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Bad Fare: Sleep Tight
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/9/26/21839/0441
Indianapolis-Tulsa, $184 RT on NWA
It's not that we have anything against Indianapolis or Tulsa per se; it's just that this sale fare (part of a huge domestic sale that's running on Orbitz at the moment) may be the least sexy sale fare in the history of mankind--and we've been to Tulsa, which has more to recommend that you'd expect. Even so, can you imagine Condé Nast Travelver's cover mentioning either of these cities? We thought not.
If you must, the sale is running through mid-February, 2007; lowest prices are, as always, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and blackout days will crop up on any holiday you've heard of. Good luck getting to Indy.
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http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/9/20/95713/5404
Bad Fare: Newark-Montreal, $109 RT on Continental
We're not picking this as a bad fare because we paid one and a half times as much for our ticket to Montreal next week--you wouldn't even think of accusing us of sour grapes, anyway. No, it's a more practical reason that this is a bad fare: hotels.
Yup, this is a pretty popular time to go to Montreal, it being nearly the end of fall up there, with the leaves changing and the caribou migrating through. As a result, hotel rooms (especially cheap ones) are a bit scarce. So don't say we didn't warn you on this fare ($109 RT on Continental, without taxes, for this weekend only). Unless you've got a couch in mind, or you're ready to shell out some extra dough on a fancy-fancy room--in which case, go for it.
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Bad Fare:Detroit-Montego Bay, Jamaica, $1439 RT on NWA
Boy, this one just seems like a bad idea. Northwest is offering Northwest is offering package fare deals to Jamaica, combined with a stay at the Sandals resort. The concept is cool: For $1439, you get seven nights at Sandals plus a free upgrade to first class on NWA--the package is for October to mid Novemeber--from NWA cities in the Midwest. ">package fare deals to Jamaica, combined with a stay at the Sandals resort. The concept is cool: For $1439, you get seven nights at Sandals plus a free upgrade to first class on NWA--the package is for October to mid Novemeber--from NWA cities in the Midwest.
Sadly--for vacation planners anyway--NWA flight attendants are currently considering a strike. Not the best time to book your vacation, even if it's possible things will be resolved by October. You can always get silly looking cornrows in your hair here at home.
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http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/8/9/131011/8381
Bad Fare: New York-Beijing, $1,040 RT on United
C'mon, guys. United is advertising this bad boy as part of their summer sale--although it's for travel from the end of August to middle of November--but we're not impressed by the dealiness of this one at all. The price doesn't include taxes, FYI. But why fiddle with United when you can get there nonstop from Newark on Continental? What'samatter, afraid of New Jersey?
Mostly, we just get annoyed when these crummy fares get lumped in with a sale. We guess the airlines hope that magic sale dust will rub off or something, but we're not buying, even if that famous United parrot can play the piano like nobody's business.
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http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/8/2/8199/01834
Milwaukee-Fort Myers, $193 RT on Midwest
Hooray! It's the service between Milwaukee and Fort Myers that we know we've been clamoring for. How have we lived without it? Except, well, we don't care. It's nothing against Milwaukee (Fort Myers is still on notice, sorry) or Midwest Airlines, though we've never flown on them. In all probability, the citizens of these respective cities are very happy about this fare.
As of 8am, it was already 84 degrees here in New York City. In short, it's too damn hot to care about Fort Myers or Milwaukee or Midwest Airlines. At least with the Good Fare between Rome and Bucharest, we could imagine eating a gelato or fending off a gypsy from stealing our wallet--genuine summertime activities. But it's impossible to think about Milwaukee when the thermostat cracks 95. Sorry.
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http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/7/26/132638/832
Minneapolis--Reykjavik, $548 RT on Icelandair, via Travelzoo
Iceland, at long last! This fare is on Icelandair (natch), and runs from mid-August to the end of September. It's part of larger sale, from U.S. destinations to all parts of Europe. You must book by the end of the month, however.
And yet, those poor Minnesotans! Do they really need to go someplace blonder than their homeland? It just sounds too much like Children of the Corn for our taste. In other words, this fare is far too disturbing to recommend.
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http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/7/19/10390/3344
Bad Fare: Stansted-Bari, $1.50 on Ryanair
It's hard to argue with a fare that has an advertised price of $1.50, and even more so with one that transports you the South of Italy--what's not to like? But hasn't Ryanair being reading the travel press these days?
Surely they must know that Puglia is the new Tuscany, a fact confirmed by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure, and just about every other outlet in the last year. Unspoiled! Wild! Huge! Well, we certainly can't have grubby, democratic Ryanair flying there. Perhaps MAXjets will pick up the route instead?