It’s a Deal: AirTran Flights from $49

Tickets on AirTran are on sale for flights all over the country, starting at $49 each way. The cheapest seats are for departures any day of week other than Friday and Sunday, and flights must be purchased by March 4. More details here.

It’s a Deal: JetBlue Flights from $39

JetBlue’s current airfare sale offers flights such as Long Beach to San Francisco for $39 (each way), Orlando to Nassau (Bahamas) for $44, Washington-Dulles to Fort Lauderdale for $74, and Austin to San Francisco for $99. More details and routes here.

It’s a Deal: Southwest Airline Flights from $39

Short-distance routes such as Houston to New Orleans and Sacramento to Las Vegas are on sale for $39 each way on Southwest Airlines. Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, February 11.

Avoiding “America’s Biggest Rip-offs”

CNNMoney put together a list of “America’s Biggest Rip-offs,” which include things like text messages (marked up 6500% with some cell plans), college textbooks (which cost the average student $900 a year), and popcorn at the movies (no surprise here, they charge nine times what it costs to make it). But for every rip-off, there’s [...]

It’s a Deal: £1 Hotel Rooms in London

The Hoxton Hotel in London periodically offers rooms for just £1, and the next sale starts January 21 at 12 p.m. London time (7 a.m. EST). At that time, 500 rooms will be offered for £1 per night for reservations between February 1 and April 30, 2010, and another 500 rooms will be offered for [...]

It’s a Deal: Flights to Jamaica from $128 Round Trip

With a sale from Air Jamaica, round-trip flights to the island start at $128 for departures from Fort Lauderdale or Orlando, $198 from Baltimore, New York, or Philadelphia, and $208 from Chicago.

It’s a Deal: JetBlue Flights from $29

Routes all over North America are on sale, generally starting at $29 to $59 each way for shorter flights (Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, Long Beach to Sacramento) and $99 to $119 for cross-country flights (New York to Long Beach, Seattle to Boston). Sale prices are available until January 13. More details here.

It’s a Deal: JetBlue Flights from $29

JetBlue is hosting an airfare sale, with prices starting at $29 each way ($58 round trip) for flights between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau, Bahamas. Other sale fares include Orlando to Nassau ($44 each way), Fort Lauderdale to San Juan, Puerto Rico ($59), and Washington-Dulles to Fort Lauderdale ($74).

The Top ‘Recession Porn’ Stories of 2009

With an apparently resurgent economy, the media genre known as recession porn may be gone for good. What, exactly, is recession porn? You know it when you see it. Basically, it’s the fascination with all the weird ways the recession has affected different groups of people—the rich and privileged especially, because everyone knows the financial [...]

It’s a Deal: Flights to Jamaica for $238 Round Trip

Air Jamaica is having a sale for flights in early 2010, with round-trip tickets available at $238 to $264 for departures from New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago heading to Kingston or Montego Bay. More details here.

It’s a Deal: Prepay for an Easy 15% Off at Days Inn

Here’s how the “Buy Now and Save 15%” offer from Days Inn works: You get 15% off the best available rate when you reserve and pay in full at least two days before you check in. No refunds or changes allowed after paying. More details here.