Budget travel week in review - Sacramento, Hawaii deals, travel on Twitter, and the future of travel

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Another week in travel brings some good and bad news for travelers. While the prices of airfare look bleak for summer travel, there were some deals this week for many US cities and Hawaiian vacations. Sacramento is the featured destination of Southwest airlines while people can find a new way to travel using Twitter.

Monday

How frequent flier programs and airline mergers are affecting passengers - With the number of flights down, demand up, and airlines tightening their belts with their frequent flier plans, what does the future of travel look like on the airlines?

Tuesday

Southwest offers Memorial Day deals, cheap tickets, vacation savings, and double credits - Southwest offered cheap airfare for Memorial Day as well as some vacation packages to great destinations like Disney. If you missed these, there is still time to earn double credits on your next Southwest flight.

Wednesday

Southwest airlines' featured destination: Sacramento - This week, Sacramento received the spotlight as Southwest's featured destination. Learn a little more about Sacramento and what the city has to offer.

Thursday

How to travel at home...on Twitter (TNI) - The travel industry and the ways in which we travel and get our information are changing. Whether you are ready to take that next trip or still waiting to book that next vacation, Twitter can be a great way to connect and travel at home. Check out TNI and see what happens in travel on Twitter.

Saturday

Fly from Sacramento to Maui for $346 RT this summer on Hawaiian Airlines - Some of the best deals to Hawaii this summer can be found when you fly from Sacramento to Maui. Check out other great deals as well and other airfares from cities on the west coast.

Travel news happens every week. The essential to budget travel is to prepare onward. When it comes to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved vacations and/or going to see new places we have never been before, the truth of expense and budgeting is often in the back of our mind. Planning and consuming our travel budget wisely is a main concern for most families. Curbing expending and costs, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured achievements and fiscal obligation. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning regarding protecting money while touring is simple: Even if your personal funds is highly tight, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, regardless of whether on a funds or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a large vacation or travel bill!. The oil spill in the Gulf is having an effect on tourism. Airline crashes in India and Libya have been the tragic stories in the world of travel in the last week. A European economic crisis is having a big effect on economies all over the world. Stories like this have an impact on travel as tourism could be affected and the value of the euro falls (good news for travelers). What stories, news, deals, and information will make the travel headlines next week? Stay tuned for another week in budget travel.

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