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Scots Irish Smile at Americans
Why do these two areas feel connected to Americans? We can start with the language: English. When you visit Scotland and Ireland and hear local English, you might think it is a foreign language. Both can be heavily accented to our ears. Some areas are influenced by Gaelic and some by England’s English. Posh accents like those of Ewan McGregor or Sean Connery are familiar to movie buffs. Connery is especially known to us from James Bond.
We are family. 5 million Americans have Scottish ancestry; the Scottish diaspora remains connected via church, culture, and the many societies we see in parades.…
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Survive Summer
To make your Summer travels smooth and stress free, know the reality then be smart. The Women’s Travel Group shares experiences.
https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com Flights will be fuller, usually with families. There is no rule that families get to sit together. If asked to move for a family, you can request an extra service before agreeing: Ask for a better seat? If there is rancor, explain quietly that it was the gate agent’s job to put a family together. You paid for your seat and planned accordingly.…
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Travel budgeting 101
Tuscany 
Wines on a Women’s Travel Group trip The Women’s Travel Group is asked frequently: how much should I budget for my trip’s extra expenses. Our tours generally include it all, plus 2 hearty meals daily, porterage, and bottled water on the bus. Wine or whisky in Scotland tasting is included,Extras might be the following items:
Additional meals? Our group is casual so if looking for company for an extra meal, do not be nervous about your budget. For extra meals in Europe, budget Euros 35+ wine if that is your thing.…
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Scotland for Women
Official Tourism site for Scotland Scotland has some of the most unspoiled vistas in Europe. That is, if Scotland considers itself European? Visit Scotland in Autumn with The Women’s Travel Group; day light is long. Been to England? Scotland is a ‘different country’. It is Celtic like its ancient sister, Ireland. The original inhabitants came from Ireland in the 500’s. Your English is not Scottish English: halò’ is hello. Whisky has no ‘e’. Scenery is a contrast the mild hills of England. …
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How to Get an Airline Upgrade
What is the deal with airline upgrades? If you are not an ultra frequent flier, you will rarely get a free upgrade. Below are a few insider tips to up the ante. The Women’s Travel Group offers excellent airfares with our award winning tours to Scotland and Ireland plus Sicily and Malta.
A Women’s Travel Group in Morocco 1-Flying with a friend, book separately. Recently I was number one for a Delta upgrade. I fly more than my husband so have higher status.…
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New Refund Rules
Refunds? New Rules for Air Ticket Refunds
Dept of Transportation The Biden White House announced new rules for consumers regarding our plane tickets. A few items are below. Some of the rules are still grayish; it is still worth a careful reading of the full statement.
Currently you get a refund if the airline cancels the flight not due to weather. NEW A consumer is entitled to a refund if the airline cancels a flight, regardless of the reason, and the consumer chooses not to travel.…
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Real ID or Stay Home
Travel Tips from The Women’s Travel Group. Years ago, my Mother and I flew to Albany. From Florida to Albany, there was no checkin issue. From Albany to Florida, she was asked for her driver’s license. My mother was the generation who never drove a car. She informed checkin staff that she had a police card identification. The police id card was something older non driving Floridians secured. Checkin refused her. She was crying. We were shocked.
I related the following to the supervisor: You allowed my elderly mother to fly Miami to Albany.…
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Travel Solo without a Nervous Breakdown Part 2
Here is your ‘clearing head’ itinerary from The Women’s Travel Group. First Read Part 1. Arrival Day after a 2-3 hour nap, eat a healthy lunch include fruit/salad. Drink more water than you think you need. Ask the Front Desk for a hotel card and a map. Mark the hotel clearly on the map-you are tired—make the mark BIG. Ask staff to color a line for a neighborhood walk. Stroll the neighborhood monitoring landmarks. It is pretty easy to get lost when exhausted.…
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Travel: Nervous Breakdown Part 1
There is a pre-travel disease called panic. It might be worse for women travelers. Here is how to travel panic free from The Women’s Travel Group, an award winning tour company.
Lunch on our Italy trip. www.thewomenstravelgroup.com Step 1 is plenty of extra time for every stage. Have with too much time at the airport. Airports can be crowded, stand on line and ignore the line crashers. Airports have amenities: restaurants, bathrooms, ample seating, electrical outlets, USB ports. Most have free public wifi.…
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Junk Fees and Women Travelers
If you travel, you now face all kinds of surprising junk fees. They are activated by “drip pricing”. There is little you can do to avoid junk fees. See end of this article for what you can do! These are travel tips from award winning, The Women’s Travel Group.
Give it a try: locate junk fees added to hotel bookings. To hide the real hotel cost and get a top spot on an online booking engine list, hotels add junk fees to basic room costs.…
