Air flight tips:10 Really Great Websites for travelers

If you've got a flight coming up soon, and a little extra time to spend preparing for your flight, you might want to try checking out a few of these sites that offer information and tips on air travel.

1. SeatGuru.com  – Started by a frequent traveler in 2001, SeatGuru is a repository of  information on the difference between airline seats. The site offers detailed seat maps, specific comments and observations about the seats,  color coding to differentiate between the quality in seats, information on seat pitch and width measurements in all classes, and icons that inform on  in-flight services.
   
   
2. 1000tipsfortrips.com      – Those who travel frequently know the ins and outs of air travel. 1000      tips offers advice from people just like you who travel and have learned      from their mistakes and successes on their trips.
   
   
3. ASPCA.org – What could the ASPCA possibly have to tell you about air travel? Many pet owners often have to take their pets on airplanes, and their site offers top ten tips for safe air travel with your pet.
   
   
4. BudgetTravelonline.com  – The magazine Budget Travel has a website that is filled with the same timely and budget conscious advice that the print magazine is filled with. For air travelers, there are the basic travel tips about packing, advice on frequent flyer miles programs, tips for traveling with children or for sending children alone on an airplane, and advice that falls in between all of these topics.
   
   
5. Flyingwithkids.com  – What's the best FAA approved seat that converts automatically into a  stroller? What advice do flight attendants have for parents who bring children on board? Where can I get a pre-made carry-on packing list for my  kids? All of these questions and many more are answered at Flyingwithkids.
   
   This site, which bills itself as a place for "air travel tips for families flying with an infant or small child" has product reviews,  advice, packing lists, and travel stories for those who find themselves sitting next to a small one on board. There is even a place for visitors to the site to ask questions that they don't see already answered on the page.
   
   
6. Seniors-site.com  – There are special considerations for senior citizens when they are traveling on an airplane, and this site explains what they may be. Tips on      getting discounted airfare, combating fear of flying, and dealing with  delays, overbooking and involuntary bumping can be found here.
   
   
7. USA  Today's Today in the Sky blog –  USA Today offers a column in the form of a blog that gives news and  analysis about airlines, airports, and air travel. Ben Mutzabaugh posts  news related to air travel several times a day on his blog that ranges  from what laws the government is passing for airlines to which airports  are cutting flights to which airline is beginning to charge for a  previously free amenity. If it's timely air travel or airline news, Today in the Sky is covering it.
   
   Since the column is a blog, readers can post comments and questions about      the articles. The blog is also categorized so readers who interested in seeing      the pieces just on one topic, such as baggage, can find all related  entries easily.
   
   
8. Worldairportguide.com  – Worldairportguide has taken the information from most of the major international airports in the world and put it all in one convenient site  for travelers to find. The site gives basic information such as airports' addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
   
   
9. Smartertravel.com  – Want to know which airlines offer the best ammenties? What's the best  day of the week to book air travel? What are today's top air travel news  items?
   
           
10. TSA.gov – Six years ago, most airline travelers would have never thought to visit the Transportation Security Authority's website for information before traveling. However, since 9/11, security has been increased for all forms of travel and especially for air travel.