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With gas prices, as well as airplane ticket prices, at sky high levels, many families are having to really crunch numbers when it comes to deciding whether it’s more economical to drive or fly. When children are involved, the numbers may point to one choice, but time and sanity constraints may dictate making the other. Here are some considerations to keep in mind when determining whether it’s better to drive or fly to your next vacation destination: *Money.  This is often the consideration that causes the angst in the first place. Do the math: how much will it be for [...]

I just read a report on CNN that many travelers have opted out of flying this Thanksgiving holiday which means that for the 12 day holiday period they expect 37,000 less travelers per day! Sounds like good news to me, but of course they say beware just because there are less people does not mean you will get around easier. Assuming there isn’t any crazy weather I hope we will have a pretty smooth travel day. Always take the first flight out if you are attempting to flying out the day before a holiday. In prior Thanksgivings, when we had [...]