Category: Trip Planning
A Great Site To Make Air Travel Easier
Every now and then I come across a website that has WOW power – FlightStats.com falls into that category. It just keeps getting better and better. Use these travel tools every time you’re headed to an airport. #1 – A Flight Delay Button for your Google navigation bar. This button has a drop down list [...]
Find Vegetarian Restaurants On The Road
It’s always a challenge to find welcoming food when traveling. The highways seems to be populated with fast food burger and fried food joints galore. Thanks to a little technology, it’s a simple matter to find restaurants offering vegetarian selections wherever you are. Here are two websites offering worldwide directories of establishments offering Vegetarian food: [...]
Worldwide Tipping Guide
How much should we tip at restaurants in Australia and New Zealand? Do you tip in Japan or not…? How about China, do they tip there?? What about in Dubai – what’s the scoop? Man, this is always an issue when traveling! Well thank goodness the good folks at Magellan’s have composed a simple to [...]
Are You Missing Baseball Already?
Sometimes it seems like an interminable stretch between the World Series and the opening of spring training. For true baseball fanatics we’ve got a cruise of a lifetime to ease the withdrawal. Baseball Hall of Fame, Home Run Champion, (no not Bonds!) Hank Aaron will be a special guest on board the Crystal Serenity sailing [...]
Alaska Tourist Bureau Guides
What pops to mind when you think of Alaska? Bears – black, brown and white, dramatic snow peaked mountains, glacial lakes, eagles soaring overhead, puffins happily bobbing in the waves? All these images and more make Alaska a ‘once in a lifetime’ destination on everyone’s must do list. Experiences vary greatly depending on whether you [...]
Amex and American Airlines Begin Airport Lounge Agreement
Recently American Express announced their Platinum and Centurion card members will have access to over 40 American Airlines Admiral club lounges worldwide. For many years American Airlines has declined to participate in Amex programs, so this is a real breakthrough. Admiral Club membership is $450 for the first year, or $50 for a one day [...]
MORE Great Google Tricks For Travelers
This time with Text Messaging from your Cell Phone! Google is your all around 411 assistant right on your mobile phone. Give these a try. Send Text Message to Google (466453) Enter Text Query To Find a Business (name + zip) Sushi 02459 To Check Weather W 02459 To Check Flight Status AA395 To Get [...]
Tourist Bureau Guides for England
I love skipping over to England – no language barrier, great theatre, an undefined sense of homecoming (maybe because I call Boston home). The first step to a great vacation is gathering essential destination information. Use these resources to plan your perfect trip to England. Get started by ordering a Travel Planner from the British [...]
Tourism Guides For France
France, the country of wine, cheese, amoire and so much more! You’ll want to start your travel planning by ordering some informational brochures from the French Tourist Bureau. Then continue your trip planning by visiting one of the official tourist bureau sites:
Italian Tourism Sites – Plan Your Trip To Italy!
The Italian Tourist Boards have gone all out to bring you essential information on all their cities and town. Start your travel planning by ordering a free Italy Now brochure. Then check out the great tourism sites below.
