Consumer Traveler Today: April 1

Consumer Traveler Today: 8 tips for booking a table at a 3-star Michelin restaurant
 
 
8 tips for booking a table at a 3-star Michelin restaurant
What we’re reading: Singapore tops survey, AA and JetBlue cooperating, reconsidering the 787-10
Travel by the book, Part 2 — more literature that inspires travel
Too sick to travel? When to put yourself on the no-fly list
Peak travel surcharges, a hidden fare increase
8 tips for booking a table at a 3-star Michelin restaurant
Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:10 AM PDT
A lot of hungry people read and commented on my recent 3-star Parisian dining experiences at Le Meurice and Guy Savoy. In case you’re ready to shell out the dough yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience, I asked Michelin for a few tips on how to score a hard-to-get reservation at a top restaurant.
       

What we’re reading: Singapore tops survey, AA and JetBlue cooperating, reconsidering the 787-10
Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT
Singapore Airline tops CHOICE survey, American and JetBlue may form partnership, 787-10 could be back on table
       

Travel by the book, Part 2 — more literature that inspires travel
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:30 AM PDT
Here are another six books that have inspired me to travel of the years. Over the years, the one thing guaranteed to hold my attention most in a book is a vivid description of somewhere I want to visit, or better yet a vivid presentation that creates a desire to visit a new place. Simply put, the location is, for me, the best character in the book.
       

Too sick to travel? When to put yourself on the no-fly list
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PDT
A recent poll by TripAdvisor suggests 51 percent of air travelers say they’d rather fly while infected with the flu than pay a $150 airline change fee. A similar survey by msnbc.com found nearly 60 percent of travelers would fly infected instead of taking the hit to their pocketbook.
       

Peak travel surcharges, a hidden fare increase
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 06:32 AM PDT
Now, in the past, the way airlines have dealt with peak travel dates was either showing the flights sold out for lower fares, or flat out saying there are blackout dates to the lowest-fare tickets. Not anymore. Especially since this new method allows them to lure passengers to begin the buying process with fares that will never be available.