How to Beat Budget Airlines at Their Own Seat Selection Game
Some budget airlines deliberately allocate middle seats to passengers who don’t buy seat selection. But there’s a trick to avoid getting a terrible seat, without having to pay.
Category: Planning & Booking
Should Airlines & Hotels Offer Last-Minute Discounts?
Airline seats and hotel rooms are perishable goods, yet travel companies usually raise prices at the last minute – even if many seats or rooms remain unsold. Why?
Compassionate Airfares: Barely Worth the Hassle
Airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand offer discounted compassionate or bereavement airfares for people who need to travel urgently due to a family member’s medical emergency or funeral. But the savings might not be worth it.
Where to Find Accurate Airline Seat Maps
SeatGuru, once the go-to resource for finding airline seat maps, is officially dead. AeroLOPA is a much better replacement, with highly accurate and up-to-date seat maps for many airlines.
Easily Find Qantas & Velocity Reward Availability with Seats.aero
Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.