The Perfect Holiday Present: The Gift of Travel

The Holidays are a time to show the people in your life how much you care through meaningful gifts. But many gift-givers think a great gift equals material things. This holiday season, try thinking outside the box. Instead of buying jewelry, clothing, or expensive gadgets, give the gift of travel this year.

How do you do it? Just follow a few of these tips.

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Low-Cost Airlines: Are They Really Saving You Money?

Airtran Airways, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines; these names stand out among some of the world’s most popular and well-known “Low-Cost Airlines.” But what qualifies these airlines as “Low Cost”?

A budget airline, also called a low-cost carrier, is a flight carrier that seeks to provide flight service at a low cost, sometimes undercutting traditional airlines by more than 50%. Listed below are some Pros and Cons of traveling with a low-cost airline.

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Flying While Fat

I’m a worrier by nature. I worry about a lot of things for a lot of different reasons. In an effort to control my worrying, I plan. I often plan and develop strategies to deal with stressful situations that may (or may not) pop up. Or I may plan in order to prevent stressful situations from arising. Either way, it’s all about managing my anxiety levels.

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