Travel Archive

Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
    Orlando International(MCO) has a very helpfull & informative web site http://www.orlandoairports.net/goaa/main.htm
If you are flying in to Orlando for the first time it is worth taking a look.

Friday, May 12, 2006
Windsor Hills Resort
    This brand new development which builds on the success of the nearby Windsor Palms Resort. Located just minutes from Walt Disney World, the five-star resort facilities include a beach pool, clubhouse and games room. The Windsor Hills Resort will be the vacation resort of choice for families seeking the best in Orlando vacation rentals.


This private, secure guard, gated community features the best amenities any resort has to offer.

Some of the features include:
• Double Olympic sized, lagoon style pool, complete with fountains
and waterslide, toddler pool and waterfalls
• Spa
• State-of-the-art fitness center
• Most impressive high definition surround sound movie theatre
• 7500 sq foot clubhouse overlooking the pool with work out room,
video arcade, games room, video rentals and convenience store
• Outdoor activities: table tennis, sand volleyball, tennis, basketball,
playground, giant chess set and gazebo.
To compliment the wonderful attractions, we are offering a choice of two brand new 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom condos in which to relax after a hard days entertainment. The condos are on the first floor of the same block and each condo sleeps up to 8 so a party of 16 could be accommodated.

They are furnished to a high standard comprising lounge with sleeper sofa, dining room, a king, a queen and twin bedrooms all with TV and VCR or DVD, two ensuite bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen with oven, microwave, washer, dryer, a screened lanai / balcony and air conditioning throughout.
Full details www.simplystay.com or email andrew@simplystay.com



Regal Palms Resort at Highlands Reserve
Special Deals - Orlando Homes to Rent have a spacious 4 bedroom private pool home with full access to the water park and other facilities at Regal Palms Resort.
On selected dates up to October 1, 2006 only US$145/night including tax minimum 6 nights.
On bookings of 4 or 5 nights an additional US$85 cleaning charge will be added.
Full details of this offer on www.regalpalmsathighlandsreserve.com

Thursday, April 27, 2006
Orlando International Airport (MCO) 

    Baggage handling & Customer service improvements - A plan to expedite passenger screening and improve customer service at Orlando International Airport (MCO) was approved by the board of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority at its April meeting. A new Baggage Handling and Customer Service Representative System will begin operations at Orlando International in mid May.
The program will deploy staff from a private baggage handling company (PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc.) to provide line queue management, divesting assistance for those in line and movement of baggage in the terminal.
"This program, working in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), will expedite the screening process by allowing those agents currently performing these functions to concentrate on baggage and passenger screening. This will enhance the overall customer service experience at Orlando International as we enter into the busy summer travel season," says Steve Gardner, Interim Executive Director for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
The new Baggage Handling and Customer Service Representative System at MCO is believed to be one of the only programs of its type in the nation and it will work in conjunction with the country’s only registered traveller program (CLEAR), which has recently enrolled 20,000 members, to help enhance customer service at Orlando International Airport.
Orlando International is the busiest passenger airport in Florida with over 34.1 million travellers in 2005.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006
SNOWBIRD SPECIALS - Orlando Fl.
    Simplystay.com are offering special rates for rentals of 3 weeks or more at their Regal Palms Resort Town Homes in January/February 2007.
Regal Palms incorporates a club house with 24-hour check-in facility, sports pub broadcasting live events worldwide, casual dining, arcade, business center, meeting facilities, fitness center and a large swimming pavilion complete with waterslide, lazy river and sunbathing terraces.
Located close to theme parks and next to Highlands Reserve Championship Golf course and Publix supermarket.
www.Simplystay.com

Friday, February 17, 2006
FLYWHO - Birmingham England to Florida
    UK Based Flywho (THE AIRLINE WITH THE LONG LEGROOM!) Launch twice weekly flights to Florida from July 8, 2006.
The two class carrier will fly from Birmingham England to Sanford FL twice weekly and to St.Petersburg/Clearwater once a week in conjunction with Go Visit America.
www.flywho.com/
Why not stay in one of our luxury vacation homes Orlando Homes To Rent

Thursday, November 03, 2005
AirTran Airways
    Launch a sale for flights to all of the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as $39 each way. Travellers may purchase these sale fares at http://airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN.

