| We've all had the bad seats, annoyingly small leg | | | | all the information you ever wanted to know about |
| spaces, the unnaturally cold areas of the plane, and the | | | | flight programs, benefits, and rewards. There's a mile |
| business class that isn't business class. Until now, | | | | calculator, a blackout calendar, and many others. |
| you've had to rely solely on travel agents for a seat | | | | Most of the information is geared helping you get the |
| assignment and accurate calculation of frequent flyer | | | | most out of your preferred frequent flyer mile |
| miles. In the last few years, several tools have popped | | | | program. The site offers tips on taking advantage of |
| up to help those who travel finds the seats and other | | | | myriad promotions, like those offered by your credit |
| amenities they want. | | | | card company, and those geared towards restaurants |
| Whether you travel once a year or all-the time, there | | | | or hotel stays. |
| are a number of ways you can enhance your | | | | Seat Guru allows you to research and peruse the |
| experience and make it much more comfortable in the | | | | seating maps for major airlines across the globe. The |
| process. There are a number of travel related sites | | | | seats bear labels, such as good seat, be aware, poor |
| that can ensure your trip is virtually headache free, | | | | seat, power port, and more. The maps are quite |
| including and These vary in what they offer users, but | | | | detailed and seating is color coded to ensure easy |
| each one is an excellent tool and can help immensely | | | | understanding. All the rest of the plane sections are |
| when you're booking a flight yourself online. Another | | | | labeled as well, including bathrooms, exit rows, and |
| option is check with the site your booking your trip, | | | | closet areas. |
| because they may have other useful tools. | | | | If you mouse over any of the seating areas, a window |
| Onetravelsource.com, for example, offers city and | | | | pops up that describes the good and bad qualities of |
| state 'what to do and see' guides for most of the | | | | the seats and whether they have adequate legroom, |
| major and minor cities in the US. They also have a | | | | etc. This is useful for economy through first class, as |
| map tool that allows you to see what places and | | | | not all seats are created equal, even in the same class. |
| venues relocated near your vacation spot. | | | | For example, two seats in the same area may have |
| Thus there are a lot of options for users to choose | | | | differences in leg room of temperature. To use |
| from and ensure that they get the most out of their | | | | appropriately to plan your travels, you have to know |
| travel experience. | | | | what airline you're on and the specific plane model. If |
| Here are some sites and tools you might use for | | | | you don't have a ticket yet and are just browsing, they |
| planning your flight: | | | | have a comparative list of airlines and give a rundown |
| Web Flyer is one of the better sites for navigating | | | | on the pros and cons of the airline seating layout. |
| your way through tricky mileage programs. You'll find | | | | FlightStats. |