Southwest Airlines $37 Fares To SoCal

Southwest DING! fares (available only if you have the free software downloaded from Southwest) are running $37 bucks from the Bay down to Southern California. Today’s DING! fares expire at 12:52 PM!!

Fly to destinations such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Burbank or Ontario for just $37 one way through September. These cheap cheap fares are not available on every flight every day, so give yourself some time to hunt and peck for the ones that best suit your needs & budget.

Kimpton Hotels: ‘We Got Your Bag’ Promotion

While most of the major airlines have instituted a charge for checking in more than one piece of luggage, San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels has found a way to offset this added cost to travelers with the “We Got Your Bag” promotion.

With this promo, guests who had to pay an extra baggage fee from the airline will receive an equal credit, up to $25, applied to their hotel stay. The boutique hotel chain will be running this deal through September 9, 2008. Click here for more information on this offer.

TSA’s Badges Are A Sore Spot For Cops

(USA Today)
Screeners at the nation’s airport checkpoints are going to start wearing police-style badges – but real officers aren’t too happy about it.

Some sworn officers fear airline passengers will mistake screeners for law-enforcement officials with arrest powers.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is starting to equip its 48,000 screeners with 3-inch-by-2-inch, silver-colored, copper and zinc badges that will be worn on new royal-blue police-style shirts. Read More