Flights From Hell is a blog that compiles reader stories about airline delays and cancellations, airport experiences, lost luggage, and flights from hell. www.flightsfromhell.com
Seat Guru
Find the best seat before you fly with SeatGuru. Seat advice for 700+ seat maps, backed by 45,000+ flier reviews (part of TripAdvisor.) Information on airline seats and in-flight amenities featuring the best seat, legroom, and recline information. www.seatguru.com
Points.com
Points.com is a frequent flyer rewards-management portal where members can trade and exchange points/miles between their registered reward programs. For example, you can convert credit card points into flight miles on any number of top airlines. Member Benefits: Membership is free. Exchange miles or points between programs Shop using miles or points instead of dollars […]
Skyscanner
Most flight search engines will only provide a search for scheduled flights, leaving you to look and compare the budget airlines yourself. Skyscanner searches both scheduled and budget airlines (such as Ryanair and AirAsia.) The price of the budget fares takes into account compulsory fees such as taxes and airport charges, but you will need […]
FlyerTalk
FlyerTalk is the world’s most popular frequent flyer community, where frequent travelers around the world come to exchange knowledge and experiences about everything miles and points related. www.flyertalk.com
Luggage Limits
Luggage Limits details baggage allowance information on all routes and ticket classes for over 60 airlines. Avoid expensive airline luggage fees by preparing before you go. www.luggagelimits.com
Unclaimed Baggage
This store in the U.S sells unclaimed baggage with over one million items passing through the store annually. Items include clothing, cameras, electronics, sporting goods, jewellery, books and, yes, luggage. unclaimedbaggage.com
One Bag
One Bag is a guide dedicated to packing light. Travel with one bag (a carry on bag) and save time and hassle of checking in luggage. www.onebag.com
Live Air Traffic Control
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic control (ATC) broadcasts from air traffic control towers and radar facilities around the world. Listen in real time to control towers communicating with pilots. www.liveatc.net
Sleeping in Airports
If you are on a tight travel budget or have a flight to catch at stupid’o’clock in the morning then why not consider sleeping at the airport. Sleeping in Airports was conceived by Donna McSherry in 1996 (older than Google, as the site points out) and features thousands of reviews of airports that readers have […]