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New York to Europe - How to Fly Business Class cheap From Only $1,550 Return

Sunday, May 10, 2009

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Flying business or aboriginal chic beyond the Atlantic has been out of ability for abounding travellers. Airline admission prices from New York to Europe accept ranged amid $3,000 and $7,000 in business class. Here are some tips to abate that airfare and advice get you in to that business chic exceptional cabin.

Tip 1: Fly All-Business Chic L'Avion - L'Avion is an all-business chic carrier confined Paris Orly from New York Newark. It flies alert circadian application a Boeing 757 configured to 90 seats. Flights are accessible from $1,550 return. Note that L'Avion is currently the alone all-business carrier aerial across afterwards the contempo bankruptcies of Maxjet, EOS Airlines and Silverjet.

Tip 2: Get a accord with BA's OpenSkies - OpenSkies is a British Airways accessory which ally L'Avion and flies circadian from Paris Orly to New York JFK. It additionally uses a Boeing 757 but is configured with 3 classes and a absolute of alone 82 seats."Biz" chic is BA's top cleft artefact and prices are accessible from $3,700 return. Abridgement fares are priced from beneath $1,000.Watch for appropriate offers and anterior prices as they aggrandize their arrangement about Europe over the abutting year or two.

Tip 3: Airfare Wars - The "open skies" acceding amid the EU and US has opened up the bazaar for across flights - consistent in lower airfares for the passenger.The best aggressive avenue is London - New York and prices accept alone to beneath $2,000 for some business chic fares.Keep an eye on the "war" amid Air France (and its accomplice Delta) and British Airways (and accomplice American) as they appropriate on anniversary other's territory.

Tip 4: Fly via Iceland - If aerial across business class, get amount quotations from the added 'off-beat' airlines that you may never accept considered.For example, Icelandair flies from London to New York via Reykjavik and can be acutely aggressive with its Saga Chic (business class) airfares. Prices are generally beneath £1,100 / $2,200 for a annular cruise all-in. It commonly undercuts the big boys by 30-40% in a bid to appropriate cartage to avenue through Iceland rather than aerial non-stop. Icelandair's website is accomplished at award the best fares and you can additionally acquisition bargain advancement deals if aerial economy.

Tip 5: Accede Middle-Eastern or Asian Carriers - Some added camp airlines ply their barter amid Europe and the USA such as Kuwait Airways and Air India both of whom fly from London to New York. Pakistan International Airlines serves Manchester, UK to both New York and Chicago.Air India offers business chic acknowledgment deals from Heathrow to JFK from £1,100 on a Boeing 777. It additionally serves Paris ceaseless from New York.You can acquisition London - NYC business chic deals on Kuwait Airways from about £850 / $1,700 return, additionally on a Boeing 777. Or fly Aboriginal Chic for £1,700 / $3,400.

Tip 6: Go Premium - If your account doesn't amplitude as far as business class, again book a exceptional abridgement ticket. You will get above legroom and a bigger armchair than the accepted abridgement chic seat. It will additionally beggarly that you are added acceptable to be upgraded for chargeless to business class. This is due to the almost baby cardinal of exceptional abridgement seats accessible - any overbooked bearings in abridgement will overspill to exceptional abridgement and you could be bumped up to business class. This doesn't appear every time, but accept a active flight and you will not abuse your chances.

Tip 7: Invest in Your Air Travel Knowledge - If you are austere about aerial exceptional again you should accede advance in the Ultimate Airfares & Upgrades Adviser from AirTravelGenius.com This adviser teaches you abounding advantageous cabal tips and tricks to maximise your affairs of aerial business or aboriginal class, helps you acquisition the world's everyman airfares in any chic and how to absolutely accomplish the best of your air afar (most afar are abominably wasted). If you anytime fly internationally this adviser is a must-read - abnormally now as we face aerial oil prices and ambagious inflation. 

Business Class Cheap Travel Vs First Class Travel

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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Every day, hundreds of bags of bodies lath airplanes. In addition, everyday, bags of these bodies address anger with their flights. There are consistently a cardinal of concerns. The brace in advanced of you was gabbing loudly, the man beside you was snoring, the babyish abaft you cried bisected of the way over the Atlantic. No amount what the reasons, there are a array characteristics of aerial that accomplish it abhorrent to people. It is no wonder, then, that a array of bodies accept to fly either in business chic or aboriginal chic cabins. However, abounding bodies generally admiration what the differences are amid these cabins and which one they should fly. 

