Travel Tips Blog and Statistics
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Checklist: Can Travel with a Friend?
At Ixtapan Spa last week, were talking about a screening process for traveling with a friend. A woman stated: I never travel with anyone before I spend a day with them shopping. What a terrific idea.
Shopping will determine decisiveness and focus. Anyone who covets something but cannot make up their mind to either buy or move on, can be a time waster. And what are you paying for the most on a tour? Time!
Shopping will tell you something about independence.…
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5 Hotel Rip Off's Paid for by Women Guests
1—Hotel laundry is still more expensive for women’s than for men’s clothes.
2—Women feel uncomfortable at the hotel bar so we use the mini bar for refreshment.
3—Forced pre-paid breakfast buffets in some hotel chains, rarely have food that most women eat: like sugarless yogurt and cereals. And usually have waffles, fruit loops, donuts and other fattening foods business women are trying to avoid.4—Unattended fitness rooms in corners of the hotel are not comfortable for solo women to work out in.…
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New Insurance: Believe it or Not: Cheaper!
We offer travel insurance for all of The Women’s Travel Group trips. Did you know that 80% of cancellations are due to pre-existing conditions? And who doesn’t have one at this stage of the game? Pre x is anything you went to the doctor for in the 60 days prior to booking your trip. There are exceptions, of course, for stabilized conditions and we can send you more specific language. But the cost of insurance is well worth it, if you do have to cancel you visited the doc during the specified time.…
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Frequent Flier Tickets are an Addiction
Every now and then we get a call like this: I want to go on the xxx trip with The Women’s Travel Group. I am trying to get a frequent flier ticket for this trip and will let you know when I get it. Then time moves on and we get this follow up call: I was not able to get the ticket, how much is the flight now? Answer: The trip is now full, sorry.
Way back when the frequent flier program was started, it felt like we were being given a prize: free airplane tickets?…
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Sicily+ Christmas markets: Reasons to Book Before July 1Early Bird Ends
Reason one is $200 more trip cost after July 1. The group is more than 2/3 full already.
Reason two is 3,000 years of history washed down with wine and fantastic food.
Reason three is the newest trendy tourist discovery: Palermo, our first stop.
Reason four is the ‘sights and sounds experience’ of walking in the mists of time during an ancient religious festival to the Basilica at night in Palermo. Sicily has history for Catholics, Jews, Muslims at a crossroads location.…
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National Association of Female Executives Features The Women's Travel Group
We are proud to tell you about our honor as a major Influence in Women’s Travel….In the most recent newsletter of prestigious NAFE, The Women’s Travel Group was featured along with 5 Tips for Summer Travel. Here is the article link:http://eblasts.workingmothermediainc.com/NAFE/eblast_278/eblast_278.htm
The Women’s Travel Group provides smart tours for smart women and their associations. If you belong to a group of 10+ and most of us do, contact us for a private trip to your dream destination. Here are some ideas of trips we have done for groups:
Executive women spa retreats
Artists’ trip to Europe for gardens/botanical art.… -
Airline Fees: Yikes
Shortly The Transportation Dept will be requiring airlines and travel agents to list all fees on your ticket. These fees include the usual like security, agriculture etc but now the list is growing longer and longer. Services like checked bags, preferred seating. extra luggage (mainly on discount airlines in Europe) and other fees are involved. Spirit Airlines even charges for carry on bags!
Approximately 18% of the entire ticket is today only fees….. Airlines of course say that this new listing requirement would be expensive.…
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Regroup on a Group tour?
Have you ever wanted one quiet night on a busy tour? I have and here is what I do besides wash hair and get into jammies.I buy a light dinner from a nearby supermarket. Towards the front where workers buy their lunch one finds. cheese and fruit cut up already plus small bottles of wine- get only a screw top. Supermarkets overseas are often in basement areas of department stores so you need to ask. “Following other people’s bags” is a good way to identify a store or an open air market.…
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Packing for Summer Rain
Summer brings easy packing with light clothes and no coats, but how do you protect yourself again getting wet? And worse than that, from staying wet! A few ideas from The Women’s Travel Group:
Obvious: bring the tiny umbrellas now on sale. The Container Store has a lot of travel items and a slimline umbrella.
Next pack a few cheap or hotel shower caps and wear under a scarf or baseball cap. Mantra: never leave athe free shower cap in the hotel bathroom, they have many uses.…
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Travel Innoculations: Why bother?
When you go to a travel medicine doctor, your wallet will be shocked at the cost. But what is smart and what is excess? We, non-medical people, are usually scared into getting every shot possible, but first, be aware of the following:
Inoculations should be based on the climate of your destination: dry season does not require some shots which are critical in the wet season.
Exactly where you are going versus large swathes of the country. For instance, India where our group is going in October: this is a huge country and what is needed for Delhi is not the same for the Himalayan plateau or the agrarian south.…
