Travel Tips Blog and Statistics
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The scariest moment of a group tour
There is a rhythm to group tours. Excited leaving home. Jumpy at the airport. Collapsed in the airline seat. Anxious departing the plane. Confused entering the airport. Nervous at luggage. Scared leaving customs. Relieved when met.
The scariest moment of a trip is leaving the customs area of a foreign airport then scanning the crowd for a sign that says WELCOME ME.
Before you leave home, have your meet and greet information with local phone number in your wallet or clearly noted in your phone with overseas calling ability.…
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Single or Share? Don't for Each Choice
Here we are in India. Join us in December 2016 for another amazing trip.
Some women prefer a single on Women’s Travel Group trips. Others want a share. What are the do’s and don’ts to make each work?Share: To make this work and it usually does work, speak frankly to your roommate about tv noise, room temperature, when you prefer to shower, and general neatness. Come to an agreement about each and again be straightforward.
Do not put any expenses on the joint room tab.…
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Can You Diet on Vacation?
Food is an essential part of travel and The Women’s Travel Group likes to eat on our trips. But can you refrain from a feeding frenzy when traveling?
Try to eat a hearty meal before you go to the airport so you don’t blow your diet on terra firma. That means, you do not empty all the good food from your pre-trip refrigerator-you might even plan a nice going away meal for yourself. Airplane meals are loaded with salt and sugar, so here you can eliminate some of this by pre-ordering a low salt low sugar meal.…
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What You Won't Get in a China Trip
All trips to China are NOT the same. Here is what you will not see with other groups, but do enjoy with us The Women’s Travel Group to China Oct 10-20. $2590+ air.
The Great Wall at Mutianyu: with fortified towers and, uncrowded vistas. Here the Wall is Mongol, not ‘Disney’.
Art only Chinese Afford Don’t you want to see the largest Art Museum in Asia? Only with The Women’s Travel Group.
Mao and Propaganda: No other trip includes Propaganda.…
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Volunteer Trips: Help or Hurt?
Here we are on our award winning India trip, this year Dec 4-16.A new book, ‘The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering’ by Dr. Judith Lasker is a good read for women travelers. Dr. Lasker’s book is informative yet disturbing.
Dr. Lasker examines dozens of small volunteer travel organizations and finds that some cause unintended disturbance, some are choppy with poor continuity, and some are not followed through. Some sap local confidence in doing the same job but differently, and many do not analyze long term results. …
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Do Newspapers Think we are all Millionaires?
Comment from The Women’s Travel Group Articles about travel gear inevitably list ultra luxury items. The NYTimes just wrote about Beauty Picks for Summer Travel:
Simple Micellar Makeup Removers: $799
Charcoal Eye Mask $23
Clay Volumizing Brow and Hair Powder $25
Dior Addict Lip Glow $33
Chanel Parfum Spray $98
Sephora Vacation Lipstick $42Here are The Women’s Travel Group’s Best Picks for Summer Travel:
Ziplock Bags 25c and bring lots of them
Trader Joe’s Moisturizer with SPF15 $3.99
Shampoo from any hotel $0 You can repair hair in 2 shampoos when you get home
Vaseline $2
Small duct tape $4
Ricki’s Beauty Supply root crayon and other cover ups $7-15
cosmetics.…
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US Airlines Block Discounters
Norwegian Airlines,one of the largest in Europe, is being blocked from new routes US-Europe by lobbying from our BIG Airlines. We recently wrote about Airline Safety. Apparently Norwegian meets the standards listed in that article.
So guys, if you want us consumers to book higher airfares rather than fly on Norwegian, then give us a bone:
Better ff benefits that you just snatched from us.
A nibble? A peanut? A chip or two?
Don’t charge for a tissue.
Add some decency to your approach.…
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Middle Seat War
Airlines are already charging for preferred seats. Some only give good seats to those with status. When you initially look at a flight’s seating chart, you cannot tell which seats are actually available until you log in or book.
Many women end up with that hated middle seat; make the best of it. Do not be shy about doing the following:
Request to share the armrest and keep requesting each time your seat mate takes it.
Ask for a lower Ipod volume.…
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How to Go to Battle with Airplane Problems
I just saw a video of a crowd going nuts at LaGuardia when their American Airlines flight was delayed/cancelled. It is not clear what happened. So what do you do?
Don’t get crazy. Get smart.
1- Start taking notes with names/times. Take photographs of the departure screen (with a date/time set on your phone/camera). Example: the screen says delayed but the representative says cancelled. You will need to show in facts to complain.
2- Talk smart. Yelling is not the way.…
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Is Your Airline Safe?
Several weeks ago, I took connecting flights. On the first intra-Europe, the door to the pilot’s cockpit was open. At the second check in, I was grilled about why I was traveling,who I worked for,how long, what was the job description and more. So which airline was safer?
Stats are that they both were!
Here are a few items to investigate:
Charters? NO Most insurance companies will not cover you on either a charter or private plane.
Code Shares: YES Code sharing airlines with US carriers are vetted by the FAA and the US carrier can be liable for its partners’ standards and safety.…
