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Five Things to Unplug in Your Hotel
We live in a world of beeps and bings and alarms and sirens. When you are on vacation in a hotel, what you need is silence. Getting a good night’s sleep is a big factor in enjoying your trip. Being a solo in a hotel room and interrupted by one of these noises is even more disconcerting.
Here are some of the things you should unplug:
1 The hotel room alarm clock!!!! This is the worst surprise, when the prior guest has used the alarm to catch a 1AM flight and the clock is still programmed.…
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Why are Solo Women Afraid to Travel Part 4
Part 1 was a general introduction.
Part 2 covered Find the trip you want, we’ll walk through the itinerary to identify scary parts. 1- Did the luggage arrive? 2-Is someone there to meet me? 3-If my plane is delayed, should I get hysterical?
Part 3 Can you sleep in this hotel? Will you be ok in a room alone?… Will you be ok in a room alone? What if you can’t do something on the trip? What if you get sick?…
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Why are Solo Women Afraid to Travel Part 3
This is part 3 of our ‘walkthrough of a trip’ illustrating why women are scared to travel.
Part 1 was a general introduction.
Part 2 covered Find the trip you want, we’ll walk through the itinerary to identify scary parts. 1- Did the luggage arrive? 2-Is someone there to meet me? 3-If my plane is delayed, should I get hysterical?
Part 3 Can you sleep in this hotel? Will you be ok in a room alone? What if you can’t do something on the trip?…
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Why are Solo Women Afraid to Travel: Part 2
Part 2 will address the following issues which scare us women:
Find the trip you want, walk through the itinerary to identify the scary parts. 1- Did luggage arrive? 2-Is someone there to meet me? 3-If my plane is delayed, should I get hysterical?
Walk thru the itinerary with us on the phone; lets find anything which you worry about and address it. Elephant ride in India? A long walk? Food?
As the airport carrousel rolls around with everyone’s luggage, most women hold their breath. …
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No body-shaming in our Spa Groups
Spa vacations are usually also fitness and yoga trips. You do not have to be an Olympian to enjoy and benefit from a spa/fitness vacation with The Women’s Travel Group.
Choose the right treatments. When you go to Ixtapan Spa, you receive 16 spa treatments in the package. You can swap around treatments, you do not want or cannot tolerate. You should try at least one new experience: hot stone massage? 4 hand massage? cellulite remover?
Know the correct attire. At Ixtapan Spa you will receive a robe to use during your stay.…
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Why Are Solo Women Scared to Travel?
Everyday we get calls and emails, some are to book trips and some are to say you are scared to book a trip. Some have booked trips and call to say they are still scared and nervous. Lets take apart a trip and try to experience it ahead of time to take the scared part away.
First here is Phyllis’ first trip alone. I flew to London, made it to the apartment where I was staying. Hungry and nervous about going out for dinner alone at night time, I went a nearby restaurant.…
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How the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Can Improve Your Trip
As you who travel with The Women’s Travel Group already know, we usually supply a reading list. Our group going to Berlin April 29-May 5 will find a city with an intriguing history of spies and secrets. In researching the list, we came upon a new source for women who like history. The CIA has a website for declassified reports: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/home.
So what will you find in those reports on Berlin? Go type in Berlin or for that matter any city or situation.…
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New Airline Regulations for Women
There are new regulations and there are new headlines. Two girls were turned away from a United flight, wearing leggings. They were traveling on airline passes, as a relative worked for United. Airlines have strict dress codes for passengers on free tickets and leggings are definitely not allowed. This is a fake story. Read before you panic.
Another new regulation is that all electronics (except phones and medical devices) must be packed,if you are flying from 8 airports in the Middle East on airlines which fly direct to the US. …
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Deadlines for Saving $$$: Sicily and Christmas Cruise for Women
Sicily $2899 save $150 if booked by April 1 on www.thewomenstravelgroup.com Sicily trip.
Danube AMA Waterways Save as a single if booked by March 31. Join us for Christmas and NYear’s.
Phyllis@thewomenstravelgroup.com or 646 309 5607 to book or chat.
Why spend more than you have to? If you are hankering for
gorgeous hill top villages facing a blue blue sea,
fabulous food fresh from organic farms, wines to wash it down,
Greek and Roman ruins on spectacular mountain tops
Christmas markets full of candy and Italian goodies (it is Orange season, buy some crystalized orange slices- to die for)
all topped off with a medieval parade in Palermo with music, costumes, streets lit with candles and chanting…
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Why go to Russia now? Are we welcomed?
The Women’s Travel Group keeps up with on-the-ground situations. We have temporarily suspended our 2nd Iran trip; visas for Americans are on hold. We are going to Russia in July and expect the welcome to be as warm as ever. What veteran travelers know about the brand of ‘being American’, is everyone likes us.
In Cold War years, Americans going to Russia were stared at with envy. We were like movie stars, sporting the latest in jeans and sweatshirts. Today we are just another tour group, with no particular wardrobe.…
