{"id":740,"date":"2012-11-05T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2012-11-05T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:05:45","slug":"air-travel-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/05\/air-travel-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Travel Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-741\" title=\"airplane_0021\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/hl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/airplane_0021-300x220.png\" \/>I have been advocating for train travel for nearly a year now, as I&#8217;ve been operating my business out of Washington, DC but living full time on Long Island.\u00a0 I enjoyed the train&#8217;s convenience &#8211; I&#8217;m never disconnected like I am with air travel &#8211; and the travel itself is relaxing.\u00a0 But most of all, I liked the flexibility of time and the price &#8211; it was often less expensive for me to travel by Amtrak, especially the route that I was taking.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s changed now.\u00a0<!--more-->Islip&#8217;s Macarthur Airport is going to become my new home away from home.\u00a0 With fares as low as $49 each way via Southwest to Baltimore and as low as $56 each way US Airways to Reagan National, the pricing is what first attracted me.\u00a0 But now I see how much more convenient this is!\u00a0 Instead of a five hour trip &#8211; first on the Long Island Railroad to Penn Station and then via Amtrak to Union Station in Washington &#8211; I can now get to an airport in about twenty minutes, go through security in no time at all since it\u2019s a seldom used airport, and take a simple one hour flight to get me to my destination.\u00a0 Sure, I&#8217;m disconnected for that period of time, but travel is no longer a half day endeavor.\u00a0 And to top it all off, since I&#8217;m flying my airline, I can continue to accrue status this way!<\/p>\n<p>Life changing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been advocating for train travel for nearly a year now, as I&#8217;ve been operating my business out of Washington, DC but living full time on Long Island.\u00a0 I enjoyed the train&#8217;s convenience &#8211; 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