Travel Tips Blog and Statistics
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Kenya Crisis
For one who always has advice, this tradegy was hard to foresee. All of my normal hunts would have come up with nothing: local English speaking papers? overseas pundits from the UK, Australian, Canadian foreign ministries did not issue ‘do not go’ warnings. Not even the fact that an Israeli shop was in this mall means it would be targeted.
From what I have read this was an extension of Somali warfare and turf battles. It might be partially due to the fact that the Kenyan army is involved in trying to stabilize chaos and guerilla blackmail in Somalia?…
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How to Tell if a Travel Review is Fake
Headline news today about the NY Attorney General going after companies that create fake reviews on Yelp, TripAdvisor and such. Who knew these companies were out there?
When you look at reviews, assess the following:
Do they all use the same vocabulary?
And the same themes?
Are they all generic on-line names?
Were all the reviews flooded in on the same days?
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Singles Tours Vs. Solo Tours for Women
Why do readers and travel agents refer to us as a ‘singles’ group? Some of us are married and some single but we are SOLO travelers. There is still an old fashioned idea that women who travel solo must be single. Travel agents who contact us always ask if this is a group for ‘single women! Could it be that married women who are looking for a trip do not actually use agents? …
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Free tickets from United
United accidentally loaded $0 fares into its computer system and sold them on line. Some passengers got tickets for $5 or $10 but we do not know if United will honor these.
Join us to India nov 7-21 and use a ff ticket…
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5 Tips for Travel Agents to sell Women's Tours
Remarkably few travel agents actually sell women’s tours. Why?
Most women’s tour groups do not even sell through agents, as they are small sole proprietorships.
Most women’s tours do not pay commission: SITA our partner does!
Most do not have the professional licensing required by agents.
Reaching clients who want women’s tours is different marketing than traditionally done by travel agents.
Room share guarantees for solo women on women’s tours are not an understood service. (The Women’s Travel Group offers this deal on India, Morocco and beginning in 2014 on most trips)
So here are tips for travel agents who wish to enter this untapped market:
Have an in office women’s evening.…
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Solo Travel: Tips to Make Safe New Friends
TEN TIPS FOR MAKING FRIENDS WHEN YOU TRAVEL
So let’s say you are now traveling for the first time as a solo. Maybe the last solo travel was in college and involved hostels? How do you present yourself and open this new door:
Here are tips for solo women travelers, to help you make safe new friends.
Know your destination. Study the area and check online for what is happening now. A good site is Time Out. You might find events that attract others who also do their research in English.…
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Women's Solo Travel and Religion
The Women’s Travel Group is often asked if we can cater to solo travel with women regarding specific religious needs. Here are two of the latest questions:
One solo woman traveler asked if she could go to church in Rabat, Morocco on Christmas Day. We kindly hunted down a historic church for her to attend. Here is what we told her: The Cathedrale St. Pierre is located in Rabat where we will be staying on Christmas Eve. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and you could attend Christmas Eve Mass here.…
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Solo Travel for Women: No single supplement deals
The Women’s Travel Group announced this week that no one will pay a single supplement on India, Morocco or Vietnam/Cambodia unless they want to. A share guaranteed is just that: we guarantee you will have a roommate or we pay the single! What does that mean in terms of dollars saved? Well, you do the math and book asap, especially for India.
All trips and specials are posted on our site as soon as we have all details, pricing, and flights.…
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Yelp.com the new best travel friend
Yes, I did invest in Yelp as I was so impressed with the service. For a woman traveling solo, it was invaluable.
Here is why I like yelp.com: it is easy to use, nothing technical, nothing complicated. Here is how I have used it while traveling solo and did not have others to ask for advice:
For a hairdresser in Los Angeles within walking distance of where I stayed. Yelp listed several with consumer reviews of who was good at what kind of hair and how much it cost.…
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Tricks to Get a Frequent Flier Ticket For India Nov 7-21 2013
Want to save some big money, follow these steps:
Use your miles from the US to London or to another major European Capital (Amsterdam, Frankfurt) November is low season for Europe so you have a better chance on this portion of your trip.
Book your ongoing flight on a European Expedia type site. These sites will come up with European endings like .co.uk for London .fr for France, etc. ie Expedia in Britain reads www.expedia.co.uk
Now book from the European airport round trip to India.…