Price

One affair is for sure; both classes of biking generally amount a lot added than drillmaster class. However, there are additionally amount differences amid the aboriginal and business chic tickets. Domestically speaking, aboriginal chic is usually cheaper and offers a bit beneath in amenity. Internationally, however, aboriginal chic is the best big-ticket and absurd way to fly. If you are anxious about price, but still ambition to fly in a nicer berth than coach, accede aerial aboriginal chic domestically and business internationally.

Space

One affair that both cabins action is above space. However, there is a aberration amid the amplitude offerings of business and aboriginal class. Back aerial business class, abnormally domestically, you will acquisition the best amplitude and abundance as argue to aboriginal chic which will still be beyond than drillmaster but not as ample as business. This is not the aforementioned for all-embracing flights, however, area aboriginal chic cabins are actual ample and luxurious. If amplitude is acutely important to you, you may appetite to accede aerial aboriginal chic internationally and business domestically so that you accept the best space.

Service

One affair is for abiding back you are ambidextrous with business and aboriginal class: the account will be far above to coach. However, clashing abounding of the added categories area business trumps aboriginal chic domestically, you will apparently not acquisition abundant of a aberration in account amid business and aboriginal class. Internationally you will apparently acquisition the aforementioned thing: the account in both business chic and aboriginal chic will be excellent, but will not alter much.

If you are because aerial soon, you should accede aerial aboriginal chic or business. Domestically speaking, business tends to be added big-ticket and action added space, about the account in the two cabins is absolutely similar. Internationally, the adventure is altered however, area business is about inferior to aboriginal chic in agreement of amplitude and price. Of advance abounding calm flights do not action a best amid aboriginal chic and business class. Except for on the better airplanes, there is usually alone a best amid drillmaster and aboriginal class, and drillmaster and business. Either way, you apperceive that if you baddest business or aboriginal class, you will be authoritative a best that will apparently accord you a added agreeable experience. 

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How to Find Business Class Cheap Luxury Hotels in Belize

Friday, April 24, 2009

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The tiny nation of Belize is one of Central America's most popular vacation destinations. The only Central American country with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean, Belize is famous for its crystal clear waters, its pristine beaches, its world-class snorkeling and its breathtaking collection of Mayan ruins.

Things You’ll Need:

  • Passport.
  • Computer with internet access for making online reservations

Book Luxury Accommodations in Belize

Step1
To book accommodations, contact Belize Tourism Board at (800) 624-0686 or visit the Web site. Try a business-class cheap hotel. Belize City is a frequent destination of business travelers and the city caters to them.

Step2
Look for amenities. Business-class hotels often come with such sought-after amenities as fantastic swimming pools, first-class work-out facilities, and 5-star restaurants on site. Plus, hotels in Belize City are close to the city's active nightlife as well as its beaches.

Step3
Go for the spa treatment. Many mountainside resorts in Belize double as spas. Seek out these places to take advantage of such pampering treatments as mud massages, body wraps and facials while enjoying Belize's peaceful natural wonders.

Step4
Find a place in the mountains. Belize has a breathtaking natural background, and travelers come from all over to enjoy it. Mountainside accommodations in Belize provide an instant feeling of luxury with their spectacular views of the country's natural splendor.

Step5
Look for private villas. With personalized services from massages to butlers offered in a very secluded setting, private villas are the ultimate in luxury accommodation in Belize.

Step6
Seek out beachfront hotels. Because Belize has a beautiful coastline, beachfront hotels are in high demand by travelers. The competition for your business is fierce, and these properties strive to outdo each other in the luxury and decadence they provide to visitors.

Explore Nature in Belize

Step1
Go spelunking. Belize is home to one of the most extensive and easily accessible systems of caves in the world, which makes it a popular stop for both experienced and amateur spelunkers.

Step2
Take a walk on the wild side. Belize has the highest concentration of jaguars (a native American cat) of any nation in the world.

Tips & Warnings

  • Whether you are going for business or pleasure, be sure to see Belize in style. With a wide variety of luxury accommodations awaiting you, Belize offers ample opportunity to pamper yourself while seeing the sights.
  • Whenever traveling abroad, remember to carry a valid passport at all times.
  • Learn a few basic phrases in Spanish before your trip.

