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.
You can do practically anything here, at any time of year. There are four seasons across most of the country and a wet and dry season in our tropical north. Summer in Australia, from December to February, is a great time to get outdoors. Swim Sydneyâs beaches or hike Tasmaniaâs Overland Track. March to May heralds Australiaâs autumn, a season of fiery foliage in Canberra and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. Australiaâs winter, from June to August, offers snow skiing in the Australian Alps. Alternatively, take a winter sun holiday.