inFLIGHTout Head South Airfares

The cool winter months are quickly approaching, making it a good time to start planning a trip to the warmer South. Here's a roundup of round trip airfares - hand picked and verified available.
Prices valid as of 9:00 AM Tuesday, include taxes and fees, and valid for at least the early winter months unless specified otherwise.

-San Francisco to....
Puerto Vallarta $319 (Mexicana)
Cancun $298 (Mexicana)
San Juan $291 (US Air)
Jacksonville $195 (United)
Palm Springs $140 (Alaska) October 6-19th only
Long Beach $119* (JetBlue)
*Before $50 travel credit promo - see earlier post

-Sacramento to...
Ft.Lauderdale $210 (American)
Jacksonville $210 (United)

Visit Travelocity to search availability and combine these great airfares with discounted hotels.
If you are searching for airfare only, use the "flexible dates" option for the best results.

Hot Hot DING fares

It's been a while since we've seen some good Southwest Airlines Ding! fares, but now they're back! You must download the DING! program (free) onto your PC or MAC in order to see DING! fares. Purchase by 3pm Central Time Wednesday, for travel during certain days in March and April. Prices below are one way, before tax. Example fares:

Oakland-Los Angeles or Reno $38
Oakland-Spokane $51
Oakland-Austin $71
Sacramento-Seattle or Spokane $51
Sacramento-Las Vegas $55

More information on DING! can be found here.

Free Wi-Fi at airports throughout the world

Like most travelers, business travelers want a no hassle airport experience. Delays and cancellations are not only time consuming and bad for business, but also cause restlessness and frustration of the traveler. The introduction of Wi-Fi in airports meant travelers can remain fairly connected to the world and limit problems associated with travel related delays. But from the very introduction of Wi-Fi came a cost for the service.

Airports are wise to the needs of travelers and began offering wireless service to meet the needs of travelers. A 24-hour pass typically runs around $10, a small cost for a business that desires productive travelers. But there's a little known secret that many airports offer free Wi-Fi for travelers flying to/from or through. Although most of these free Wi-Fi spots in the United States are small and middle sized markets such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Charlotte, Orlando and Sacramento, several mega cities throughout the world also offer the service at no charge.

A complete listing of cities offering free Wi-Fi cane be found at www.wififreespot.com

We've also tagged this site as a favorite and can be found on the left column of this site.

Oakland - Buffalo NY - $81+tax each way Southwest Airlines. Fare available Tue/W/F/Sat
San Jose - Raleigh/Durham NC - $86+tax each way Southwest Airlines. Fare avail most days
Sacramento - San Diego - $46+tax each way Southwest Airlines. Fare avail most days.
Above are all DING! fares from Southwest December 2-December 15th.