Andrew Hickey's Blog – March 2009 Archive (2)

Booking Airline Tix Wisely In This Poor Economy As Fares Plummet

In early February I purchased two tickets for my brother and I to check out Toronto for his 18th birthday. After taxes and fees we were able to snag a pair of round-trip tickets for $207 each through American Airlines. I was pretty happy with this price considering that it was originally going for $280 for a few weeks while I tracked it on Yapta.

However just weeks later the price for the same route had gone down to $190. Doh! So I simply… Continue

Added by Andrew Hickey on March 29, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

John Lennon “Imagine Package” At Fairmont Montreal; Under $200/Night.

The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal is celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s infamous “Bed-In”, which was the couple’s way of protesting the Vietnam War.

The original plan was for the peaceful duo to lodge in New York, but due to a 1968 cannabis conviction the Beatles singer was not allowed in the United States.

Therefore the two hopped a plane and landed in Canada on May 26, 1969 for a… Continue

Added by Andrew Hickey on March 24, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments