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Being on a long flight is tiring enough. But there are times when the people around you are extremely rude and obnoxious. Many times being seated next to a person who does not understand how their actions are affecting others, can be extremely tiring. However, sometimes that person could be you. Transfer America has compiled a list of things you should refrain from while seated on a plane.

The following list was discovered on CNN:

1. No Bare Feet: Sitting in a plane inches from another person fully clothed can already be painful enough. However, just because it is a long flight does not entitle you to get as comfortable as you do at home. Taking off your shoes is perfectly fine but make sure you have socks on. On the other hand, if your feet smell, be courteous towards others and put your shoes back on. No one wishes to see or feel your bare feet inches from their body.

2. Don’t Abuse the Recline: For those who are sitting in coach, reclining your seat is one of the few amenities you are given. It is a known fact that when you recline your seat it affects the person sitting behind you. Though many are aware of this fact, there are a select few who ignore this fact and push their seat as far as it can go. You have the right to recline your seat but do it with consideration towards others. No one likes having a strangers head in their lap.

3. Don’t be an Overhead Dog: Being able to store you’re belongings in the overhead bin is a great feeling but make sure you don’t hog the entire space. Overhead bin space is always in high demand and placing your jacket or purse there instead of under your seat is selfish. In addition, if someone asks if you can move your bag around so that they can fit theirs, do it.

4. No Talking Loudly to Strangers: Everyone has been seated next to a talker at least once on a plane. There are some people who just love to meet new people and talk to them throughout the entire trip. Though theres nothing wrong with getting to know your seatmate try and keep your conversation quiet so that you aren’t bothering the people around you. Subsequently, just because you like getting to know your seatmate doesn’t mean that they feel the same way. Some people prefer to sit quietly and take a nap or listen to music.

5. Don’t Make Dumb Jokes: Its amazing how many people still think is amusing to say ‘I’ve got a bomb’ or something just as stupid. It may be funny at the moment but it only results in you being thrown off the plane and questioned by the police. Keeping jokes to yourself will ensure a quiet and serene flight.

United Airlines has been making some new changes to their rules and regulations. The most recent change will affect soldiers around the nation. The new rule states that pets will no longer be seen as excess checked baggage but as cargo. This fee is will start next month and will cost members of the military as much as $3,900 to ship their beloved pet home. Many military personnel are placed on commercial flights on United because of the government contracts with the airline. However, these military personnels are required to pay for the fee to ship their pets home.

This new rule has sparked resentment and anger towards United Airlines. One U.S. Marine Coprs sergeant posted on the airline’s facebook page “(I) just would like to take the time to inform you that with your new outrageous charges on your pet policy…and having two dogs and being stationed in Okinawa, Japan…I will never again ride United (and) I will try with all of my might to purchase tickets from your rival airlines. I hope and pray every military family and those who support us will follow my lead.”

In addition, a woman posted, “decision to do away with checking pets as accompanied baggage on United flights internationally is adversely affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans stationed overseas working for the military, State Department and DOD (Department of Defense).”

A spokeswoman for United Airlines stated that they had recently merged with another airline and adopted the Continental Airlines’ “PetSafe” program. This program determines the cost of shipping pets across seas. However, they also claim that the Japanese fee on cargo shipping is what has increased the total cost of shipping a pet home. The Japanese law states that “with cargo, you have to pay a third-party freight forwarder fee”.

A spokeswoman for the Humane Society contacted United Airlines and asked them to carefully consider the new fees. She stated, “All that we would say is that we support that families and pets stay together and would hope that United Airlines would be sensitive to the needs and concerns of servicemen and woman whose pets are valued members of their families”.Though there has been no response from the airline this new rule will be enforced next month.

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Southwest has recently risen their fare prices of $10 for roundtrip tickets and $5 for one-way tickets. This fare hike would be the third attempt this year to raise fare prices. In order for this increase to stick the other airlines would have to follow suit and increase their prices as well. Transfer America advises consumers to wait and see if the increase in ticket prices will be matched by competition or revert back to its original price.

Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare.com, commented, “I’d expect the other airlines to follow quickly. It’s like what we in Texas call ducks on a June bug.” Apparently, in the past six years, there hasn’t been one un-matched hike that was initiated by Southwest airlines. The competitors of Southwest seem to raise their prices in order to better compete as well as draw in revenue.

The reason behind this price increase is due to the increase in oil. Oil prices have increased by twenty percent in just one year. However, the response airlines would receive is a decrease in ticket purchases. Airlines are not the only ones experiencing the burden of increased prices, consumers are as well.