Cheap Business Class Airfares

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Finding cheap business class airfares is becoming easier and easier with the deepening recession. There used to be a time not that long ago where cheap business tickets were considered anything less than $2,000. Not anymore. The new goal is $1,000. Yes, it is possible. Here are a couple of tips and recommendations in your hunt for inexpensive business flights.

Use frequent flyer miles to upgrade. It’s a little known fact that it is cost-effective to purchase your ticket as economy class and then use your frequent flyer miles to upgrade the flight to business class. This is a quick way to get the business class cabin without having to pay the business class price.

Use airline carrier websites to find which flights have the sparest capacity. Flights that have a lot of extra seats have a better chance of going on sale than those with few seats remaining. The way to find this information is to go through the initial first steps of the booking process. Usually there is a screen in the beginning that allows you to book your seat. It is from this screen that you can see whether or not a plane is full or not. Your best bet is to perform this check a week or two before the flight.

Try the online discounters. There are a whole host of discount carriers who also have cheap business class airfares in their inventory. The easiest way to find out who these carriers are is to do a Google search on cheap business class airfares. The majority of listings that get returned will fit the bill.

In summary, there is a host of ways to get cheap business class tickets. With a little bit of patience and some focused research, you, too, can get make your next business trip a more cost-effective one.


How to Fly First or Business Class for Very Cheap or Free

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Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

  • Charm
  • Some spending money
  • Patience
  • Good luck
Step1

Ask for it. I often find myself standing in a long line being the only one asking if there's a seat up front. I'm not saying that these seats are out there for grab. But if the flight is over-sold, you have a better chance that they will call your name.

Step2

Dress well. Wear business or at least casual business clothing. This will increase your odds. However, if you still end up in the back, you run the risk of having to sit in your suit for 15 hours. Decide if it is worth it.

Step3

Ask for available upgrades to purchase. Sometimes you can spend a few frequent flyer miles and get a decent seat, or you can buy one for a couple of bucks. In this case be prepared to keep a straight face when you hear a 5 figure price, and just politely pass on the "deal". Last time I flew from New York to Kuala Lumpur with a layover in Stockholm, when I had to sit on the plane for 20 hours, I only had to pay $400 for an upgrade. It was sure worth it.

Step4

There is a very nice newsletter, called The First Class Cheap Flyer, which provide you great deals. You can buy the magazine for a higher price, or just benefit from the free newsletter. It is useful when time and destination is not an issue, you just want to travel.

Business class-only travel was a brilliant theory

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Independent, The (London) , May 31, 2008 by DAVID PROSSER

OUTLOOK

This is not a happy time to be an airline. If anything at all was surprising about the collapse of Silverjet yesterday, it was that the business class-only carrier has survived this long. Its two rivals in the sector, Eos and Maxjet, were forced to mothball their flat beds many months ago.

Lawrence Hunt, the founder and chief executive of Silverjet, says he is still in discussions with an investor that might yet come to the airline's rescue. But don't hold your breath - it is difficult to imagine why anyone would want to commit their cash.

The killer fact for Silverjet is the cost of fuel for a round trip to New York - broker Daniel Stewart's estimate is that it amounts to around 44,000 today, compared to 28,600 when the airline began flying. For a new airline competing on price, with no economies of scale and little capital to ride out tough times, the figures just cannot be made to add up.

What will really frustrate Mr Hunt is that there is nothing inherently wrong with his belief that a business class-only model is potentially lucrative. Silverjet is just a victim of bad timing rather than poor management - it simply had the misfortune to take off at the same moment as the oil price.

In fact, while there may have been fewer Silverjet customers than Mr Hunt might have liked, many of those who have flown with the airline have raved about the experience and it has boasted high levels of repeat bookings.

No wonder. Silverjet's exclusive terminal at Luton - no harder to get to than any other London airport - enables customers to skip the worst bit of air travel, battling through overcrowded airport facilities to the departure gate. And once in the air, top-notch facilities mean Silverjet passengers are likely to enjoy their flight, particularly having paid considerably less than customers of rival airlines.

The really annoying thing about Silverjet's unfortunate timing is that the past year should actually have been a massive opportunity for the airline. With the global economy slowing, businesses are naturally keen to cut costs. What better way to save money than to send staff overseas on business class-only airlines offering seats at a third of the cost of established rivals?

