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A Helpful Guide to Traveling with Small Children

November 18th, 2009 No comments

Air Travel with small children can turn out to be quite a difficult situation that can cause stress for many parents. In order to help diminish some of the chaos and stress, take some time prior to your trip and plan out as many details as possible. Younger children may have difficulty being confined to their seats on the airplane, bring along crayons and coloring books to help take their minds off of being confined. A change of pressure in the cabin that occurs during takeoff can hurt their ears, bring along gum or hard candy to help with this issue.

There are quite a few factors that you can complete ahead of time to help make sure that your kids are ready for air travel. Probably the most important item on the list is to make sure that your children have had a medical check-up completed by the family doctor or pediatrician. At this time, if they are behind on any vaccinations, you can get those shots caught up. In order for small children to fly the friendly skies, their immunizations must be current.

If you are scheduled for a longer flight, make every effort to reserve an overnight flight that will coincide with your children’s sleeping habits. Even though you are traveling, you want to try and mimic the same routine you have at home as closely as possible with younger children. Many airlines have ‘assistants’ available for parents who are traveling alone with small children. The assistants take care of collecting baggage from the aircraft as well as from the baggage carousels.

As far as your carry-on luggage is concerned, you should make every attempt to only pack items that your kids may need on the flight such as a changing mat, baby wipes, tissues, rash creams, and bottles of milk, favorite snacks, daily medications, spill-proof drinks, games, toys and an extra change of clothing for each child going on the flight. Try to avoid using your carry-on bag for items such as your laptop which will take up a lot of unnecessary room.

I suggest that you dress your children in a few light layers of clothing; this way you can add layers if cold or remove layers as necessary once you are onboard the aircraft. If your child is cold, you can simply ask a flight attendant to bring a blanket. Lastly, if you need help, do not hesitate to ask the flight attendants for help. In other words, don’t try and heat up your baby’s bottle under the hot water in the sink in the plane’s bathroom; ask the flight attendant to properly warm up the liquid in the bottle for your child.

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Phila Park Sleep Fly Question: Why should I book in advance…

July 28th, 2009 No comments

Hi Folks,
Here’s a question from a reader, a question I get asked often from the uninitiated as far as air travel and airport hotel properties goes.

Henry,
Why should I book a park sleep fly package in advance when I could just go to the hotel, book a room and leave my car in the parking lot?
What makes your service so special?
John August
Philadelphia PA

Here is my reply to John:

Hi John,
Thanks for inquiring about aaaparksleepfly.com
To answer your first question, if you do go to a hotel and leave your car there, you’re taking a big chance.
The chance is that your car may not be there when you get back. Hotel managers keep a watchful eye on their parking lot.
And maybe you told the desk that you are leaving your car, but there’s the chance that they didn’t tell anyone else, and your car could be towed.

When you book a park sleep fly package, you may be required to park your car in a special section of the parking lot.

The second point I want to make is the volatility of airport hotel properties as far as room availability goes.

You see, there is an underground or under the radar service that is provided for the airlines that guarantees them so many rooms per night for distressed passengers.
Almost every night there are distressed passengers who could not get on their flights because of overbooking, and weather related problems.
It’s not uncommon for 100 rooms to be gone in the blink of an eye. This happens every night, at almost all of the airport hotels.
Its no wonder the airlines are losing money faster than they can make it.

So you see booking through our service has many benefits that are unseen by most people.
We usually have rooms reserved for our customers to book in advance, but the number of rooms alotted to us is limited for the reasons above.
So the bottom line is this, if you booked your flight already, book your park sleep fly package ASAP,
it will only cost a small deposit to reserve your room and parking, and if you change your mind you can get a full refund, no question asked.

Have A Nice Safe Summer,
Henry

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Considering Charter Flights

July 8th, 2009 No comments
by Sam Jeffresson

Are you familiar with the old saying that you can always make a little extra money but are unable to make more time? This is true for many people as the essence of their life is time and they cannot do what is needed to make more of it. As such, they will spend a great deal of money with the goal of acquiring their time back! This is why so many people will look towards chartered flights as they can definitely save time.

Some may have an inaccurate conception of chartered planes as they will think of a small plane that only provide a safe ride and a decent bird’s eye view out of the window. This is not entirely accurate as there is much more to the totality of chartered planes than just a simple concept. And, yes, more and more people realize chartering a plane is not just a new way of enjoying their luxury. It is also a great way a person can properly manage and maximize her/her time.

One important aspect that you can take a look at when it comes to chartered flights is that you are going to be able to go almost anywhere in the world and you’ll be able to do it when you need to do it. For instance, if you have a million dollar deal coming up, you will find that securing it might mean that you have to be across the county in a matter of hours. When you have a chartered plane, that’s easy!

The problem for many business people is that taking regular flights can turn into an incredible hassle. Not only do you need to think about getting packed up and working under someone else’s time table, you are also going to have to go through long lines, long layovers and endure being sent to the airport two hours in advance. This is something that can be extremely aggravating and if time is money, it is drifting through your fingers!

Another common problem with commercial airline flights is that multiple flights may be required in order to arrive at one’s destination. This means travelers will need to deal with layovers and delays. With a chartered flight, this type of hassle can be completely avoided. This is even truer if you are traveling on a domestic basis.

