Mar.
9/09

Make Yourself Comfortable

Every time I make my way down the aisle of an airplane and know I’m going to be squished into typical coach seat, I gaze longingly at those seats that are in coach but obviously have even a few more inches than I know my seat is going to provide me with. Like the bulkhead and the exit rows.

That’s when I get the urge to recreate that old vegetable juice commercial, smack my forehead, and say “I could’ve had a better seat!”

SeatGuru.com is one of those ridiculously useful and simple websites for frequent travelers that you should use before booking your next TargetVacations.ca trip. It provides the skinny on your plane, tells where the seats with the most legroom are located as well as which ones are next to the restrooms.

Some airlines are now charging for these better seats and so provide a bit of a grid on their websites, but even they don’t map it out as concisely as SeatGuru.com.

This site may just turn into your new best friend.

Lisa Rogak is the New York Times bestselling author of over 40 books and hundreds of magazine and web articles. She’s written for Salon, Travel & Leisure, ForbesTraveler.com, and Cookie Magazine.

Her latest books are on Stephen King, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Shel Silverstein. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina, right around the corner from where Stephen Colbert grew up. Her house is 17 minutes from the nearest airport and she’ll get on an airplane for any good reason, along with a few bad ones. Contact her at lisa@TripQuips.com. Her website is www.lisarogak.com