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Statistics on Travel for Women
This email comes from The Women’s Travel Group/ SITA World Tours. Our luxury tours for women are ideal for this market. Please contact Phyllis Stoller for marketing ideas and Mary Barnett for agent commissions and bookings if you are a travel agent.
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“The number of women traveling solo is on the rise, according to figures from Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), who are recognizing the potential of this growing global trend and are now actively catering for women travelers.…
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Hating Fellow Travelers
Summer brings heat, humidity, thunderstorms, and delays. I hate everyone within two feet of me, under those circumstances, even more so, in a crowded airport with pesky passengers.
Create your own “dome” with a– good junk book preferably paperback so you can toss it after the flight. b– your own bottles of water even at crazy prices paid in airports c– some nibbles that are half healthful half naughty (Trader Joe’s trail mixes are full of good and bad ingredients) d- clothes with easy slip-on slip-off shoes and minimum zippers (give in to elastic waistbands here), e- an attitude that allows those in more discomfort to go ahead of you.…
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Turkey Travel Safety now Cancellations for Brazil?
Twitter and social media are spurring riots in both countries. Should you cancel your trips? Let’s assume you are NOT getting your money back from your travel vendor.
We have talked about this before. First, make sure the rioting is exactly where you are going. If so, is it in one neighborhood or city-wide?
Are airlines canceling flights there? Does your hotel website have a notice about problems?
In some cases, riots are limited to university areas, so avoid them when you book your hotel in fragile places.…
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Horrible Hotel Amenities?
Even if you do not use the products, take hotel amenity bottles home. Why?
They have measurements on the labels showing their liquid content.You can refill them with your own products, in order to pass TSA liquid carry on security standards. If you are taking a quick weekend trip, say over July 4, you might want to go carry on. An obstacle might be the size of your personal products. Most plastic bottles sold as ‘travel kits’ have no labels and will NOT work for carrying on even if tiny.…
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Don't Let Rain Spoil Your Women's Travel Group Trip
Traveling in the rain does not ruin your trip. Besides bringing a teeny umbrella, here a few ways not to ruin a rain day. Toss a baseball cap into your luggage and wear a light shower cap under it for drizzle. Invest in a Gap type hooded rain parka-unlined- or a Gortex golf jacket. In worst cases use a Hefty Bag for heavy downpours that are unavoidable. Cut out an arm and head holes and protect part of your body/clothes. Yes, you will look dumb but who’s looking?…
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Choose a Travel Guide in 2 Minutes
—-Check the publication date; the information inside will be a year older than that date.
—-See who wrote the book: some guides written by locals deliberately omit great places (we did when I worked on guides abroad, as who wants a bunch of tourists in their special restaurants.)
—-Check if the book has information on women travelers: Lonely Planet has a section on issues for women
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Why I Still Use Tripadvisor & Like It
If you have any brains, you can tell when someone is a fake reviewer on TripAdvisor. Similar to email spam, fake reviews have misspellings and inaccuracies. Like the person talks about a family vacation but their profile is a solo travler. Duh
In any case, you can contact reviewers via the site. I have found that the few bad reviews I have read about one hotel I follow, have reviewers who never answer your outreach to them. It is almost as if negative reviewers are happy to blast a hotel or service then hide when you need more information.…
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Room Sharing Rule on a Trip
Make it short but sweet: here is the rule:
Everyone gets a day to whine. No one gets two.Join us to Argentina and take a share from one of us to save on $$$…
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shopping tips overseas for women
Shopping Tips from The Women’s Travel Group
Pack heavy tape; boxes and bags are easy to find, but not tape. Same with bubble wrap if you plan to buy ceramics.
Check on Ebay or other, for US prices of foreign goods, then gauge from there for your prices.
Bargain with Dollars and Euros; the latter are more acceptable in many parts of Europe and elsewhere.
Do not change money on Fridays; banks add margins to their rates to protect against weekend fluctuations.
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Why Professional Women Make Awful Travel Groupies
We know it all and do not let the guide do his/her job.
We worry about scheduling even though it is done for us.
We spend time analyzing the trip, not enough smelling the roses.
We allow our office needs to interrupt our vacations.
We do not know how to treat ourselves and have lost spontaneity.
We do not recognize the personal value of getting away from it all and coming back refreshed.Welcome smart women to www.thewomenstravelgroup.com and our blog.…