• Holiday Flights

    Why does Orbitz,Travelocity (as well as others) not include European discount airlines (like easyJet)?

    Question: Why does Orbitz,Travelocity (as well as others) not include European discount airlines (like easyJet)? Do you know any websites that carry discount European airlines and major airlines? Answer: Answer by The ShadowIt’s not that the travel websites don’t want to include them. The problem is that some airlines refuse to distribute their tickets through websites other than their own. The reason is cost. Travel agencies and websites rely on commercial reservations systems (such as Galileo, Sabre, and Amadeus) to handle their airline bookings. These systems charge fees to display inventory and accept bookings. Some discount airlines don’t want to pay these fees, so they don’t make their flights available.…

  • Holiday Attractions

    Children?s Novel Tackles Deployment; Courage Needed on Homefront as Well

    Spring, Texas (PRWEB) December 8, 2005 Allie’s dad will be spending Christmas in Iraq. He will also miss out on an entire year of Allie’s life. This separation generates frustration as Allie, her pregnant mother and her brother leave their home at Fort Hood and move to “Hicksville”—her mother’s hometown of Edna, Idaho—to prepare for the baby’s birth. Allie soon learns about living with Nanna, her great-grandma who has Alzheimer’s disease. With a new perspective on fading memories, Allie finds purpose in a letter from Dad. “Write down all that happens—you can make me a memory, since I can’t be there to make one myself.” Throughout this time…