United Offers 'Free' Checked Bags for a Year, for a Fee. United is raising the fee for a second checked bag from $70 to $100. United Airlines will let you check bags for a year free of baggage service charges, provided you pay upfront. The airline now offers an annual subscription service for checked bags. The cost starts at $349 per year, which covers one checked bag on flights in the continental United States for one person. The program, announced earlier this week, is the first of its kind.
In general, the best time to visit the south is during the Australian summer, from December to March, though long summer holidays from Christmas through January mean that prices are higher and beaches more crowded at this time.
If it's summer in the northern hemisphere, it's winter in Australia; If it's autumn/fall in the northern hemisphere, it's spring in Australia; If it's winter in the northern hemisphere, it's summer in Australia; If it's spring in the northern hemisphere, it's autumn in Australia; The hottest months in Australia are therefore December, January and February. In these months, you might like to head south to escape the heat. The coldest months are June, July and August - a perfect time to explore up north. The wet season runs in much of the north of the country from November to April, whereas Townsville's (described as the Dry Tropics) has a wet season that is shorter, usually mid-December to end of March.