These special fares are available for purchase November 1 through November 10, 2005, are good for travel through March 1, 2006, and are not valid for travel on Sundays. Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or a Saturday night stay.

Thursday, September 29, 2005
Delta - New Links to Orlando
    This fall Delta Air Lines opens five new South and Midwestern links to Orlando, one of the premier vacation capitals of the world.

Beginning Nov. 1, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) will offer new daily flights between Orlando and Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; and Delta Connection carrier Freedom Airlines will start daily non-stop service between Orlando and Baton Rouge, La. On Dec. 1, ASA will begin daily non-stop service between Orlando and Kansas City, Mo.

“Delta is the leading airline to Florida, and we continue to respond to our customers' demands for more flights from more destinations to the Sunshine State,” said Bob Cortelyou, Delta’s vice president for Network Planning. “Thanks to the flexibility of Delta’s network of regional carriers, its mainline operation and its low-fare service, Song, Delta is offering customers more choices for non-stop travel to and from Florida.”

With its winter schedule, Delta will operate 114 daily flights from Orlando to 43 destinations in the United States and the Bahamas.

Additionally, Delta offers daily service to 16 other Florida cities. ASA will operate its new service from Orlando using the 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft. Freedom Airlines will fly the 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft on its new route between Orlando and Baton Rouge.

Thursday, September 01, 2005
CanJet Airlines - 

    Announce Fort Lauderdale has joined the airline’s route network as the 5th. Florida destination. Toronto-Fort Lauderdale non-stop service Saturday, November 5th. with a second weekly non-stop being added to our schedule on Wednesday, December 21st.” The Wednesday Toronto-Fort Lauderdale non-stop flight will operate until May 3, 2006 while the Saturday non-stop service will continue until May 27, 2006 with connecting services to and from Halifax, St. John’s and Moncton.

In addition to the Toronto-Fort Lauderdale non-stop service, CanJet Airlines will add the following new non-stop flights during the fall and winter of 2005/06:

• Halifax to Sarasota Bradenton Wednesday non-stop service February 8/05-May 3/06

• 2 Toronto to St. Petersburg non-stop flights. The first service operates on Fridays from November 4/05-May 26/06 while the second weekly service operates on Mondays from December 19/05-May 1/06

• 4 Toronto-Sarasota Bradenton non-stop flights – Saturday from November 5/05-May 27/06; Tuesdays from December 20/05-May 2/06; Wednesdays from December 21/05-May 3/06; and Sundays from January 1/06-May 7/06.
Full schedule details at www.canjet.com

Monday, August 15, 2005
Travelling to the USA
    Advance Passenger Information (API) - is information currently required by the US Government about passengers prior to them travelling. All airlines are required to collect this information from our passengers who are travelling into the US and transmit it to the US Customs and Border Protection.

Due to new regulatory and legislative requirements, from 4 October 2005 All airlines will be required to collect additional API. From this date, we need to collect this from you before you travel. You will have to supply this information by the time you check in for your flight or you will be unable to travel.
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency will require the following for all travellers to the US from 4 October 2005 (for both existing bookings as well as those made after the date the new laws come into force):

Full name (last, first name, middle name if applicable)*
Date of birth*
Gender*
Citizenship*
Travel document type (normally passport and alien/permanent resident card if applicable)*
Document number*
Document country of issue*
Document expiry date*
Country of residence
Address where you’ll be staying in the US
If you are in transit, your final destination.


*The details marked with an asterisk can be taken from your machine-readable passport.

Check with your airline for full details.

Sunday, May 08, 2005
Theme Park Tickets
    Usefull contacts for Orlando Park tickets - remember to shop around to get the best deals.