Silverjet should also have benefited from improving demographics in the UK, US and other Western markets, where populations are older and wealthier. This has increased the size of the non-business market for business class seats, particularly those priced more affordably.

It will be no consolation to Mr Hunt, but all these arguments mean Silverjet will almost certainly not be the last you see of the business class-only model. Even when the oil price comes back down, it is difficult to imagine another start-up targeting the sector, but why shouldn't more established budget airlines move into this territory?

Indeed, low-cost carriers around the world are already targeting business customers, in many cases with enhanced services such as more exclusive lounges, greater flexibility on flight booking or even premium economy-class seats. It's not a huge leap to imagine a carrier such as easyJet launching business class-only services at competitive prices. Or what about Michael O'Leary, the visionary boss of Ryanair, who has already talked of his ambition to run transatlantic services?

The Open Skies agreement that was implemented earlier this year has made the airline sector - the soaring oil price excepted - more conducive to competition. Mr Hunt and his colleagues at Silverjet will now, in all likelihood, miss out on the chance to exploit that opportunity. Expect someone else to step into the breach.

No prizes forpension prudence

No wonder companies keep closing their final salary pension schemes. The premiums employers must pay into the Pension Protection Fund, set up to protect members of schemes run by companies that go bust, will be more than twice as high as the compensation scheme itself had suggested last November. And what will particularly aggrieve many finance directors is that they appear to have been victims of their own prudence.

The PPF raises money in a rather peculiar fashion. Some 20 per cent of its annual levy comes from fees charged to schemes on the basis of their size. The other 80 per cent is a risk-based levy, with premiums based on how well-funded a scheme is and the likelihood of its employer falling into insolvency. There is thus an incentive for employers to keep their schemes well funded - the carrot is a lower PPF levy.

Trouble is, the PPF works out how much money it needs each year before taking a detailed look at the assets and liabilities of individual schemes and their employers. Last November, it decided 675m was the magic figure for 2008-09, only to discover that employers had improved their schemes' funding positions so markedly that the risk-based levy formula would produce a substantial shortfall.

No matter. The PPF warned in November that it expected to have to scale up schemes' bills once it worked out the detail of the risk- based levy. At the time, it reckoned a factor of 1.6 was realistic, but yesterday announced the number required was 3.77.

To put this another way, employers with final salary pension schemes will now have to pay a risk-based levy - remember, this accounts for 80 per cent of the total PPF annual charge - that will be 2.36 times higher than the fee they were expecting only six months ago. All because they have funded their schemes more generously than the PPF had allowed for.

The PPF's justification for what appears to be an injustice is that while scheme funding has improved in the short term, it must protect against long-term risk. That may be, but many employers will feel cheated by this arrangement. Had they not improved scheme funding, their bills would have been even larger of course, but the huge fee increases they face hardly represent the juiciest of carrots.

A reason to buy, but not to sell

If a company's directors don't have sufficient confidence to hold on to its shares, why should investors? Directors' dealings are widely followed both in the City and amongst private investors for good reason - it seems perfectly logical that directors with the inside track on their companies' performance are likely to make sensible decisions about share sales and purchases.

Yet some new analysis from Deutsche Bank, which has for more than a year been monitoring directors' dealings at more than 500 companies across the European Union, suggests that investing on the basis of this information is likely to produce mixed results.

Deutsche found that purchases of shares in their own companies by directors might well be a useful buy signal for investors. On average, over the past year, companies reporting such purchases tended to outperform in subsequent months, with their shares outstripping both the wider sector and country indices.

Intriguingly, however, the same signal is not apparent from sales. When directors sold their companies' stock, there was no sign of the subsequent underperformance from the share price that one might expect.

The German bank offers no explanation for why this should be the case, though it's fair to point out that there are all sorts of motives underpinning the decisions by directors to buy or sell their own shares. Still, it seems odd that one type of transaction should seemingly give such a strong signal when another does not.

The answer may be that company directors are no more astute than the rest of us when it comes to selling out of positions. You have been warned

The Favored Destinations With Business Class Cheap Airline Tickets

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Couple or family to the seaside or in the bush, for business or pleasure, the pleasure of nature, adventure and romance, transferred or cool calm, embark immediately for dream destinations. Sandro, general manager of the agency Wild Discovery, sheds light on the most favored destinations with cheap airline fare

Historically, Lebanon is a great traveler. For holidays or his work, he does not hesitate to fly. A new trend is increasingly that of resorting to travel agencies that offer all-inclusive packages, which respond closely to expectations sophisticate.

