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6 Top Tricks To Beat Today’s Fast Growing Cruise Fares

…last-minute cruises on their sites. Although it is easier to check online travel agents focusing on last-minute cruising. Many cruise lines use travel agents to clear any unsold cabins rather than advertise the last-minute discounted fares on their site. Why? It could mean people who have booked spotting the lower prices on the cruise line site and hassling them to reduce their higher fare to the lower one. By using these agents, lines can reduce…

Seniors Cruise Tips: Too Many Cruisers Over 55 Fall For These 8 Cruising Traps

…about where and who you book with. I have suggested trusted cruise-expert travel agents in several countries in an article on my blog at TipsForTravellers.com/agents There’s also a silver lining for us: senior discounts offered by several lines. Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival offer discounts for travellers over 55, and MSC Cruises for over 65s on certain sailings. In the USA, if you become an AARP (American Association of Retired Person…

5 Things Smart Cruisers Always Do – And One They Argue About

…or medical issues, cancellation and emergency evacuation. Check government travel advisories before deciding whether to self-explore or book a line excursion, especially when key sights are far from port. The Great Debate: Travel Agent or Book Direct? Here’s where smart cruisers disagree. Some book direct, confident they can handle everything themselves. Others—including me—swear by a good travel agent for complex itineraries with flights, hotels…

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

…ere are quite generous and flexible redemptions. More articles by Tips For Travellers on Eurostar: Eurostar Business Lounge at Paris Gard du Nord Station Eurostar Business Lounge at London St Pancras International Station St Pancras International Station in London (Eurostar) Best way to travel from London to Paris: Fly or Eurostar? Channel Tunnel: a history and options Eurostar Train at London St Pancras, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Euro…

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

…onto special rail cars. The Eurostar takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes to travel from London St Pancras to Paris Gard du Nord. To find out more about Eurostar and the service, read more articles by Tips For Travellers on Eurostar: Eurostar Business Lounge at Paris Gard du Nord Station Eurostar Business Lounge at London St Pancras International Station St Pancras International Station in London (Eurostar) Best way to travel from London to Paris: F…

British Airways BA First Class: The old and the new versions

…12 hours or more. No longer. One upside of the current decline of business travel is that airlines are trying to incentivize travellers. We seem to be getting a deal with BA where one way you fly Club and then they put you in in First on the way back. This month on a trip to Beijing and then one to New York I have flown First on one leg. Both them the daytime return. I do love First. You do fee very pampered and special. The cabin and seats are ve…

Podcamp at Sea: New media cruise: something podcast fans and doers may be interested in!

Podcamp at Sea: New media cruise: something podcast fans and doers may be interested in!

…(both audio and video). I am working with Lorene Romero of the Home Based Travel podcast to pull this off because she is a cruise travel expert and knows how to coordinate this with the cruise company and how to help people book their travel, excursions, etc. For full and fair disclosure Lorene and I will make money on the commissions to help pay for our time working on this, but frankly Lorene thinks I am a little crazy for not having a registra…

Tips for Travellers Podcast, some feedback

Tips for Travellers Podcast, some feedback

…rs would like a breakdown of what you’d consider to be useful things for a traveller to have? Thanks again for all your hard work. Happy travels. Aaron” HERE WAS MY REPLY: Aaron Hi there and thanks for taking the time to drop me this email! Great to hear that you enjoy the podcasts, you may also want to check out/ sign up for my blog: I started the podcast as a hobby really, I have always been a frustrated radio announcer I guess and this was a fu…

The New Terminal 5 at London Heathrow

The New Terminal 5 at London Heathrow

…s: “Gary, On March 27, 2008 British Airways will redefine what it means to travel via London, with the opening of Terminal 5 (T5) – the new British Airways home at Heathrow Airport. T5 was designed to provide a calm experience for customers and put them back in control of their travel, thanks to the technology and flexible design of the building. T5 has the largest airport lounge complex in the world and an advanced baggage system, unlike any othe…

PODCAST #6: Paris France

PODCAST #6: Paris France

…otel room: http://www.mytravelreviews.co.uk/hotelvideos/0505_Sofitel_Rive_Gauge_Paris.MPG Post Bag Comments and thoughts? Email me: click here Another great travel podcast Take a listen to iPod Traveller which looks at travelling in Europe at budget and low cost based on the extensive experience of the presenters: Click here Next Week Dusseldorf, Germany…