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Women and Middle Eastern Tours
Women travelers now travel extensively in the Middle East and Arabia. Morocco in North Africa and Turkey in Western Asia have always been a favorites, Egypt in particular is a trip of a lifetime. Now a new world of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar are all accessible and not at all daunting. What has happened to open up these areas to us?
Dinner with Emirati Women in Dubai. This post will cover The Emirates, 7 individual emirates under one elected monarch tied together as United Arab Emirates.…
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Passport Renewal News for Women
US Passports for our women travelers are good for ten years. Ten years go by faster than imagined. As your passport gets close to expiration, a traveler gets a feeling of discomfort and loss of control. Since the Pandemic, Passport renewal has been scarily slow; however renewals are faster now especially if you use expedited services, $60 more plus fedex. Or if you go into one of the 26 Passport Offices with a firm appointment. In some situations, you must apply in person A common reason for senior women is your last passport expired more than 15 years ago.…
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Print & Save: Must-Keep Cell Phone Emergency Travel List
Here is a Print & Save: Must Keep Cell Phone Emergency Travel List from The Women’s Travel Group
Airline’s reservation local number. Keep the record locator & frequent flyer number.
Toll free airline number, if on a code share flight, the number is the airline you booked with not the one operating the flight.
Local number for all credit cards
Tour operator emergency number in North America
Tour operator local number overseas.
Transfer agent and tour guide number
Family emergency contact
Hotel phone switchboard in case you get lost.…
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The Future is No Checked Luggage?
A few weeks ago in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, there was no checked luggage. The Amsterdam Airport had a mechanical glitch. Schiphol, one of the most important airports in the world, announced that luggage in transit was stuck there. This announcement put a lot of people into hysteria. Those people included me, as I am flying and connecting in Amsterdam soon. Assuming the mechanical disaster continues (as of now, all is working again), I will be traveling carry-on for a 13 day trip.…
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The Scent of Lost Luggage
Lost Luggage it felt like a disaster or at least the worst possible situation: lost luggage. Three of us in a Women’s Travel Group of 20 ladies, flew to India a day before the group. It was a direct British Airways flight: London to Delhi. What could go wrong? Luggage was checked through so embarkation was a breeze.
Well here goes: In Delhi, we cleared customs, then waited at the luggage carousel. Nothing came out. I mean no bags at all from the 350 BA passengers.…
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London’s Heathrow Airport Crowds-get your own wine
Like you, I read travel headlines, then probably unlike you, I don’t let them frighten me. London’s Heathrow Airport is in the news with crowds. I was in Heathrow Airport twice recently. Here is personal experience. No hype. No soft pedaling. Just the truth.
One of our many groups to Europe https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com There was a national rail strike; however, traffic from Central London to the airport was unexpectedly normal. Uber and car service prices were to be surcharged, but ended up average. …
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Be a Hedonist in Italy with the Low Euro
The Euro
Go now, the Euro is so low, you can travel like a Hedonist. Yes our group is off to Italy to splurge.
As of yesterday, the Euro fell to near $1, the lowest since 2002 and a steep fall from $1.18 a year ago. What a steal for us going to Europe. Americans are getting a 15% discount in Europe. Shopping meccas like Italy are an especial target for us.
The American Dollar used to be king of currencies; therefore, everyone wanted some under their mattresses.…
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Women Lie When Booking a Trip and Traveling
What Women Lie About When Going on a Group Trip
The Women’s Travel Group shares its 30+ years of women’s lies when booking a trip.
I know how to pack. Many women arrive with enormous heavier than rocks suitcases. We recommend two smaller suitcases, one carried on and one checked in. You protect your special items/documents/medicine in the carry on and dump the clothes etc into the airplane hold. If you want to move things around your hotel room and or not wait for a porter, smaller is easier!…
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Summer Travel and Flight Attendants Jobs
Summer travel frenzy is upon us; flight attendants will be super busy. Did you know that until last month, Delta flight attendants were not paid until the airplane door closed? Boarding is fraught with anxiety, selfishness and impatience. Flight attendants deserve twice their pay for this part of the journey. Disgraceful for an industry we bailed out with $billions.
Our group in Georgia at an artists atelier https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/contact/ 50+ flying years and most with The Women’s Travel Group gives me great respect for flight staff.…
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5 Items I should not have packed
The Women’s Travel Group just returned from a trip to The Caucasus. 5 Things I should not have packed are below. They all added weight, bulk and became annoying to move around each day.
On return from the trip, I examined the non clothing items left in my suitcase. There were items I should not have packed.
Too many snacks: granola bar type. Unless you are on the moon, you can buy snacks anywhere in the world. Under International snack food, As an example: Amazon shows a selection of snacks from around the world.…
