EuroCheapo's Airlines Articles

Mar 27 A lounge used to be that private space back home where you kicked off your shoes, cracked open a beer and settled down to watch the telly. In 2013 new-speak, trainers have eclipsed shoes, Prosecco has replaced beer and the television has been consigned to technological history. And the lounge has moved out of your » Read more

Feb 28 Feel like celebrating the summer in Berlin, Cheapos? We’re ready to send you… and house you… and entertain you…  for free! EuroCheapo’s Summer in Berlin Giveaway! We’ve teamed up again with our friends at airberlin to offer one very lucky EuroCheapo reader (and their guest) a free trip to Berlin… and a whole lot more! » Read more

Feb 27 While aviation watchers stateside mull over the implications of the US-AA mega-merger, in some parts of Europe it is small carriers which continue to make the news. Next week sees the start of Minoan Air’s first routes outside Greece. The fledgling airline took to the skies from a base in Crete last year, operating short » Read more

Jan 09 Yesterday we heard from our pals over at Bootsnall.com, who let us know about a brand new airfare product they launched called Indie. Bootsnall has been around for a long time – since 1998, to be exact – and has grown a well deserved reputation as an online pioneer in the independent / backpacking travel » Read more

Dec 24 Well, Merry Christmas, indeed! Airberlin announced this Christmas Eve morning a last-minute $499 sale for winter flights from NYC-Berlin or Dusseldorf (and several connecting cities throughout Europe) booked through January 1, 2013. Sale Details: • Flights must be booked between December 24, 2012-January 1, 2013 • Offer good for travel between January 14, 2013 – » Read more

Dec 04 We’re heading over to Paris at the end of the year to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Most of our time is booked up with typical holiday plans—getting together with friends, blow out dinners (on the cheap, of course) and relishing winter in Paris. But we do have four or five days that are wide open » Read more

Nov 29 The American love affair with Berlin seems to be growing stronger, as US travelers continue to visit the German capital in record numbers. Despite a sluggish global economy and a strong euro, Berlin is thriving as a tourist destination, attracting big crowds in 2011 and 2012. Last year the city attracted nearly 10 million visitors » Read more

Oct 19 Hey Cheapos: You know the age-old question “when should I book a flight to get the best deal?” Is it better to book many months in advance or at the last minute? What about holidays? Recently the flight gurus over at Kayak.com looked into the matter. By sifting through a billion (with a “b”) flight » Read more

Oct 11 Are you feeling lucky, Cheapos? We’ve teamed up again with our friends over at airberlin to give away another fantastic and free roundtrip for two from New York’s JFK airport to anywhere airberlin flies in Europe! Start packing your bags, folks, because someone is about to get lucky. Why shouldn’t it be you? Did you » Read more