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Unfair Airfare 2008 August 14, 2008

Posted by Bryan Connelly in : ARDA, General, JetShare, News & Events, Timeshare Rental, Timeshare Resale, Timeshare Resource, Travel, Uncategorized , trackback

Folks traveling for the summer, or those looking to book their winter getaway, might find availability dwindling and airfares skyrocketing. Families who booked a vacation last year may find the cost of that same trip has almost doubled. As airlines cut flights and add fuel surcharges, it is becoming a challenge just to consider travel. BuyATimeshare.com has worked to thwart the increasing prices of travel—especially for vacationing.

Recently numerous airlines have announced that they will be cutting flights to many popular destinations, this might make for an inconvenient holiday season, rampant with layovers and confusing itineraries. As inventory shrinks and the prices escalate, the reduction in seats to popular destinations like Aruba, Florida, Hawaii, and The Caribbean has built a flight crunch, allowing airlines to charge a premium on popular routes. “Supply and Demand” would dictate that cities with significant cuts are seeing some of the biggest price increases. According to Travelocity, overall airfares have increased an average of 11 percent between November and February.

The tug of war between price and availability may become more of a tractor-pull once September comes around and most popular destinations are unavailable or just too expensive. On September 2, JetBlue will no longer fly between New Burgh, New York or West Palm Beach, Florida. Continental has announced that they will no longer fly to the Floridian cities of Sarasota and Tallahassee as of September 3. Midwest airlines will be eliminating service to Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers on September 8 and Delta has already cancelled routes between Orlando and cities like Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale and Little Rock, Arkansas.

As travelers pare spending, leisure travel is often the first to go in a week economy. Michael Brophy, a spokesman for Midwest Airlines wrote in an email “with today’s environment of low fares and high fuel, all airlines are having a difficult time justifying the economics of flying to leisure markets such as some destinations in Florida.”

In response to these drastic cuts, many destinations are offering promotions and discounts to help offset rising airfare. Some resorts are offering discounts and even money back to guests who book multiple nights. At BuyATimeshare.com, there are fully customizable programs like “Timeshare Pulse” that allows the user to specify by price range, city, sale or rental, the exact resorts and right down to the precise week of your stay. You will be notified of all the resort packages that match your request. So shop around the BuyATimeshare.com website, even chat live with one of our professionals to answer any questions you may have along the way.

If your local airline discontinues service to a city you are hoping to visit, and the prices get jacked too high, know that BuyATimeshare.com will find you an affordable vacation property, local or exotic, and will save you enough money to afford to fly wherever you want.