April 23, 2024

Google’s Flight Search engine adds 500 international destinations, more on the way

Google's Flight Search -- which was conjured up after its acquisition of ITA -- has been giving Kayak and Bing Travel a run for their respective dollars here in the States, but an airline search engine is only as good as its reach. This week, the company announced that over 500 airports outside of the US are now being included in the results (but, … [Read more...]

Engine trouble scrubs two B.C. ferry sailings

VANCOUVER - BC Ferries has cancelled two Friday morning sailings of the Queen of Oak Bay after the vessel had engine trouble while travelling between Nanaimo and the Mainland, Thursday evening.Passenger Ryan Mackenzie says the ferry came to an abrupt stop and fire alarms began to sound as smoke seeped upward from the engine room.There was no fire, … [Read more...]

Track flights using this quick and easy search engine tip

There's no need to go to individual airlines sites, just type in the airline name and flight number to search google.com. For example, "AA 84" will give you the up-to-the minute info on American Airlines flight no. 84. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]