Combat Guides to Summer Travel
May 17th
I decided to Google “summer air travel” to see what the experts are saying about the upcoming season. What I found was a trove of articles and blogs about surviving commercial air travel. Ground hog day. It is like there is a combat guide to flying. Lists upon lists of airports to avoid, how to beat airport hassles, tips for upgrading, and the pros and cons of driving vs. flying. If you pursue enough of these articles you realize that the convenience and enjoyment of getting on a commercial flight is just not there anymore. You may be able to get a bargain fare but then you have to deal with hours of travel and wait time around the trip. I guess it just comes down to weighing the personal advantages.
What the experts are saying about smarter business travel..does it really help
May 13th
On an regular basis articles appear about smarter business travel but very little of the advice seems to help. You can take your personal GPS so that you don’t get lost once you are on the ground and on your way to a client meeting, or pack carefully and wear slip on shoes to get through security more quickly, but none of this will help you when the plane is delayed and you are going to miss your meeting. Not everyone us the option to fly privately but if you looked at the cost savings you could fly “semi-privately” – that is share the private jet with others. Doing this would allow business travelers to finally have control over there schedules and probably less time on the road because the travel would be more efficient. Being a member of jet-it-together.com is a great way to connect with others for sharing jet trips. If you are part of a company that has an intranet you may be able to work with your corporate travel manager or HR to create a place to post travel plans as well as information about sharing private jet options. This way employees can communicate with one another to figure out whether or not they could share a private jet trip. Another option is to connect through TripIt on LinkedIn to find out people’s travel plans and see if you could fly together privately.
Bad weather and cancelled flights, again
Mar 14th
Again, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are being pelted by driving rain and wind and the commercial airlines are cancelling flights. This is what should be done to keep everyone safe but how do we figure out when we are really going to get on a delayed/cancelled flight? Everytime I call an airline for information I have to push a million buttons to not get the answer I want or I am placed on hold for a very long time. Plus, the web sites don’t have accurate information. Flying privately may cost more, www.jet-it-together.com, but I do have a customer service group that I can talk to who gives me real information and actually calls me with trip status.
Going Fishing
Mar 5th
I was just reminded about all the fishing tournaments that are going on in the Florida Keys and remembered how tough it can be for some of us to get there with the connections and delays. So if you are serious about fishing and want to compete in one of the tournaments in Marathon, Key West, or Islamorada, you should consider sharing a private jet to get there, http://www.jet-it-together.com. Plus, you can bring all your gear with you and not have to worry about it being mishandled.
Charter to Bahamas and Caribbean
Feb 25th
I was helping a friend plan a trip in March from Boston for 4 to Eleuthera. I didn’t have the “plan a trip” feature of Jet-It-Together to compare alternatives to commercial travel to south Florida or to Nassau in the Bahamas for a charter flight onward to the islands.
How many of you reading this blog plan to travel to the Bahamas or the Caribbean in the coming months for a winter or spring vacation? What destinations are of interest– the Bahamas, US or British Virgins, Greater or Lesser Antilles; should we focus on providing opportunities to share flights to the islands?
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- Island Destinations
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- warm blue sea and white sand
Private Jet Travel On The Rise
Feb 23rd
Today’s New York Times, 2/22/09, has an interesting article by Joe Sharkey in the Business Section. In his weekly column Mr. Sharkey writes about private business travel being on the rise. This is definitely worth reading. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/business/23road.html.
After the reaction to the CEOs traveling on private jets to Washington, D.C.,many companies pulled back on private jet travel. This combined with the downward turn in the market saw a slide in private jet use for business travel. Mr. Sharkey points out that many people who hadn’t traveled on commercial jets for years were forced to do so and ultimately were very unhappy with the experience. No surprise there. Now these same travelers are going back to private jet travel but are looking for a less expensive way to do it. That is where Jet-It-Together comes in. People want to travel privately for less and are flexible on how they will do it. This could prove very interesting.
Tell Us About Your Favorite Airports
Feb 19th
This week another survey on the worst airports in North America appeared in The Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/business/gallery/worstairports/. The listing included large to small airports. In reaction to this article we would like to hear about people’s favorite airports. Which ones are easy to get to and park at once you arrive? What airports have the best security personnel? Quickest check-in?
Join Jet-It-Together; find a charter to share; Fly direct to the Superbowl
Feb 1st
Are you one of a family of fans interested in direct flight to the Miami superbowl on February 7th?
Search http://jet-it-together.com/flights.aspx for member proposed JETITTOGETHER trips 637 and 641 forming to fly direct to South Florida from Lafayette, LA (KLFT) and White Plains, NY (KHPN) to Opa Locka, FL (KOPF).
Join Jet-It-Together; find or propose a shared charter airplane trip; and fly direct! Follow these links:
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Jet-it-Together, LLC is not an FAA licensed Part 135 operator, indirect carrier or direct air carrier, and does not own or operate any aircraft. Jet-It-Together, LLC provides an information service and a database matching service for its members who wish to fly privately and share the ride and the costs for each trip taken. Jet-It-Together staff will help members find aircraft and operators that meet standards of performance and safety and that are rated either ARG/US Gold or above, or are approved Wyvern Standard.
Sharing Private Jets: Price and Service Matter
Jan 27th
Last November “The Plane Conversations” blog highlighted how the private jet industry should take a few lessons from Southwest Airlines. After reading the entry and others comments, I must say that Jet-It-Together is definitely going in the direction that the blog highlights. Foremost are the following factors: price, simplicity, and reliable service.
Jet-It-Together keeps the pricing structure simple. When you go to “Plan a Trip” on http://www.jet-it-together.com/flight_plan22.aspx and in put your itinerary you receive an estimated price based on 4 people sharing a jet. This allows you to know the ballpark cost that you will be working with. If more members join the price will go down. And, if a member decides that he wants to charter the entire jet for himself that can be done as well.
We want our members to enjoy traveling with us and to tell their friends and colleagues about the service. The more people that are members the easier it is to find travelers to share trips. Our customer service is high touch and we want to know what people think about our service.
