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Strap on Your Winged Sandals

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Imagine that for less money than it costs to climb Mt. Everest, you could take a flight into space.  This week, Fox reported that Star Systems, Inc. has developed a prototype craft that will  undergo tests and possibly lead to commercial flights beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

The craft has been named Hermes, after the Greek god of myth.  Among his duty as the messenger of his fellow Olympian deities, Hermes was the god of travel.  According to Star Systems, Inc, it was Hermes’ association with travel that earned him the position as the craft’s namesake, because Star Systems, Inc. is surpassing boundaries, which is often a paramount element of travel.

While at first, space travel will be costly (Star Systems, Inc. predicts that the trip will cost as much as a new car…though which new car they’re using for comparison is key…incidentally, they haven’t said).  Eventually, as with all new technology, the price will decrease.  Eventually space travel will be available to more and more of the public.  Imagine booking your parking and hotel reservations for the nearest space port with ParkSleepFly in the future.  No matter how the price falls on commercial space travel, it will never be “inexpensive.”  With ParkSleepFly, at least you’ll get affordable parking and hotel rates.

ParkSleepFly & Travel Mall: Convenience at the Click of a Mouse

Friday, August 15th, 2008

You’ve planned the perfect vacation.  Your itinerary is flawless, you’ve researched the best hot spots at your destination and you can practically recite the Zagat Guide from memory.  As your vacation departure approaches, excitment builds, but you’re feeling calm and confident.  You’re not going to have to worry about traffic or missing your flight because you’ve already reserved a hotel room and parking for the night before with ParkSleepFly.  You’re quite looking forward to perusing the next morning’s paper while you ride the complimentary shuttle directly to your terminal.

A fateful trip into your attic or basement reveals that your luggage is worn and features a stubborn zipper, that, if it were to catch on your carry-on, you could be responsible for security delays and exasperated sighs from fellow travelers as they’re forced to wait while you fight with your old luggage.  After making the command decision that some new luggage is in order, where do you go to buy luggage at an affordable price?  To whom do you turn?

ParkSleepFly has your answer.  With multiple luggage providers available through the Travel Mall website, you can find the right luggage for the right price.  Just like finding the right hotel for the right price, you can rely on ParkSleepFly and listed affiliates linked in the Travel Mall.  Reliability, quality and affordability…what better qualities to adopt in relation to travel?

Burlington, VT is an Air Travel HotSpot!

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Despite the current economical situation, air traffic out of Burlington Airport is up more than seven percent from 2007, according to officials quoted on Vermont’s own Channel 3 news website, and this past July, air travel increased almost seventeen percent over July of 2007.  This increase is said to be caused by the strength of the Canadian dollar and the addition of a new airline at Burlington Airport.  With air travel on the rise, you can count on increased traffic to the airport.

With ParkSleepFly, why worry?  Suppose you’re traveling out on an early flight and arriving back at BTV on a late flight, and will be gone for five days.  On ParkSleepFly, you can reserve a room for both nights, the night before your departure and the night after your arrival, and take a taxi service to and from the airport and your hotel, saving you the stress of traveling on the roads during peak travel times and getting stuck in traffic, road construction, and possibly missing your flight.

On ParkSleepFly, those two nights at a three star hotel plus the taxi service fee amounts to about $230.00.  If you were to book your hotel off of ParkSleepFly, you could expect to pay almost $360.00 just for the hotel room, two nights, at a three star hotel.  On top of that, without ParkSleepFly, you’d have to pay for airport parking, which, at $8.00 per day adds up to $40.00 for the duration of  your five-day trip.

Using ParkSleepFly when you fly in or out of Burlington International Airport can save you almost two hundred dollars, at the same quality establishment without sacrificing your comfort, convenience or compromising your wallet.

Caught a Late Flight? Stay overnight!

Monday, August 11th, 2008

The future of flying and the future of ParkSleepFly are obviously closely tied.  Already, several airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi services for a small fee, or, in some cases, for free.  The significance of this development will touch the travel industry in many ways, but most important for ParkSleepFly customers is that you will be able to reserve a hotel room from tens of thousands of feet in the air.

Two possible situations are clear and easy to imagine.  Suppose you missed your flight home and caught a later plane, but now you won’t arrive at the airport until the wee hours of the morning.  You’ve already used ParkSleepFly to stay in a hotel and park the night before you departed, but you’re a bit nervous about driving back home without plenty of sleep, during a potentially dangerous driving time.  Perhaps, even, the weather is inclement back at the airport (this information could be known by accessing the internet of course).  You would be able to access ParkSleepFly in order to book a room so that you know you’ll enjoy a safe night’s sleep before your drive home.

Perhaps you were away on business, and you found out that you’d be returning for more meetings in a week’s time.  You could book your hotel room and parking during your flight, saving you time at home when you might want to spend time with your family or do some yard work (although not many people get excited about mowing their lawns).

The addition of Wi-Fi services to the array of in-flight conveniences will be a positive one, for airlines, for ParkSleepFly, but most importantly, for you, providing you consistent access to the internet and making reserving hotel and parking space even easier.

Travel Tip: Planning Ahead

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Planning ahead means more than washing your laundry and making sure your suitcase is ready to go by the time you need to head to the airport. You wouldn’t likely head to the airport without a ticket and expect to get onto the flight of your choice. What if the flight is full? What if you encounter unforeseen delays, such as long lines at security checkpoints? Similarly you wouldn’t expect to avoid all possible delays on the way to the airport, or even on your way home.

Traffic is an ever-present issue, along with finding a parking space, waiting in line for your boarding pass and getting through security to the gate where you might discover your plane was delayed. Or perhaps you hire a limousine or use a shared-ride service which eliminates the hassle of finding a parking space, but leaves you vulnerable to all other delays.

Planning ahead can keep your trip stress-free, and as the internet grows, so does ease of travel. Suppose you’re flying out on business or vacation, and the only flight you were able to reserve that would get you to your destination on time departs at six am. Most airports advise allowing up to two hours for getting your boarding pass, checking your luggage and passing through all of the necessary security checkpoints, but your flight is so early that you aim to arrive at the terminal at five in the morning. Let’s estimate that finding a parking space will take about a half hour, and then you have to get to the terminal itself, so you’ll want to reach the parking lot by four am. Give a half hour over to travel and you’re waking up, at the absolute latest, at three am. If you don’t fall asleep until ten the night before, that’s a maximum of five hours.

Five hours sleep will hardly leave you rested for that important business meeting or tours through the city of Rome, and chances are, any shut eye you manage to have on the flight itself won’t be terribly restorative. With a little bit of planning ahead, you can save over an hour of that early-morning rush, and save yourself the anxiety that would only be made worse by a lack of sleep.

ParkSleepFly has your solution. By offering accurate and easy-to-search quotes on hotel rooms and airport parking, you can plan to sleep at a hotel that’s located near the airport of your choice the night before you fly, or even the night you arrive (or both), saving you the hassle of delays and the danger of potentially driving while sleepy. Each search reveals a number of listings, all rated by industry standards as well as customer surveys.

With quick, easy and secure reservations, you can be on your way to a relaxing and safe trip, from the moment you book it to the moment you arrive home again.

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