We realize that travel entails much more than a great place to stay. There are airlines to catch, baggage to carry, roadside service to have. And more. A lot more. Whew!

Check back here for details as we put the spotlight on some of the services we recommend. After all, we want you to have an overall enjoyable vacation or honeymoon experience. We’ll leave the cozy details up to you.

Southwest Airlines

(The following is a direct quote from the SWA site):

Illinois One, April 2008

Southwest Airlines Co. (“Southwest”) is a major domestic airline that provides primarily shorthaul, high-frequency, point-to-point, low-fare service. Southwest was incorporated in Texas and commenced Customer Service on June 18, 1971 with three Boeing 737 aircraft serving three Texas cities – Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Today Southwest operates over 500 Boeing 737 aircraft in 65 cities. Southwest has the lowest operating cost structure in the domestic airline industry and consistently offers the lowest and simplest fares. Southwest also has one of the best overall Customer Service records. LUV is our stock exchange symbol, selected to represent our home at Dallas Love Field, as well as the theme of our Employee and Customer relationships.

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We chose to spotlight SWA, not only because they consistently offer the best rates in the nation, but because we share the same home town, Dallas, Texas. In recent travel downturns, SWA has remained cost effective for both traveler and investor. It has not only survived the fuel cost crisis, it actually turned a profit when others were struggling to survive.

As a traveler, you will find some of the least expensive flights in the nation, a rewards program that helps you create your own discounts, and some of the friendliest flight service professionals in the industry.

Since being allowed to expand outside of Texas, SWA now offers a broad reach to 65 cities across the U.S.

SWA “LUVs” specials. And they run some good ones. You can find them here.