Do the Prospects of Holiday Air Travel Rob You of Your Night’S Sleep?
September 26th, 2012 by Henry, under Air Travel. No Comments
Do the Prospects of Holiday Air Travel Rob You of Your Night’S Sleep?
Article by Alberto Ramires
Do the prospects of holiday air travel rob you of your night’s sleep? Does thinking of booking that flight online make you nauseous? On the drive to the airport, do you have to fight the temptation of stopping the car and getting out? Are you desperate for anything that might cure your fear of flying? If so, you are not alone! Former Oakland Raiders head coach and Monday Night Football color commentator John Madden is famous for his fear of flying which culminated in a 1979 panic attack on board an airplane.
Mr. Madden attributes his fear of flying to claustrophobia, an anxiety disorder that essentially encompasses the fear of closely confined spaces. He shares this disorder with a number of other reluctant airline passengers. According to a survey compiled by the “Fear of Flying” website (1) that encompassed poll results spanning a five year period, the fear of being confined to small spaces was a common theme for 4.41 percent of respondents.
Leading the pack with 40.69% were those who suffered panic attacks because they were not in control of the flight and instead at the mercy of others; 34.56% stated that weather and turbulence was a deciding factor, while the fear of hijackings and terrorists only concerned about 8.58%. Most any of the respondents would have loved to find that decisive antidote or cure; fear of flying should be considered a most crippling condition in that it makes life much more difficult for those suffering from it.
Education is a proper treatment to cure a fear of flying and by and large those who experience dread due to any weather related phenomenon or because of the possibility of hijackings find that learning about the technical aspects of flying and also safety measures from an expert in the field will provide something akin to a cure. Fear of flying brought on by claustrophobia induced anxiety may require cognitive behavior therapy and in some cases may also respond well to medication such as Xanax or Valium.
Some searching for a cure – fear of flying may have debilitated them to such an extent that they are unable to function in their chosen profession – will attempt hypnotherapy and alternative methods, usually when medication has failed to yield the desired result or when an individual resists the notion of using chemicals to urge the fight or flight response that any thoughts of flying by aircraft are eliciting.
Overall, it is noteworthy that treatments will have to vary, depending on the sufferer’s symptoms, her or his causes for the fear of flying in the first place, and also the strength and duration of the symptoms associated with that fear. In some cases a combination of the three is indicated so as to attack the unfound anxieties on an intellectual basis, from an emotional vantage point, and also from a body chemistry angle. While there is no guarantee that one method will work better than another, there is evidence that suggests treatment of a particular aspect of the fear of flying is much more successful than attempting to tackle the problem as an amorphous overall feeling.
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How To Save Huge Money Every Year On Your Air Travel
September 19th, 2012 by Henry, under Air Travel. No Comments
How To Save Huge Money Every Year On Your Air Travel
Article by GlobalAds
There’s no doubt it’s a tough economy these days, and anything you can do to save a few bucks is worth it. Even in tough times, we all still love to travel. I would say, that especially in tough times, it’s good to travel. Travel gives your mind and body a break from all the stress. But, travel can be expensive. How do we manage to sneak some travel time in, without breaking the bank, and making it harder to enjoy our much needed vacation.
Finding cheap airfare, is one way that can help. I don’t mind compromising on airlines, as it’s really not a big part of my vacations. It’s usually a day at the beginning, and a day at the end. Sometimes the journey is the destination, but not always. If your flying somewhere, chances are pretty good, that it’s the destination, that is the destination. Whenever possible, I look for the cheapest flights I can find, and then put the savings into a nicer hotel.
So, how and where do you find cheap airfares? Well, here are a few pointers.
Go With The Flow
The more flexible you can be with your travel dates, the more opportunities you’ll have to choose from. Not every airline flies every hour of every day. Especially the smaller airlines, that have fewer planes, but also much lower prices. Sometimes, just adjusting your travel arrival and departures by a day or two can mean a cost saving of hundreds of dollars.
Be Sure To Plan
Planning ahead can be a big time saver. Quite often airline seat prices go up, the closer you get to the departure date. So if you can, book your flight at least three months ahead of time. The airlines would rather know their seats are sold months out, instead of a few days before departure.
Now, of course there are times when the opposite is true. If you can stand leaving things to the last minute, you can get deals again. The airlines hate to fly with empty seats, and if you are really flexible, and can fly on a moments notice, then this may work for you.
Keep Doing What Your Doing
If your reading this, and obviously you are, then your looking in the right place. The internet has pretty much rendered the travel agent redundant. Even when I traveled for work, and my company had it’s own travel agent, I never used them. Obviously, it wasn’t even about the money savings then. I’m just a bit of a control freak, and liked to know my travel arrangements were perfectly in order. One less person in the loop is good.
But, you can get substantial savings these days, with all the travel websites around. They do a pretty good job, of comparing prices, and showing you plenty of travel options. These “aggregated” travel sites bring all the airlines, hotels, trains, cruise and car rental companies under one roof. One stop shopping so to speak. There are even some travel sites, that aggregate these sites.
Tony Morrison was a hard-working travel agent for 16 years at a major airline corporation..I am about to share with you my extensive insider knowledge to show you can exploit the travel system right now and begin flying on demand around the world with any airline at a miniscule fraction of the regular costs you’re used to cough up!.
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Tony Morrison was a hard-working travel agent for 16 years at a major airline corporation..I am about to share with you my extensive insider knowledge to show you can exploit the travel system right now and begin flying on demand around the world with any airline at a miniscule fraction of the regular costs you’re used to cough up!.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-Airline-Tickets-Secrets-Revealed
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