Summer Travel
By Allan Hoffman
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
If you plan to travel this summer and want to save money here’s something that will help in Wallet Watch. American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest and U.S. Airlines have all started charging up to 50-bucks to check a second piece of luggage and if your carry-on is too big, they will make you check it. But don’t cram everything into one big bag because some carriers charge as much as 200-dollars round trip for a bag that weighs more than 50 pounds.
So, pack light, weight that suitcase before you leave home and you may save yourself some money if you send that extra bag by U-P-S or FedEx.
If you do use those services, you can actually track the bags which will prevent luggage not arriving with you. Tracking is something airlines don’t do. And if you have a third bag, United will charge you $450 round trip for those three bags.
How about a Luggage service? They are generally more expensive, but you get the convenience of pickup and delivery.
For more information go to this website:
http://www.marketwatch.com
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