For lovers

What are the most favored destinations this summer? "If we talk about honeymoon, there is a certain enthusiasm for the Maldives, for Mauritius, Seychelles, Thailand, Malaysia, the Caribbean ... and we are beginning to feel new trends towards the African continent , "Said Sandro.

These romantic destinations fully respond to the atmosphere in which the newlyweds like to bask. The heat of the sun, beaches irresistible, the various activities such as scuba diving to see the sumptuous wrecks covered with corals and sponges and fish and turtles housing, Getaway Sailing, care and massages based marine products ... A whole range of services that help welfare lovers ...

Starting Family

"With regard to families," says Saade, the Mediterranean is a popular choice. We speak here of Cyprus, Greek Islands, Morocco, Turkey, Côte d'Azur, Tunisia ... Couples have a predilection for Europe: Prague, Budapest, Vienna ..., for Central America ".

Cyprus is actually an oasis of relaxation, water and sun for maximum relaxation. Le Meridien Limassol incorporates the only thalassotherapy center interior / exterior of the Mediterranean. Each of the four outdoor pools and three indoor pools has its salinity, temperature and use. This destination is also an ideal spot to observe the seabed exception sublime Byzantine monasteries high poles or hiking in the mountains of Toodos interesting ride for family trips.

In Morocco, where the family adventure for you, you have the choice between a Méharée between dunes, oases and palm groves, the discovery of the most secret of southern Morocco, and the Draa Valley and Dades gorges to Todra , Through the dunes Chegaga, where villages have kept their authenticity ... The whole two hours of daily treks on foot or by 4x4, accessible to children as young as six years. Fes and Marrakech, imperial cities, are dreaming. Feel free to explore the valley of roses, from which the greatest perfumes. Your can find cheap airline tickets to morocco in our website.

He added Mr. Saade: "China is attracting more passengers. It is a civilization that passion and that few Lebanese know. This destination that attracts a wide clientele is characterized by its legendary cities, its magnificent views, its culinary arts, traditions and the magic of its modern cities. "

Travel agency: tailor-made services

In terms of services today, customers no longer buy a ticket and hotel packages. They prefer to entrust a professional agency with the task of organizing their stay. The advantage of agencies is the know-how, the selection of hotels that meet the expectations of each client, ancillary services that can only travel. Considering the competition, current agencies in the market trying to offer the best benefits. Thus, for example, Wild Discovery, one of the most dynamic travel agencies in the market, selects nearly every product before selling to the customer in order to offer the best.

"We have on the market, said Mr. Saade, the widest choice of products and destinations. Indeed, this is reflected in the consistency of our Summer 2007 brochure that offers a selection of over sixty destinations worldwide with products that can be customized to customer requirements. Our advice to avoid unpleasant surprises is that the client shall apply to serious signs that have already proved their worth on the market and may, in case of problems, to help effectively and more soon ".
Daniele Gerges

To travel safely

Few things you should know for traveling, enjoy holidays, save time, save money and avoid unpleasant surprises.

-Sooner is better. Indeed, do you well in advance to book your stay and plan your vacation. It means at least three months in advance, but always take care to take out cancellation insurance, given the political instability which lives in Lebanon and that could force you to cancel your stay.

-Choose a travel agency that has a good experience planted. Advantage? It allows you to compose your own package depending on your budget, your tastes and aim at holidays. This also allows you to avoid sacred surprises that can ruin your vacation, if, for example, where you book a hotel room in an you do not know!

-Before you buy a package, it is imperative to review that includes (or not) the price: taxes, insurance activities. Feel free to compare offers and choose not necessarily the cheapest, but for one that best matches your expectations. The all-inclusive formulas are very popular. The global service includes cheap flight, transfers, the hotel but also the activities and some meals.

-Don 't Do not hesitate to use the prepaid cards. For some time, partnerships bank weave around the world for reduced rates or even free withdrawals abroad. This saves you from having cash that could be stolen or lost. If you do anyway, exchange your money against the currency of the country of destination in Lebanon, not to lose at the exchange rate.