Honey, I Shrunk the Snow: No, It Won't Snow 30 Inches this Weekend

There have been rumors over the past two weeks that it could snow 30 inches this coming weekend in the U.S. Northeast (weekend of February 9-11, 2014). Here is what we predict:

On Saturday: there's a chance for snow showers to small accumulations.

On Sunday: it will probably snow and there could be a dusting to a few inches.  

There IS an outside chance that this develops into a bigger storm (6+ inches) -- but most likely not.  

It seems like there was a news report of a potential monster storm a YEAR AGO -- that a news outlet mentioned.  The news outlet showed the weather graphic with the scary-looking 30 inch forecast for areas around New York City, the Northeast, and as far south as Washington DC.  

People saw the graphic without reading the article (which mentioned this was news from last year based on just a possibility...)...  THIS, combined with the timing of this weekend's storm system made people think it was true!  BUT it appears like it is just a news story about last year -- that went viral...  

BUT -- you never know with Mother Nature!!  Be safe...  

Air Fares are rising... and here's what to do...

We are getting to the holiday season -- and that means holiday travel -- and, unfortunately, rising air fares.  Air fares are generally higher than they were just a few years ago, and with the demand of holiday travel, air fares seem to be rising every day!  Here is an excerpt from a good article on what to do:

By now you know to expect high fares for Christmas and Thanksgiving travel, but there are a few booking secrets you can employ to get ahead of the pack. Here’s what you can do to score to best deal on holiday flights 2013.

So How is 2013 Shaping Up?

Once again, airfare is up and by all analysis the 2013 holiday season will have higher fares than 2012.

Hotwire found that fall airfares for 2013 are up 4 to 5 percent for domestic travel. This fall, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Vancouver represent the best airfare deals for 2013.

Over the holidays, fares are on par with last year according to FareCompare. The site noted that prices are up just 1 percent over 2012, however 2012 prices were at an 8-year high.

Orbitz also noted a fare hike. On average, flights to the top 10 destinations over Thanksgiving are up 9.4 percent. Over the Christmas holiday flights are up 8.6 percent, and flights during New Year’s Eve are up 2.4 percent.

When to Book

If you’re thinking about Thanksgiving travel, it’s probably too late to take advantage of this year’s lowest fares.

FareCompare CEO and co-founder Rick Seaney claimed last week that you can add $5 every day you wait to book your Thanksgiving ticket. If you wait until October 31, you can expect to pay $140 more.





Read more here:
http://petergreenberg.com/2013/10/08/best-time-buy-thanksgiving-holiday-flights-2013/ 

Shopping for Air Fares

Here's a short article on how to shop for good air fares -- by people who help to set the fares...  

1. Book early-ish. Hardly an exact metric, Brunger concedes, but it means not waiting too long, hoping that an airline will have too many empty seats on the flight you want three to four weeks before departure and get desperate to sell them. (That’s exceedingly rare, and means something went wrong for the revenue manager.) The closer you get to the advance-purchase deadlines, the more clarity airlines usually have on their pricing forecasts. When it works as planned, revenue management means an airline has sold exactly the number of seats at each fare level that it had intended—closer to departure, the seats that are left cost far more.

2. Book at a price satisfactory to you. If you can live with the cost and it seems decent, take the plunge. “If the fare feels like a fairly good fare, I would buy,” Nason said.

Read more here:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-24/the-best-way-to-find-a-cheap-airplane-ticket-according-to-two-guys-who-set-fares#r=rss