Then, there are issues with the number of airports that will receive commercial airline flights. There are roughly 500 airports that commercial flights will fly into. With commercial flights, there are upwards of 14,000 airports that one can receive chartered flights.

For many, exploring charter flights is one of the better ways to circumvent a number of problems. Excess regulation is definitely a problem many in the airline industry must deal with. Those that fly on chartered flights will not have to deal with such problems. And, no, the lack of regulations does not undermine the safety of the venture as well. It actually makes for a much smoother trip.

That is why it is advised to take time out and seriously consider booking a charter flight for your next trip. For many, this plan yields the exact solution that they have always sought for their traveling needs. close

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Traveling With A Baby? Tips That Can Help You Survive The Trip

May 30th, 2009 No comments

Traveling with an infant can be tremendously stressful. Carrying your baby around crowded airports and terminals with some additional baggage in tow is not much fun. The fact that airports and terminals are like incubators for different types of illnesses is not comforting either. It is your good fortune that there are ways to minimize your baby’s exposure to the airport crowd and make your life less stressful. To help you keep your calm and enjoy the trip with you little one, here are some air travel tips for you.

Be Prepared With Your Air Travel Survival Kit

Babies can be unpredictable so make sure that you are always ready for almost anything. Air travel survival kit is a must. Your air travel survival kit should contain some baby clothes, diapers, wipes, blankets, plastic bags for dirty diapers and other baby supplies. Packing an extra shirt might be a wise idea.

Select The Late Night Flight

Generally speaking night air travel is less stressful compared to day air travel. Airports are less populated during the night so you and your baby do not have to deal with a lot of hustle and bustle. Traveling at night is less stressful for you and your baby. Generally speaking most babies are more settle at night so you can breathe a sigh of relief. Chances are that unless your baby is feeling uncomfortable about something he or she will sleep through the flight. Another interesting thing about air travel at night is that most airline companies give air travel discounts for night flights. If you are lucky, you can get as much as 50% off on the regular day time air travel fare. Now that is true value for your money. 

Take Advantage Of Pre-boarding

Most airlines in the country offer free boarding to parents who are traveling with infants and little children. Appreciate this offer and board the plane ahead of the rest of the passengers. This should provide a couple extra minutes to get settled in the aircraft before the rest of the passengers start filling the place up and making a lot of noise.

Turn On Your Auto Ignore Button

Much as you would like to keep your baby quite throughout the trip, your baby may wake up and make a fuss. If this happens and people start looking at you pointedly, just turn on your auto ignore button and pretend that they are not there. Cheap Air Travel Video Compilations

Air Travel: Should I Fly

May 5th, 2009 No comments

Air Travel-Pros and Cons

As the decades have passed air travel has continually grown in popularity.  One can attribute a number of reasons for this increase in popularity and these are convenience and safety.  The following are some of the positive and negative factors involving air travel.

Disadvantage: Airplanes Cause Pollution.

The major shortcoming of air travel is the pollution caused by it. Greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere by the aero planes and these gases are responsible for global warming. Global warming increases the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and people who want to avoid such a rise in temperature are alarmed by this effect.  Many airlines are becoming friendlier to the environment to prevent the effect of global warming. One of the ways in which this is achieved by many of these airlines is to retrofit winglet devices that make the aircraft fuel efficient.  In addition, many airlines have started upgrading their fleet of aero planes to modern fuel efficient aircraft by spending millions of dollars.

Disadvantage: High Cost

High cost of travel makes many people avoid traveling by air. It is cheaper to fill up gas in your car and drive to your desired destination instead of going by flight. By flying on discount
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it is possible to overcome this disadvantage of high cost. You can decide to fly in case you get a very good deal on your airfare.

Disadvantage: Fear of Flying

There are a number of people who just don’t want to fly.  For anyone that has ever been on a flight that has experienced extreme turbulence or some type of other event it can be rather terrifying. 

Advantage: Speed of Travel

traveling by air is much faster as compared to other means of transportation as long as these places are connected by air. Flying between two destinations in United States which are connected by air takes a few hours whereas going by car between these destinations might take a number of days. This gives you extra days for enjoying your vacations because you save a number of days by traveling by air.

Advantage: Easy to Travel Long Distances

Another major advantage in traveling by air is that you can travel to far off destinations which are difficult to traverse either by road or any other means.  We can fly to any destination around the world. Although many of these flying times are very long you will still find that the total time taken is much shorter than the time that would have been spent by using alternate modes of transportation.

Advantage:  Safety

With regards to other forms of travel, air travel is considered to be one of the safest.  Every year you will find a lot of fatal accidents occur because of car travel. Even train derailments causing deaths are also being heard of very frequently. As regards to air travel related accidents you will find that the frequency of occurrences is relatively minimal. For many people safety is the prime consideration for choosing air travel as compared to other form of transportation.

Choosing air travel is a personal decision, based on the factors discussed above along with a multitude factors not discussed here.  For most travelers safety, speed of travel and cost are the over riding factors.  As long as cost remains affordable air travel will continue to grow in popularity.