Seaney commented, “I don’t get a sense that consumers feel like their wallets are any fatter than they were last year. Airlines have to fill every empty middle seat and the folks who’d be sitting in those seats are among the most price-sensitive.”

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Snowboard and Skiing are a passion many hold and as a result the industry takes advantage. Ski resorts use winter as a time to increase revenue and charge the average consumer double. However, Transfer America has discovered four ways to keep the prices in check. By following these simple steps you can guarantee that you will be saving money.

Ski Packages

Many hotels around ski resorts are often empty and to attract more customers, these hotel offer packages. These packages are usually hotel-lift ticket packages used to attract restaurants, hotels and skiers and boarders. To those who are looking for a great deal, these packages are great to purchase especially during the early and late season periods. To find the best deals check out each ski resort’s website and determine which package is the best for you.

Discount Lift Ticket Sites

Before embarking on your ski trip make sure to check out sites such as Liftopia or LiftTickets.com. These sites offer lift tickets at great prices. These lift passes are sold at dozens of North American resorts and are usually a fraction of what you would pay at the ticket counter. Discounts range anywhere from 15 to 70 percent with the bigger discounts after peak season. However, lift passes must be purchases ahead of time on their site and changes or cancellations are not allowed.

Lift Packs, Ski Cards

Purchasing packs of four or more passes and frequent-skier passes are similar to buying in bulk. The resort usually sells a packet of lift passes that can be used anytime during the season. This packet costs less than purchasing individual tickets. The frequent-skier passes/cards are sold at a flat fee and will give the holder discounts every time they ski. Though these packets and cards are great for those who visit the slopes constantly, the downside is that you are limited to where you can ski. In addition, these passes are only available pre-season.

Going Against the Grain

Many times ski resorts are crowded and full of people clogging up the slopes and lift lines. Subsequently, you are also paying top dollars for your lift ticket. This is the time when you should go against the grain and visit a less popular ski resort or take a couple of days off work and travel a little further. These B-list mountains will be less crowded and you won’t be elbowing other people for space. By going where the crowds aren’t you can also purchase lift passes priced at lot less.

Traffic at checkpoints has thousands annoyed and frustrated. Many arrive at the airport hours before their flights just because of the long lines at the checkpoints. However, now with the new PreCheck program, frequent fliers will be able to expedite their screening process. Though this program is only at seven airports, the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration is planning on expanding to twenty-eight other airports this year.

In order be a part of this program you have to fill out an application form online. Once TSA determines that you are eligible for expedited screening “information will be embedded in the barcode of the passenger’s boarding pass”. One the pass is scanned, the agent will direct the passenger to a faster line where they “rarely have to remove their shoes, jackets and belts, and extract laptops or liquids from bags”.

The airports where this program will be implemented are: “Baltimore/Washington, Boston Logan, Charlotte Douglas, Cincinnati, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, George Bush, Honolulu, Indianapolis, JFK, LaGuardia, Lambert-St. Louis, Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Luis Munoz Marin, Newark Liberty, O’Hare, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland, Ronald Reagan Washington National, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma, Tampa, Ted Stevens Anchorage and Washington Dulles”.

TSA commented, “TSA PreCheck moves us closer to our goal of delivering the most effective and efficient screening by recognizing that most passengers do not pose a threat to security. We are pleased to expand this important effort, in collaboration with our airline and airport partners, as we move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to a more intelligence-driven, risk-based transportation security system.”

Over 336,000 passengers have already been screened through the PreCheck lanes and still continue to do so. This new program hopes to increase security capabilities as well as provide a faster screening process for those they consider trusted partners.

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Many travelers have experienced sitting next to a loud and obnoxious person on a plane. Though many have heard horror stories, there are some who have met their significant other on a plane. Many times a new relationship can be built while traveling cross-country. But what happens if you forget to secure your seatmates contact information? Transfer America has discovered a website that helps shy and forgetful travelers a way to reconnect and find the person that has caught their attention.

Will Scully-Power created a website called WeMetOnaAPlane.com. Scully-Power met his current girlfriend on a flight from Thailand to Malaysia and was able to exchange emails before parting ways. However, he suspected that many people often forget to exchange contact information and regret it later. He researched online and “After analyzing Google’s search data, we found over 4,000 people were searching daily for someone they’d met on a plane. Yet there was no website or service availability to help facilitate a reconnection”.

To help others find love, Scully-Power launched his new website earlier this year and began collecting stories. This site enables travelers to post their stories in hopes that the cute/handsome seatmate discovers the post. You are also able to search for a post by date, month, year, flight number, origin or destination. Once a reply is posted, the website sends out an alert so that these lovebirds can reconnect.

Though there are only a few postings, the website is still in its beginning phase and hopes to expand soon.