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...similar, the company says, to the models that celebrities tour in. The new commercial buses may not have champagne or beds with silk sheets in the back, but they do have free wi-fi, power outlets and, most importantly for anyone who's taken a bus, extra legroom. The first buses will be rolled out between New York City and Toronto or Montreal, then on the New York City-Boston route. Over the next few years, the entire fleet will be revamped...
...front and $400-a-seat flyers in the back, the reasoning is that there's got to be a sizable segment of business flyers who wouldn't mind saving thousands and leisure travelers who will pay a little more to get 20-in. (50 cm) seats and tons of legroom and not share space with wailing babies and tour groups. For road warriors, this concept is a no-brainer. "It was a third the price and at least three times the experience, an inverse proportion," notes Mary Egan of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a recent OpenSkies passenger to Amsterdam...
...also offering Mileage Plus members a quicker way to elite. Customers who register (do it here), book and complete travel by June 15, 2009, will earn double elite-qualifying miles. Elite status gets you upgrades (or complimentary seating in Economy Plus, where you'll have five inches of extra legroom) and access to priority check-in, security and boarding lines...
Tiptoe Through the Tulips. O.K., it may not be tulip season quite yet, but OpenSkies has a special on fares from JFK to Amsterdam in Prem+ class (i.e., almost-business class, with 52 inches of legroom, and a 140-degree seat recline) for just $1,000 round-trip, inclusive of all taxes and fees. It's a good deal, considering that fares are usually around $1,700 to $2,000. Book...
...that overhead rack space. A few other United offers worth noting: Buy an annual membership to Economy Plus for $349, and you will be automatically upgraded at no extra charge every time you book an economy-class seat on the airline. Economy Plus seats, with five inches of extra legroom, usually cost anywhere from $12 extra on a short hop to $99 on international flights...