Archive for March, 2006

Is Olympic A good Airline to Fly?

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

As time goes on, less and less airlines are “good airlines” to fly. They are all cutting back on costs as fuel skyrockets. Add to that the new security taxes and we’re talking about higher fares and lower service! Olympic is no different…well sort of…. the have a different problem…. but probably the same results. […]

Charter Flights (to Greece)

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

I’m more familiar with the charters to Greece, but they all work(or don’t work?) about the same. Actually, the charters are a good low cost alternative to the commercial airlines. You will save money(especially if you are trying to purchase flights on a commercial airline for the peak season). You will give up some comfort(the […]

Sale Fares

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

There are some sales going on to Europe(nothing to Greece as far as I can tell). The sales to Europe that I’m seeing are: American Airlines- April 1 departure and beyond(must be issued my March 31) NON-REFUNDABLE British Air- April 1 departure and beyond(maximum 12 months) NON-REFUNDABLE Iceland Air- Must depart by May 31. Free […]

Intro to Globe Merchant’s Blog

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Hello and welcome to the Globe Merchant Blog. I’ve been selling discounted tickets for the past 6 years and I have to say- This is about as bad as it’s gotten! Fares to Europe are so high, it’s painful to even give out quotes, but there are still good deals to be gotten. It may […]