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Avoiding the Single Supplement
Catherine Hamm of the Los Angeles Times published an article about The Women’s Travel Group’s unique room share guarantee. She asked me why women would share and how do we explain this guarantee when women call us.
Here goes: more women share today than ever, because of the rising cost of hotels and related cost of single supplements. Hotels will not waive this cost so the discussion of getting rid of supplements is a poof in no one’s ears.
We guarantee everyone who asks for a share, that she will get one.…
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Carrying gifts on Airplanes
Like many of you, I will be bringing gifts for my family next week and on that super- crowded Thanksgiving flight. Yes, even we professional travelers end up on the most overbooked flights! Here is my conundrum: how do I pack the gifts so they do not disappear at the TSA scanner? Ideas welcomed from all of you.
So far, I will triple wrap the small things in other containers.
I have alas larger ‘objects’ for the guys in the family.…
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Five Ways to Ruin a Holiday Trip
Read all the scare stories about crowds and overbooking.
(You can easily avoid nerves by getting to the airport early, snack in hand and patience in the brain).
Pack a 40lb carry on bag and expect airline staff to help you hoist it overhead.
(With fashionable leggings, down jackets and comfy walking shoes, who needs this much stuff anymore. Electronic books and mini-computers should be on your personal ‘I want’ gift list this year).
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USA Today: Ten Reasons to Take a River Cruise
And we are adding the 11th: Guaranteed Shares in Category E on Tulip Time AMA River Cruise: April 2014
These are in part from USA Today. And in part from our experiences.
Experience is leisurely River cruises are not about rushing here and there. You visit key sights but there is also time to relax. And since you dock near cities, you can leave the ship when you wish.
Ships are intimate The size of river ships is limited by the need for the vessels to go through locks and under low bridges.…
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10 Ways not to feel Sad on Christmas Day
——–Do not go where the crowds go or risk overbooking and overpricing. Try new destinations
——–Do not eat what you would at home! This risks feeling homesick and family deprived.
——–Do not shop for others; this is your time to pamper yourself, not others.
——–Do not spend Dec. 25 in a place where everything is closed.
——–Do not stay in your room, walk around town, hang out at a restaurant or the hotel public spaces.——–Research ahead of time for walking tours given on holidays ( they exist even in religious countries).…
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BusinessWomen Unite: Join our Leadership Trips
Women’s Leadership Business Breakaway
“Business Breaks are a Business Priority”
Buenos Aires & Iguaza Falls, Argentina
March 7-15, 2014
Join Andrea March of Women’s Leadership Exchange and Phyllis Stoller of The Women’s Travel Group on a business women’s tour of Buenos Aires. We also include Iguazu Falls, a New Seven Wonder of the World.
Notes: Dinners include facilitated networking and workshops. (Tax Deductible). Trip based on minimum of 22 going,including spouses and partners. Meals included & indicated : B Breakfast, L Lunch, D Dinner.…
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Best Candy for Travel
M&M’s of course and we all know why…unless you are from the Moon.
Peppermints, on a long overnight trip, their freshness pops.
Reese’s small peanut butter squares: something about peanut butter feel healthful.
Tootsie Pop, even though you have to search for a tiny amount of chocolate, it feels like childhood. We all need a pick me up at some point during a long trip.NO GUMMY BEARS or anything that can cause a tooth problem!!!!!!!
Enjoy… and be nice to the kids tonight.…
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Five dangerous things women leave in wallets
Traveling with a full wallet is pretty dumb.
Over and over we see women at The Women’s Travel Group open their wallet bursting with papers and pictures. Here are 5 dangerous items solo women travelers should remove from their wallets:
1- Medicare or other with a SS number on it and that includes your and your husband’s medical cards. If necessary photocopy it and cut off the last four digits.
2- Credit cards for stores that do not even exist were solo women are traveling.… -
How to Choose A Women's Trip in 10 Minutes
Tips to Choose a Trip in Ten Minutes. Designed for the impulsive buyer of travel Not recommended, but if you are going to blitz the info, do it with some structure from us. We are noticing more travelers are too busy to really do their homework so we created this “quick and dirty” list to help out.
1. Make sure the people in the materials look like you!
2. Small print averse? at least read cancellation penalties.
3. Hotel quality: google the hotel used in the capital city on the itinerary for a general flavor.… -
Morocco books and trips
This book merits a blog post. Besides the scenery from films like Lawrence of Arabia, filmed in Morocco There is one weird and wonderful book to read. The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles.
Morocco sits on the doorstep of Europe, West Africa and the Atlantic route to the Americas. It’s position and natural scenery make it exotic yet close to North American shores. Morocco is the perfect first travel experience to a non-European area. We say this because while scenery and sites are exotic, language is French, roads modern, souks welcoming and bursting with bargains, and hotels/food to our standards.…