         STARTS

Toronto to Boston                              Porter                   9-14
Boston to Montego Bay, Jamaica       JetBlue                  9-23
Dublin to Canary Islands                    Ryanair                 10-27
London to Tel Aviv                              easyJet                 11-2
Rome to Lisbon                                 easyJet                 11-2
San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale        JetBlue                 11-17
Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale           Virgin America       11-18
Atlanta to Barbados                            Delta                   12-8
Orlando to Key West, Florida              AirTran                 12-17
Phoenix to Montego Bay, Jamaica       US Airways           12-17
New York to Freeport, Bahamas           Delta                   12-18
Atlanta to Aruba                                  AirTran                12-19
Minneapolis to Punta Cana, D.R.          Delta                   12-19

From the Smart Luxury Awards issue of Sherman’s Travel magazine.

Publicized over intercoms by flight attendants, stuffed in seat-pocket magazines, painted on napkins, tray tables, and even barf bags . . . the recent barrage of on-board ads plugging products from Coca-Cola to credit cards has been difficult to ignore. As operating costs continue to rise, the money to be made in in-flight advertising (tens of millions of dollars a year) is tempting airlines as of late to offset expenses by plastering promotions into every available cabin cranny, transforming planes into virtual flying billboards. Flyers, feeling the creep, have criticized many of the in-flight blitzes for being too aggressive – cornering “captive customers” at cruising altitude when ad inundation is impossible to avoid. Read the rest of this post »

Earlier this week, police nabbed a Phoenix couple suspected of stealing over 1,000 pieces of luggage from airport carousels and selling the contents at yard sales and flea markets.  The arrests come on the heels of October’s similarly startling admissions by a Northwest Airlines baggage supervisor in Oregon who pled guilty to stealing $10,000 worth of checked luggage (subsequently hocking the loot on eBay) and a Philadelphia TSA officer who heisted multiple laptops while screening passengers’ bags. With luggage theft cases involving everything from switched destination tags to underwear burglars hitting the news lately, concerned fliers are now questioning the security of their belongings from check-in to carousel.  Read the rest of this post »

Flights to Lima, Peru, from New York City are now on sale for only $250 round-trip – including taxes! Our editors found this low fare to be available for travel nearly every day from May through mid-June of 2010 (prices shoot back at the end of June). This route usually costs over $600, so this deal is truly remarkable. Even better, nonstop flights are also available at this incredible price!

To book this fare use ShermansTravel’s QuickSearch. This fare is unadvertised, so book soon before it goes up.

Aeromexico is taking a lesson from cell-phone companies by introducing its own version of a “Family Plan.” Buy three or four tickets on select routes between the U.S. and Mexico and receive one ticket – for an adult or a child – for free. Some destinations included in this offer are Los Cabos, Guadalajara, Cancun, Leon, Monterrey, and Mexico City. Fly from major U.S. cities like Las Vegas, Houston, New York, Miami, Seattle, and many more. Read the rest of this post »

The holidays are shaping up to be a bit more merry and bright for flyers this year, now that a number of major airlines have announced free in-flight WiFi deals. While 2009 has seen all the usual suspects (Delta, Virgin America, JetBlue, etc.) rolling out en-route service on most or all flights, the cost of upwards of $10 a pop on longer trips (half the price of my monthly at-home bill) has left only the most email-addicted passengers biting the bait. Thankfully, just in time for air travel’s busiest time of year, discounts seem to literally be falling from the skies, with many airlines offering Internet passes completely free of charge. Read the rest of this post »

I must admit, when I flew LAN Airlines from New York to Lima this past summer, I was paying more attention to the new full-recline seats in business class (i.e. sleeping very soundly) than I was to the rundown of newly offered comforts in neighboring economy class: more on-demand entertainment choices, increased seat pitch, power outlets, oversized overheads, tasty new meals, and complimentary booze. What really awakened me, though, were the surprisingly affordable fares on these retrofitted economy-class seats. Even heading into winter high season, flying LAN remains one of the most affordable ways to get from the U.S. (non-stop from New York, Los Angeles, and Miami) to South America and the Caribbean. See sample fares after the jump. Read the rest of this post »

If you’re one out of the every three Americans who break out in a nervous sweat before take-off, relax. Sir Richard Branson has come to your rescue! Virgin Atlantic’s valiant chief unveiled the company’s first iPhone app, Flying Without Fear, yesterday. Based on Branson’s own course of the same name (which boasts a near-perfect success rate – just ask spokeswoman Whoopi Goldberg), the $5 app is designed to help anxious fliers overcome their fears by providing in-flight video explanations and answers to frequently asked questions about flying, plus relaxation exercises (there’s even a panic button for emergency calming methods if you start to, say, hyperventilate during a bit of turbulence). Since every aerophobe’s nerves vary, a custom “My Program” section allows users to rate their personal fears and offers advice on how best to prepare for your next flight, based on your individual info.

Click here for our list of Essential iPhone Travel Apps.

Looking for a happy medium between coach’s sardine-can accommodations and first class’s hefty price on lengthy flights? Premium economy cabins, featuring cushier seats and more space to stretch your legs (and wallet), are emerging as a less extravagant, more comfortable option on a number of airlines (including jetBlue, Virgin Atlantic, and British Airways, to name a few). Still, said seats on many overseas flights can run upwards of five times the cost of a coach ticket, and transatlantic jaunts in particular see higher fares versus the standard economy class than do their Pacific counterparts. Read the rest of this post »