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The Women’s Travel Group is a Proud Contributor to Huffington Post
If you have not read our travel tips on Huffington Post, here is a short list to keep you busy. We cover travel tips for a first solo trip, essential oils, and travel for women, Safety for women going to unusual destinations, Politics and Travel, Cheap Travel Clothes….all written with women’s unique needs. We hope you enjoy our articles and contribute by emailing us, posting on Facebook or even a nice telephone call.
Phyllis@thewomenstravelgroup.com is our email.
www.thewomenstravelgroup.com is our website
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The Biggest Passport Mistakes from our Insurer: Travelinsured
The Women’s Travel Group always recommends travel insurance from our insurer: Travelinsured.com. The company also sends us informative tips which we are sharing with you in this blog post.
Who ever thought you could make a mistake with your passport. We know our passport photo is horrible but what else can go wrong? Here is what Travel Insured says:
You’ve booked your next trip abroad! No matter how experienced of a traveler you are, sometimes mistakes happen. Here are some of the most common passport mistakes you should be sure to avoid before you leave.…
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Edges of Europe: A Winter Warmth Destination that Will Surprise You
The Edges of Europe: A Winter Warmth “Destination of the Year” 2017
France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, we love them all YET they are full of tourist
buses and crowds. Where can you go in Western Europe and not be part of a hoard of intrusive selfies, bumping back packs and flag furling walking guides?
Look South, then West. Here is a winter warmth place you probably did not think about until this article and Huffington Posts feature: Portugal is the place to go in 2017.…
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Travel Nerves and How to Get Over Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/597f4b20e4b0c69ef70529d2
Our most recent post is about travel nerves and the scariest points in each new trip. Read this here or on Huffington Post where Phyllis Stoller is a travel contributor.…
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Do You Deserve a Thanksgiving Getaway?
Women deny ourselves gifts and time we sorely need. We don’t celebrate birthdays or special occasions the way we deserve. And we express guilt if we buy something extravagant. I recently heard myself make an excuse for buying a designer dress….and it was for my son’s wedding! So how can we get over this absurdity?
Thanksgiving and Christmas are times with memories, good, bad and sometimes sad. Buying yourself something like new shoes is a brief relief at holiday time. Taking a plunge with travel can help make the new you.…
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Women’s Travel Groups: will you fit in? TheWomensravelgroup.com
How can a whole group of women who don’t know each other become friends on a trip? And how does The Women’s Travel Group create friendship? We decided to write about this topic after a conversation yesterday. A caller told us she had gone with another company and it was ‘high school all over’. Women did not bond and she felt left out. This is in contrast to the comment made by a stranger on our AMAWaterways cruise in July 2017 She said: ‘How nice that a group of friends can go on vacation together and have so much fun‘.…
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Women’s Travel: Travel Tips on Sleeping Better in Hotels
Phyllis Stoller is an outside contributor on women and travel for Huffington Post. Here is her latest article:
Feel free to add your tips and share them with our community of traveling women! Our favorite earplugs are here:
www.thewomenstravelgroup.com for more smart trips for women who might be solo.
Phyllis@thewomenstravelgroup.com 646 309 5607 for direct line.
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When to document with a Photo?
Everyday we read about videos and photos travelers take to document bad situations. When should you take a photo or video and how should you do it? If you are going to document situations, keep notes which include names of flight attendants, pilot etc. Your seat number and ticket number, which is the very long letters/numbers reference.
First get the time/date on your phone set correctly. Then include something in the photo that dates and places the incident.
When not to take a photo:
A manager/check in personnel has been horrible to you, ask for their card.…
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Stopover NY before a flight?
Consider a stopover NY. Spending a night at JFK or in town, before a transAtlantic flight is a good idea for two reasons: 1- airfares broken in two might be cheaper and 2- you will have less jetlag and more time to relax. Oh yes there is a 3- a visit to New York City for a day.
We can book both flights for you if you decide to spend a night in NY.
There is excellent subway service directly from JFK to midtown Manhattan, safe, cheap, fast, air conditioned and somewhat wifi activated.…
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Free stuff in New York City from The Women’s Travel Group
I was born in New York City, went to elementary/junior and high school in New York City, did grad school at New York University and a first job at The New York Times. After years abroad then Miami, we moved to New York.
Every day there is something to discover, to try out, to eat,to learn, or just to breathe in for shere enjoyment. The Women’s Travel Group www.thewomenstravelgroup.com added New York to its tours calendar again October 12-16 2017. Behind its image as elite and expensive, NY can be affordable.…
