Travel Tips And Advice

Hotel Travel Tips

By Will Maguire

The growth of the hotel industry over the last few years has increased the number of choices you have when traveling. The increase of travel also brings with it an increase of the undesirable element we all face in our modern times. Therefore, hotels must protect themselves with rules and policies. The list below gives a few tips to help you, when traveling, to have a smooth trip and pleasant stay at your hotel....More

How to combine travel with study

By Erica Kitner

There are a million, zillion ways to combine travel with study. But what do you really need to know about it? What can I tell you that will guide you to that perfect thing? (You know, that miracle of a perfect thing that you have to blink 5 times and pinch yourself to make sure it really exists. That thing that when you find it you can say, 'THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR!'....More

The best business travel tips

By John Stall

That first business trip is often a real treat; getting out of the office and traveling to another city, maybe one you haven't yet visited, is a wonderful break in the routine. Enjoy it, because it's all downhill after that. That might sound unnecessarily discouraging, but the inescapable truth of business travel is that it's BUSINESS....More

Why you do or don't really need a travel agent

By Paul Lines

There are advantages and disadvantages for both options, namely whether you need a travel agent or not.

One of the main arguments for not having a travel agent is related to cost. The theory is that you can go on the Internet or, through another source, and locate the component parts of your vacation and a much-reduced price....More

Travel advice on accessing money while traveling abroad

By Andrea Lee

Is it better to use a Travel Money Card or a Debit or Credit card while traveling? Working as a teller at a credit union, I watch as people take Travel Money Cards, Travelers' Checks, Debit and Credit cards on their vacations. As the world leans further towards relying on "plastic," Travelers' Checks are becoming more obsolete. I've had members tell me that the place they are going does not take Travelers' Checks...More

Packing tips for holiday travel

By Vonda Sines

I do it every time. I pack three times as much stuff as I ever need on an overnight trip. And I spend twice as much time planning for the trip as I should.

This holiday season, I've vowed to reform.

The AARP offers 20 tips for holiday transportation and packing. While some are just plain practical, others are downright innovative...More

Tips for a comfortable airplane travel experience

By K. Thomas

Here are essential tips for making your flight experience more comfortable...

1) Wear comfortable clothes.

If you are traveling on a long haul flight, anything with a tight waistband or inflexible material will be very uncomfortable when you are digesting your meals and/or trying to sleep. You can easily find yourself feeling bloated or swollen from long hours at high altitude. Wearing flight socks is a good solution for anyone with bad circulation as they can prevent deep vei....More

Air travel: Tips for packing a carry-on luggage

By Jennifer E. Brown

Traveling is a luxury many of us enjoy to do around the holidays. It's a pleasure to fly home to go see family every six months, go on a cruise, or to go to a country you may never have explored. The suitcases are packed...More

Tips for booking a cruise online

By Royce Radcliffe

With the explosion of online travel agencies, booking a cruise online is easier than ever. Taking a cruise can be one of the most enjoyable modes of travel possible, and the experience of booking the cruise is usually painless enough that you can devote the majority of your energy to the trip itself, as it should be. The online cruise agencies only make this process even easier....More

Tips for traveling the US by train

By Hope Lee

Once relegated to the back-burner of travel choices, with surging gas prices, train travel is again becoming more popular in the US. While some large US metro areas have local trains, light rail, or subways, the primary source for city-to-city train transport is Amtrak. While US train travel isn't as developed as in some European or Asian destinations, it still can be a convenient form of travel....More

Tips for booking a flight online

By James Mockridge

You know where you are and you know where you want to be, so the next step is to determine which carrier you will use and to book a flight.

The Internet enables an individual to search through several opportunities and to book flights to destinations around the world, according to their individual needs and requirements....More

Tips for traveling by train in Europe

By Rachelle de Bretagne

During my time in France, I have many times booked online to travel to other parts of France by train. Living in a rural area, it was interesting that SNCF (which actually stands for National Society of Iron Roads) even serve smaller communities in France, and what they do is have a network of coaches that link small towns like the one in which I live to mainline stations, so that the whole of France is adequately served by the railway network....More

Tips for choosing senior travel tours

By Belle Starr

Who exactly is a senior? That will depend on whom you ask. At some point between 50 and 65 years of age, you will be eligible for all the benefits that being a senior brings with it. Have you finally decided it is your turn to see the world? Many people never do any real traveling until they retire. Suddenly you are faced with the options, do I take a tour or do I travel on my own? If you are not a seasoned traveler, a tour is a very good option. How does one go about finding the perfect tour?...More

Where to get general information about backpacking

By Karen Banes

Backpacking can be a wonderful experience and being prepared can help make it even better. There are a lot of great resources to help you plan your adventure. Some of the best sources of information are as follows:

Other backpackers. Talk to other people who have been backpacking as....More

Tips for using debit cards while traveling

By John Huetteman

Using a debit card has become so commonplace it is difficult to think that there could be situations when it would be recommended not to carry it or even much less not to use it. But, as everything else in life, there most certainly is that situation....More

Tips to keep adults and kids safe on the beach

By RoseAnna Woods

Living in a beach community is exciting and wonderful. Many of us take morning walks on the coastline listening to the wonderful song of the seagulls and the crashing waves on the shore. We watch the sunrises over the Gulf of Mexico and the sunsets as they disappear behind the ocean. We love our community, but every year our newspaper headlines remind us of the dangers of our laid-back lifestyle. "Tourist killed in riptide," "Father dies trying to save toddler," or " Shark attack takes arm of spring breaker." Our hearts go out to these families, but most....More

Money-saving tips for travelers

By Elizabeth Wordsmith

The Web is an abundant source of travel tips and information regarding accommodations, restaurants, entertainment venues, rental cars, air transportation, and anything else you need to know about planning your trip....More

Tips for keeping a travel journal

By James Mockridge

While a photograph can capture a memory, a journal can capture both your pictorial evidence and the thoughts and emotions that you derived from the experience. A method of capturing your holiday experiences, combined with your personal feelings of the places you have visited and the events encompassed....More

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory

For a travellers guide to worldwide tourist information services, visit the Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory, for a comprehensive listing of global tourism offices.

Air travel: Standby strategies that can save you money

By Victoria Tiegert

As the wife of an airline captain, I enjoy the benefit of free flights on his airline and very inexpensive flights on the others. I also "enjoy" the challenges of flying standby. It is like an interesting, and ultimately rewarding, competition to see how quickly I can arrive at my final destination while encountering as few roadblocks as possible....More

Tips for student travelers: How to find the best travel deals

By Rachelle de Bretagne

Being somewhat of an expert on being broke really does come in handy sometimes when it comes to making economies. There are so many deals out there that people miss and perhaps this is a reflection of the affluence of society these days, although for the student that already has the worry of making their way in the world and perhaps having to pay off student loans, knowing how to travel on a tight budget really can make the world of difference....More