The Most Expensive and Least Expensive Airports in the US

by Josh Lew on

According to the US Department of Transportation, airfares are now at an all time high. The average fare for the 2nd quarter of 2008 was $352. That’s up nearly 8% from a year ago. Travelers are definitely feeling the surge in prices. However, the averages for individual airports vary wildly. Cincinnati has it worst. With fares averaging $595, it is the most expensive airport to fly out of in the country. Like many similar-sized cities, Cinci has an airport with fewer carriers and fewer direct routes than big city airports. Lack of options almost always means higher prices.

On the other end of the spectrum, Love Field in Dallas has a fare average of $221. Though it is smaller and older than Dallas/Ft. Worth International, Love Field’s West terminal is dominated by Southwest Airlines, which is known for its cheaper fares. American Eagle and Continental Express offer flights to Houston and Chicago O’Hare from the airport’s other terminal. LA’s Burbank Airport, second fiddle to LAX, also has a low fare average ($252).It looks like having a second airport in your city is never a bad thing.

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Monopoly’s eagerly awaited ‘World Edition’ to pass go early next month

by Jeffrey White on

Monopoly, the beloved real estate game that’s been played by an estimated 750 million people in 50 languages worldwide, is about to go truly global.

Hasbro, Inc., which owns Monopoly, says “Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition” will debut early next month.

You might recall Gadling’s Aaron blogging early this year about the company’s online fan survey to find the 22 cities that will be featured in the new game.

Well, the wait is over: The two most expensive properties on the new Monopoly board will be Montreal and Riga, Latvia, which will occupy the blue property group, replacing Boardwalk and Park Place.

Riga? You’re saying. Indeed, Riga.

In the new version it appears that gamers will vie to own whole cities, rather than specific streets. The other 20 cities that will appear on the new board are:

Cape Town, Belgrade, Paris, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Beijing, London, New York, Sydney, Vancouver, Shanghai, Rome, Toronto, Kiev, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Tokyo, Taipei, Gydnia (Poland).

Wow, that must have been one hell of a Polish campaign to get Gydnia on the board.

Oddly enough, Atlantic City apparently couldn’t muster enough votes.

More than 5.7 million votes were cast for 70 cities worldwide to come up with the final list, according to Reuters.