Cheap Tickets & Cheap Flights

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Something high- (or low-) tech that will make air travel more comfortable, safe and secure — and take the edge off flying in coach? We've got dozens of suggestions, for every budget and every type of traveler. • Fund all — or part — of a getaway: U.S. airlines offer gift certificates or cards that let you pay for some or all of a giftee’s trip. Airlines offering gift certificates or cards include: American Airlines; Alaska Airlines; Continental Airlines; Delta Air Lines; Hawaiian Airlines; jetBlue; Midwest Airlines; Northwest Airlines; Southwest Airlines; US Airways.
In some cases, you can also buy miles to help a giftee rack up enough miles for free award travel.
Travelocity’s Hotel Gift Cards can be redeemed at over 30,000 hotels all over the world. … Hyatt Hotels’ Gift Cards and Gift Checks can be used for restaurant dining, in-room services, golf fees and spa services, as well as room charges. Travelocity offers gift certificates for its last-minute travel packages. Gift certificates are emailed and include a personal message. (Last-minute deals include airfare, hotels, air/hotel packages and car rentals.)
A subscription to Budget Travel magazine is a must-have for anyone who wants to squeeze the most out of their travel dollars. Travelers can cut the cost of sightseeing at top attractions with a City Pass Gift Certificate. The 2008 editions of the Entertainment Book include discounts and coupons (up to 50 percent off and 2-for-1 offers) for local restaurants, retail stores, attractions and services as well as travel discounts for hotels and rental cars. The books and passes are a great value for all travelers, but are terrific money-savers for families.
Fortunately, the editors of Budget Travel magazine have done the groundwork and compiled their favorites in Secret Hotels: Extraordinary Values in the World's Most Stunning Destinations. The book details different types of lodgings (cottages, villas, guesthouses, etc.), many of which are known only to the locals, in top travel destinations. If cashmere is a bit too opulent for your gift budget, opt for the less luxurious, but still soft, lightweight (and hygienic) microfleece airline blanket; $19.85, Magellan’s… You’ll help save any flyer’s sanity with noise-canceling headphones like Sharper Image’s “quiet place” Noise-Cancellation headphones; $149.95. You can ease the stress of airport wait-times (not to mention extended delays or layovers) with a day pass to an airline’s airport club. • Get a novice traveler road-ready: Each issue of Budget Travel magazine includes “20 Tips,” a compilation of savvy, clever and “Why didn’t I think of that?” travel tips and strategies submitted by real-life travelers. The magazine has compiled the crème de la crème of these in The Smart Traveler’s Passport, a must-read primer for travel newbies and anyone else who wants to smooth out travel’s rough edges.
Check out luggage tags from Flight001; Magellan’s and the cool mix of designer choices (including the retro 1960s Yosifa-Penina tags) at LuggagePoint.com.
If your friends are concerned about security checks, opt for the SearchAlert Combo Locks. There’s a reason that many frequent flyers wear passport/ID holders around their neck when traveling: They know how easy it is to misplace or lose important travel documents (photo IDs, tickets, boarding passes and passports) when going through security checks. Round out your novice traveler’s gift pack with one of these. Travel writers such as Pico Iyer, Russell Banks and Jan Morris transport readers to a bevy of global favorites in The Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places.

• Keep a gadget guru (or techie) organized — and connected: Traveling with tech “toys” (cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, iPods, etc.) means packing lots of those special chargers and their cables and cords, small-ish items that are easily lost. If staying connected is a key concen for your favorite traveler, you’ll want to wrap up the $29.99 Mobile Edge WiFi Signal Locator. • Give wings to your female pals’ travel dreams: The New York Times bestseller Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, author Elizabeth Gilbert’s ode to the transformative power of travel, isn’t a travel book per se. But the wildly popular book (and Oprah favorite) has inspired many women to make time for travel adventures. It’s a terrific gift for someone who needs some gentle nudging to move forward with her own travel dreams and make travel a priority.
The idea of traveling alone keeps many women stuck at home. Author, world traveler and travel blogger Beth Whitman tackles those fears and anxieties head on with practical advice and guidance in Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Traveling Solo. Click thru Flight001, a fun and funky hodgepodge of practical, stylish and unusual travel items and the online catalogs from Magellan’s, TravelSmith and World Traveler. Check out the gift baskets from TravelBaskets.com.