Buying in the UK
Cheapest Park Tickets - www.cheapest-park-tickets.co.uk
Attraction Tickets4Less - www.attractiontickets4less.com
Theme Park Tickets - www.themepark-tickets.com
365tickets.com - www.365tickets.com
UnPackaged Attractions - www.unpackagedattractions.co.uk
Theme Park Holidays - www.themeparkholidays.com
UnderCoverTourist - www.undercovertourist.com
Attraction Tickets Direct - www.attraction-tickets-direct.co.uk
Keith Prowse - www.keithprowsetickets.com
Theme Park Direct - www.themeparkdirect.co.uk

Buying in the USA
UnderCoverTourist - www.undercovertourist.com
TicketMania - www.ticketmania.com
Discount Tickets - www.discount-tickets.us
Check out the parks direct for special offers and discounts for seniors and Florida residents.

Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Scotland's first budget flights to Florida.
    Low-cost airline and holiday group Globespan will fly to the US sunshine state year-round, starting in the summer of 2006 from Glasgow.
Globespan flights will be to either Orlando, home to Walt Disney World and other major theme parks, or nearby Sanford.

Sunday, February 06, 2005
Polk County Road 54 Widening
    The widening of County Road 54, also known as Ronald Reagan Parkway, came one step closer to reality Wednesday when the Polk County Commission gave the OK to begin design plans for about two-thirds of the road.

Ronald Reagan Parkway, which spans about 6.5 miles from U.S. Highway 27 to U.S. Highway 17-92.
The bad news about the widening project is that construction won't be complete until 2010 or 2012 on the final two phases

Friday, February 04, 2005
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
    Traffic figures for 2004 broke all records at Orlando International Airport. Over 31.1 million passengers used the airport as their gateway to the world, up 14% from 2003. That increase in travellers gives Orlando International Airport the distinction of being the busiest airport in Florida.

"This increase of almost 4 million passengers reflects the strong growth we have seen in tourism and business travel to Central Florida. This escalation in travellers is also indicative of the emphasis placed by the airlines to offer more flights from our award winning facility," said C.W. Jennings, Executive Director for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

Thursday, December 09, 2004
AirTran Airways 

    Launches Sale for Non-Stop Travel Between Chicago and Five Florida Markets - Sale Fares Starting as Low as $49 Each Way

ORLANDO, Fla. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for non-stop flights between Chicago (Midway) and the popular Florida destinations of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton and Tampa with fares starting as low as $49 each way. Travellers may purchase these sale fares at http://www.airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

These special fares are available for purchase beginning today, and are good for travel January 11, 2005 through February 9, 2005. These fares are available only on nonstop flights between these specific markets. Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or a Saturday night stay.

Saturday, December 04, 2004
Southwest Airlines/Disney World Tickets
    Customers can experience the special magic of Disney theme parks with just the click of their mouse on southwest.com. Walt Disney World(R) Resort tickets are now available for purchase at Southwest Airlines' website, southwest.com, with savings up to $27 per ticket.

"Southwest is constantly seeking ways to add value and convenience to southwest.com," said Anne Murray, senior director of Interactive Marketing. "We currently offer car rentals, hotels, theme park tickets, and cruises, so the offering of Walt Disney World(R) Theme Park tickets is icing on the cake. Now our Customers can purchase their Disney tickets at a discount and not have to wait in line once they arrive at the park."

Customers can purchase multi-day Walt Disney World Resort Tickets with discounts of up to $27 per ticket, depending on dates of travel. To purchase, simply visit http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/attractions.html?src=PR_Disney_113004


Friday, November 12, 2004
Another Low cost connection from Canada
    CanJet Airlines, announce that Canada's Low-Fare Airline will launch service between Ottawa and Orlando, Florida, beginning Tuesday, February 8, 2005.
"Orlando has been a favourite vacation destination for families in the National Capital Region for many years and our market research indicates a desire in the region for a reliable, low-fare airline option on this corridor. With fares starting as low as $124.00 (CDN) one-way and a very convenient departure time, we are confident CanJet's new Ottawa-Orlando service will be widely accepted and supported."