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Last Minute Trip Openings Due to
Cancellations
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May 15-24 Dazzling Dubai & Ancient Cairo
One space for female in shared room
June 3-14 Fiji and Australia
3 spaces open
July 16-25 3 Continent, 5 Country Mediterranean
Cruise
4 cabins added and one person removed that did
not get in a deposit. These won't last long.
Speaking of cruises, I'm delighted that our Monarch
ship only holds 420 passengers. Our large AFS group
will encompass a quarter of this sailing! Small ships
are now being replaced by Mega-Liners. Royal Caribbean
is now constructing 2 "Genesis class ships" to debut in
2009. Each will carry 5400 passengers! Imagine how
stellar the personal service will be on these "floating
cities."
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Suzy's Travel Babble
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 Check
It Out
Our client Zeke Little owns a travel store. He
says if you love to read about travel destinations, check
out JohnnyJet.com.
It's
managed by
John E. DiScala (a.k.a. Johnny Jet) travels over 150,000
miles and visits over 20 countries each year. He and his
website JohnnyJet.com have been featured over 1,000
times in major publications, including USA Today, Time,
Fortune and The New York Times, and he has appeared on
ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, FOX News Channel and
PBS. JohnnyJet.com has been named "one of the top best
money-saving web sites for travel" by Budget Travel
Magazine, while the L.A. Times calls it "one of the top
10 essential travel resources on the internet." In the
May 2007 issue of Outside Magazine, Johnny Jet was
touted for having one of the world's best "dream jobs".
Every week, Johnny hosts a "travel website of the week"
for several radio stations around the country, he writes
weekly for Frommers.com and he has written for USAToday,
The Boston Herald and Coast Magazine. Sign up today for
Johnny Jet’s free weekly travel newsletter at
www.JohnnyJet.com.
Buyer beware. Bringing a piece of your favorite
destination home is a pleasure of travel, but watch
out for what is illegal to bring back into the US.
You can Google individual countries and US Customs.
Here is a short list of things generally not
allowed: anything with ivory (Africa), coral,
tortoise shell, reptile skins (Fiji), most fur skins
and sponges (Greece.) Be cautious with coins, soft
cheeses, floral bulbs, cultural/ritual objects and
art work older than 50 years. Gems are questionable
and vary with each country. You know you'd have to
pay duty on a diamond ring. But did you know
unmounted cut diamonds are considered rocks and
therefore are duty free?
Shame On You
After 2 years of litigation, British Airways admits
to price fixing with Virgin AL and augmenting fuel
surcharges. The airline agreed to pay $347 million
in fines, the largest penalty ever imposed by the
D.O.J.
Avoid Hotel Safe Theft
A friend told me his story last month in a large
Bangkok hotel where items were stolen from his
in-room electronic safe. These may be no more
secure now than the personnel is honest, as they can
be easily opened with an override key or code.
Check extreme valuable at front desk. Recently I
had my bras and underwear stolen in a room.
Management didn't believe me. Sometimes I'll get
extra towels, leave the Do Not Disturb sign out for
2 days and on day 3, have the room cleaned in my
presence. I always leave a tip if nothing is
missing.
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Airline Dictionary From
Travel Agent Magazine
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Passenger - Cargo that talks
Pillows & Blankets - Archival sleeping objects
said to have existed in primitive times
737 - Response to overwhelming customer
demand to have more middle seats
747 - A pregnant 737
Direct Flight - What civilians think is a
non-stop flight, but a connecting flight in disguise.
Open Jaw - What clients do when they find
out the cost of a full fare coach ticket
Fog - Weather conditions generated by
airports
Misconnect Time - Time it
takes for an Olympic sprinter to run between gates
Frequent Flyer program - Airline term for
Pandora's Box
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