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Rocks and Bad Backs
Yikes my favorite suitcase’s handle broke on a Women’s Travel Group tour! In investigating for a replacement, I came up with a primer on choosing a suitcase for schleppers with bad backs.
The Women’s Travel Group suitcase tips Size: If you want carry on, don’t just trust a sales tag. Bring A tape and measure before you buy. 22 x 14 x 9, is official max carry on size for most airlines. This includes wheels, and handles. For Einsteins, calculate what are called linear inches; 62 linear inches is the max for a carry on. …
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Surviving Economy Seating
Recently I flew in ‘the back of the bus’ from from New York to London. This is a trip that should be 6 hours or so, but is usually delayed a bit on the tarmac. The delay makes it 7 hours West to East and 8 East to West. I usually upgrade if not too $$$, but this time, I went coach.
Cruise Gals in France June 2025 Here is what I learned.
Try for an aisle seat. Don’t fret if you are the middle passenger; follow our suggestions to make any flight more comfortable.…
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Making a Coach Seat Comfy
The Women’s Travel Group, an award winning tour company, has top suggestions for upgrading your seat, when you cannot upgrade it. To make a coach seat more comfy, do the following.
Fiesta at Ixtapan Spa, August still booking. Book an aisle seat if you can.
Stress free yoga class at Ixtapan Resort Inflatable pillows are not that comfortable. Experiment with the seat head rest to incline your head in different directions.
Incline your seat. Even if the person behind you doesn’t want you to, wait until after a meal, then gently push back. …
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Are You Afraid of Immigration?
Has the press convinced you to be afraid of Border Crossings? The Women’s Travel Group received 2 calls about border worry. Should you be afraid of immigration personnel here or in
Europe or in Mexico or of TSA? USA Today reports that people are increasingly anxious crossing borders, especially if they have unusual visas or complicated paperwork issues. Since 911 border officials have been more vigilant and that continues to today. …
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True or False: Airfares Drop
The Admin and Flight Costs-from The Women’s Travel Group
The press reports that flights are dropping in costs, especially international flights. This drop is due to fewer overseas visitors and other factors. Major airlines like American and Delta have non US partners. Examples: American has British Air and Delta has Air France, KLM. Therefore incoming tourists chose both US and non US carriers for their travels.
Recent price history is, as you know: Pandemic: few flights anywhere.…
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Senior Flyers on Airplanes
Traveling with us on our Festival Celebration India Trip? To Greece with us? OR on our Seine and Paris River Cruise? Or other tours in 2025? Here is how to survive inside and out. After flights, you will feel dried out from your head to your toes. Nails might crack. Hair feels dusty. Your face has difficulty smiling. Arms and legs are tight and dehydrated. These effects are worst for senior women. Why? Planes are usually at 20% humidity vs normal of 50% for most other us.…
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Travel with a new Adminstration
The Women’s Travel Group summarizes what the experts expect for the next 4 years. Are they right? Optimistic or Pessimistic? Do they all agree? A broad brush of the Administration’s general policies: less regulation? more monopolies? privatization? tight immigration rules?
Womens Travel Group in the Yucatan Industry experts like the newsletter Skift write that restrictive visa and immigration policies might reduce in bound tourism. For us traveling Americans, fewer seasonal laborers damage travel services in airports and train stations, in restaurants and related services.…
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Holiday Travel for the Petrified
Holiday travel overseas is less busy than domestic. Only 3% of flights were cancelled in 2023 vs 28% in 2022, and trends are lower for this week even with higher volume. Statistics show holidays are less insane than the press would have you believe.
Tuscany Winery with The Women’s Travel Group Arrive at your airport 3+ hours before scheduled flight times. Make sure you put your email and cell numbers into the airline app. With those contacts, you get notices of delays, cancellations, gate changes, even baggage movements (Some Airlines provide the latter Delta and SW). …
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1st trip since Covid?
What to expect since Covid?
The Women’s Travel Group hears from women who have not traveled since Covid. They are worried, unsure of new regulations or documents, masking or not, health insurance and more. So if you have not traveled since Covid, here are some changes, some improvements, and some warnings.
Source DOT Changes
No vaccination card needed anymore. However we always recommend you bring a list of your own prescriptions in the generic and vaccinations. Generic can be read overseas; US brands sometimes cannot be read.…
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Survive Summer
To make your Summer travels smooth and stress free, know the reality then be smart. The Women’s Travel Group shares experiences.
https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com Flights will be fuller, usually with families. There is no rule that families get to sit together. If asked to move for a family, you can request an extra service before agreeing: Ask for a better seat? If there is rancor, explain quietly that it was the gate agent’s job to put a family together. You paid for your seat and planned accordingly.…
