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By admin, August 26, 2011 6:52 pm

With all the recent bad press regarding drug traffic related gang crimes in Mexico, one has to wonder if that Mexico vacation is still safe.

Peter Diaz, President of VoyageMonkey.com Online Travel, compares travel to Mexico with any travel within the United States.  Simply stated, “We all generally don’t take vacations to bad parts of Oakland California or South Central Los Angeles, yet we regularly hear about drug related crimes, gang violence and murders taking place right here in our own backyards.”  Yet we don’t question if travel in the United States is safe.

The facts are that travel to such popular Mexican destinations as Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun and other tourist spots in Mexico is generally safe.  Most of the Mexican crimes in the press have been in the border towns and some of the larger cities.  Victims are generally other gang members and authorities.  Statistically this is not unusual when compared to the United States.  The press has capitalized on these stories, as is expected.  The event becomes a story and every news network puts their own spin on it, for days, or weeks, or months.

Several years ago a young woman named Natalee Holloway was murdered in Aruba and the press capitalized on it.  Diaz says “Aruba is one on the safest places to travel to in the Caribbean.  I would not think twice about vacationing in Aruba.”  The Natalee Holloway story was rare to Aruba, but travel to Aruba was affected.  The Natalle Holloway… Read the rest

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By admin, August 25, 2011 3:32 am

Travelocity Flight, If you’re a keen bargain hunter, or experienced Internet user, then perhaps you’re used to buying goods and services online, and enjoy paying much less for things, than if you bought them locally. 

1. One of the main reasons that people book–flights online is the cost savings that are available. There are often very good deals to be had, as there are almost no overheads, so the savings are passed on to passengers.

2. Because you can book your flights online at any time of the day or night, and from any county, you’re not dependent to the opening hours of your local travel agent.

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3. You won’t need to leave the house in order to book your family summer holiday, and so don’t need to take time off work, or take the whole family to the travel agent on a Saturday.

4. Online companies are often not tied to the holiday companies or destinations served by travel agents, so you’ll have more of a choice of airlines, destinations and flight times, as well as airports.

5. There are a wide choice online travel companies, as well as the well known travel agents. If you want to fly somewhere unusual, or have special requirements for your holiday, then you might be better off with a specialised online travel company, rather than a traditional travel agent.

6. You can research where you want to go, and what you want to see and do, and easily… Read the rest

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By admin, August 17, 2011 6:27 pm

Airports, bus and train stations, and other crowded areas where travelers are in close quarters are where pickpockets prefer to operate.  There are a number of dos and don’ts to avoid becoming victimized when you travel, most of which are common sense.  Here are some.

Don’t wear jewelry or an expensive looking watch as that is an invitation to be robbed.Wear a money belt under you shirt or blouse to help foil pickpockets as well as muggers.

It is a good idea to put your things in a Ziploc type bag and then put the bag in your money belt.  The reason for this is that the money belt and the items in it will get soaked from your perspiration, especially in hot climates, and this will help keep them dry.  Do not open your money belt in public to take out credit cards, cash, or traveler’s checks

.It might be worth it before you leave on vacation to sew a few pockets on the inside of your slacks, skirts, or underclothing where you can stash some spare cash when you are out and about for the day.  If you are carrying credit cards, cash, or traveler’s checks on your person, you should divide them up and put them in different pockets.  Then, if a pickpocket is successful, he or she won’t steal everything.  It also makes sense to use a safety pin to make each pocket opening smaller so that… Read the rest

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By admin, August 15, 2011 7:25 am

Travelocity airfare, If you’re a keen bargain hunter, or experienced Internet user, then perhaps you’re used to buying goods and services online, and enjoy paying much less for things, than if you bought them locally. 

1. One of the main reasons that people book–flights online is the cost savings that are available. There are often very good deals to be had, as there are almost no overheads, so the savings are passed on to passengers.

2. Because you can book your flights online at any time of the day or night, and from any county, you’re not dependent to the opening hours of your local travel agent.

3. You won’t need to leave the house in order to book your family summer holiday, and so don’t need to take time off work, or take the whole family to the travel agent on a Saturday.

4. Online companies are often not tied to the holiday companies or destinations served by travel agents, so you’ll have more of a choice of airlines, destinations and flight times, as well as airports.

5. There are a wide choice online travel companies, as well as the well known travel agents. If you want to fly somewhere unusual, or have special requirements for your holiday, then you might be better off with a specialised online travel company, rather than a traditional travel agent.

6. You can research where you want to go, and what you want to see and do, and easily find out… Read the rest

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By admin, August 12, 2011 12:49 am

Travelocity.com If you’re a keen bargain hunter, or experienced Internet user, then perhaps you’re used to buying goods and services online, and enjoy paying much less for things, than if you bought them locally. 

1. One of the main reasons that people book–flights online is the cost savings that are available. There are often very good deals to be had, as there are almost no overheads, so the savings are passed on to passengers.

2. Because you can book your flights online at any time of the day or night, and from any county, you’re not dependent to the opening hours of your local travel agent.

3. You won’t need to leave the house in order to book your family summer holiday, and so don’t need to take time off work, or take the whole family to the travel agent on a Saturday.

4. Online companies are often not tied to the holiday companies or destinations served by travel agents, so you’ll have more of a choice of airlines, destinations and flight times, as well as airports.

5. There are a wide choice online travel companies, as well as the well known travel agents. If you want to fly somewhere unusual, or have special requirements for your holiday, then you might be better off with a specialised online travel company, rather than a traditional travel agent.

6. You can research where you want to go, and what you want to see and do, and easily find out which… Read the rest