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  • The I don’t need it shopper

    The I don’t need it shopper

    March 18, 2024 / Shopping overseas, Uncategorized, women's travel tips

    The Women’s Travel Group does not specialize in shopping tours but we know a lot about it. In some countries in Europe you will inevitably buy some treasure, despite protests of “I have too much already.” Temptation is strongest in Italy: leather, shoes, purses, clothes, pottery, food items. Another area is Scotland and Ireland for woolens. 

    Shopping at palaces in the UK from The Women's Travel Group.
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    Here is how the experts judge leather quality: 

    Press with your finger, the leather will indent with a wrinkle then return to its original state.…

     
  • Danger in Street Markets

    Danger in Street Markets

    March 15, 2024 / Shopping overseas, Uncategorized

    Travel tips from www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/  Don't buy fakes.
    Fake goods can get you in trouble. Source: US Customs https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com

    Is the fun of buying fakes in street markets gone? The Women’s Travel Group says Yes. Customs might confiscate your Hermes-ish bag. Two days ago it was announced US Customs seized $2.98 billion of fake goods, entering this country, way up from$1.5 billion in 2019.

    There were 31,030 handbags and wallets, 28,910 pieces of clothing, 14,098 watches and jewelry, thousands of shoes, electronics, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. There were dangerous toys, even sketchy candy. …

     
  • Upgrade or Chanel?

    Upgrade or Chanel?

    March 11, 2024 / frequent flier tickets, tours for women, Uncategorized

    Is the cost of upgraded airplane tickets worth it? Some thoughts from The Women’s Travel Group.

    Airline status might not be worth the money. Tips from The Women's Travel Group.
    London of course https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com

    In the last few years, travelers have become obsessed with airline status and their seats. This frenzy is, in part, caused by airlines themselves.  There is branding / selling status by airlines. Who doesn’t want to be ‘special’ ‘elite’ ‘first in line’, ‘envied’ and ‘fussed over’.  

    Lets start with the special bit. Anyone who can afford to fly is already special.…

     
  • New in Women’s Travel  What is Old: Fear

    New in Women’s Travel What is Old: Fear

    March 7, 2024 / Uncategorized

    What is new in Women’s Group Travel in 2024

    A Women’s Travel Group Tour

    Immediately after the pandemic, travel was slow, then grew, then exploded. 2020-2023 travel was named “revenge travel”; with feeling safe splurges. 2023 was a banner year for travel. Prices stabilized. Tour groups were full to capacity and flights busy.  

    2024 flights are expected to reach 40 million world wide with 4.7 billion travelers. How will this effect you?

    So far in 2024, US domestic fares are 6% lower.…

     
  • Spain,a President’s trip

    Spain,a President’s trip

    February 20, 2024 / Spain Travel for Women, Uncategorized

    Royal Palace Source Spain Tourism
    Madrid Source: Official Spain Tourism

    The Women’s Travel Group is famous for unusual ‘smart’ itineraries. What Makes Spain a Different Travel Experience so that Phyllis Stoller, President of The Women’s Travel Group chose to go with the Spain Tour?

    Most women take their first European trip to England, France or, Italy. Why does Spain fall into a lesser category for Americans?  One obvious reason is our heritage: more often English or Italian. Madrid is too distant for a train ride to another city (like Paris to London or Amsterdam to Paris). …

     
  • First Solo Trip, Where to Go

    First Solo Trip, Where to Go

    February 15, 2024 / Ireland, italy travel, overseas adventure travel for women, tours for women, travel tips, Uncategorized

    What are the best places to go for a first solo trip? Travel tips from The Women’s Travel Group.

    My first solo trip was to Geneva, Switzerland. I was 15 going to a French speaking school near the Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva. In those days, Americans, especially teens, were exotic. With the 3 other Americans I met at the Institut, we acted fearless and, truth be told, naughty.  (There is a doctor somewhere in Italy who, as a teen, gave me a first grown up kiss).…

     
  • Airline Marketing and Your Seat

    Airline Marketing and Your Seat

    February 13, 2024 / Uncategorized

    Travel tips from The Women’s Travel Group. What is the big deal about airplane seats? When I started traveling, we sat wherever we were put. We were next to a chain smoking passenger. We were always next to a smelly ashtray embedded in the armrest. We wore uncomfortable clothes: stockings and high heels. Flights were longer.  Turbulence detectors less sophisticated. We never discussed seating.

    So what is the big deal about seating today? The deal is that Americans are bigger; seats are smaller.…

     
  • Women and Toilet Terror

    Women and Toilet Terror

    January 30, 2024 / Uncategorized

    Clearly this plane in Africa had no bathroom; so no worries.https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/

    In grade school, we asked permission for the little girls’ room. In high school, we also asked then went to the bathroom to gossip or put on make up. In college, we did not ask permission, we sauntered out of class. Public toilet Terror is non uncommon in The Women’s Travel Group.

    Saudi Arabian toilet, cleaned after each use!https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com

    As senior women today, some of us dread public bathrooms.…

     
  • January 23, 2024 / Uncategorized

    Things for Double Taking When Packing

    Travel packing tips from The Women’s Travel Group. Saline, bottles are tiny and can fall into an airplane seat. Dry eyes are exacerbated by the dryness in airplane cabins. Flying to Santa Fe with us May 1? You’ll need saline in high deserts also.

    Photo by S Leavitt one of our travelers. Thank you!

    Chargers for phone and iPads. Hoteliers say chargers are often left in the wall, bathroom socket or behind a bureau or end table. …

     
  • Room Share Scare

    Room Share Scare

    January 22, 2024 / Uncategorized

    The Women's Travel Group in Portugal; learn to save money on a hotel room with arranged shares from our company.
    Portugal www.thewomenstravelgroup.com

    How I Re-learned to Share

    A hotel room that is. My first experience sharing a hotel room with a stranger. On one of Women’s Travel Group’s first trips- in partnership with a university professor of Chinese, I agreed to share a room with a stranger. I had a room mate in college. I had ‘trained’ my husband. And now I was going to learn all over again how to cooperate with a room mate.

    Like most of you reading this article, I was apprehensive, though she seemed quite pleasant.  …

     
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