Frontier Airlines to Provide Travelers With Storm Flexibility

In response to a forecast for significant snow in the Denver Metro area on Thursday, March 26, 2009, Frontier Airlines has put the following travel policy guidelines into place for all customers scheduled to travel on March 25-27, 2009, who purchased tickets on or before March 24, 2009:Customers scheduled on the above dates may elect to stand-by free of charge on an earlier date or time. Origin and destination cities must remain the same.For customers who have already started their travel, rules and restrictions regarding standard change fees, advance purchase, day or time applications, blackouts and minimum or maximum stay requirements have been waived. Origin and destination cities must remain the same. Changes must be made by midnight, March 27, 2009 and travel completed by April 8, 2009. For customers who have not begun travel, they may make one change to their travel plans without a change fee. All rescheduled travel may be subject to higher fares if it does not meet the original rule or booking class. For more information, please visit FrontierAirlines.com.

WTMY 1280 Talking Travel with Roy Lowey

Roy Lowey and Travel Journalist, Kay Fernandez talk about her new web site http://www.chocolate-travel.com/, Bob Fisher some of the best Travelosophy 2008, Brian Moore and Lisa Codianne Fowler chat about Ireland. Broadcasting from Florida's SunCoast Radio WTMY Sarasota and on the web...Sunday Travel Radio 5pm ET

Daylight saving time begins March 8th in the U.S.

In the United States Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. When Daylight Saving Time begins turn your clocks ahead one hour. When Daylight Saving Time ends turn your clocks back one hour. The names in each time zone change along with Daylight Saving Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) becomes Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and so forth. Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time. In the United States, Under the Uniform Time Act, the Department of Transportation is in charge of time zones in the United States and ensuring that jurisdictions observing Daylight Saving Time begin and end on the same date.On Monday August 8, 2005 President Bush signed into law a broad energy bill that will extend Daylight Saving Time by four weeks beginning in 2007. Since 1986 the United States had observed Daylight Saving Time from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in October. The provisions of the bill call for Daylight Saving Time to begin three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November.

For information on other states and countries ck out this list...http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dstevents.html

Richard Branson launches new airline V Australia

A new airline started by flamboyant British billionaire Richard Branson inaugurated service between Los Angeles and Australia on Friday, is the latest volley in a transpacific fare war that has already cut the price of a round-trip ticket by half.

The first flight of V Australia, carrying about 300 passengers from Sydney, landed at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning, greeted on the tarmac by firetrucks with water guns and then at the gate by Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Goofy.

Branson, in a telephone interview after a welcome ceremony at LAX, said he was confident that his new airline could weather the economic turbulence."There are plenty of people who've still got to fly, and the market across the Pacific is still very big," Branson said. "I wouldn't necessarily say every airline in the Pacific will survive, but if you make sure you've got the best carrier flying, the chances are you'll do well." The new airline can "afford to be price competitive," Branson said, because it flies newer planes that are more fuel-efficient and less expensive to maintain than those flown by competitors. The planes also have amenities that include two bars, a restroom for women only and mood lighting.

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Just back from Grand Cayman...will have an update on the island and the airline tomorrow...stay tuned ...

This weeks guests on WTMY 1280 Talking Travel

Roy Lowey will interview Tom Jung, GM of the new Courtyard by Marriott Bradenton/Sarasota Riverfront,Liz Dahl, Boomer Opia, Adam Burke, Senior Vice President Hilton Rewards, Dave Hunter, Broadcaster/Author of Along Interstate 75..Shows air Sunday from 5-6PM Eastern Time on WTMY 1280 Florida's Sun Coast Talk Radio and streams worldwide on the web.

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FLORIDA HUDDLE 2009

Roy Lowey will broadcast live from the Florida Huddle trade show in Orlando 01-03 Feb. reporting on the latest news and happenings with-in the travel industry. Florida Huddle is one of the premier travel trade shows where industry professionals meet to discuss new product and innovations for the coming year...Host hotel is the Caribe Royale....I will be posting info and broadcast updates prior to the show.... so tune in each week and check the blog for the latest.

SARASOTA GREEN BUSINESS WELCOMES CAPT CURT'S

Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar, 1200 Old Stickney Point Road, Siesta Key Sarasota — finished first in the Great Chowder Cook-off in Newport, R.I., the seafood restaurant has been featured on the “The Food Network” and the “CBS Morning Show.” The coastal landmark has instituted comprehensive recycling, energy and water conservation measures and is even considering installing a food waste bioreactor that will completely eliminate food waste from their garbage. Captain Curt’s is now part of a Green Business Partnership directory that is available online at the Green Business Web site, www.scgov.net/greenbusiness.

The Green Business Partnership is actively seeking other participants. For more information, or to request a Green Business Partnership packet, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000.

Continental Airlines Completes Installation of Audio/Video

Continental Airlines Completes Installation of Audio/Video on Demand System on Boeing 757-200 Fleet Continental Airlines today announced that an Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) inflight entertainment system is now available to economy class customers on all its Boeing 757-200 aircraft