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Events to Avoid Overseas
This is from a Huffington Post Article by Phyllis Stoller, President of The Women’s Travel Group.…
When you plan your next trip, you will likely consider weather and hopefully check into seasonal costs of flights/hotels etc. Travelers today are traveling during what are called ‘shoulder’ seasons which relate to good, not perfect weather, which avoid peak season crowds and can offer lower airfares. However, many travelers do not check other factors that might make a trip excessively expensive or full of unpleasant surprises. -
This is a blog post from Huffington Post which we hope you will follow:https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-8-worst-mistakes-a-veteran-traveler-made-in-2017_us_5a2ec58ce4b04cb297c2aefb Look for Phyllis Stoller, a contributor and follow her there. Most posts are not repeated here.These mistakes are commonplace and can make your trip pretty miserable. Follow the link above for more information about safe traveling and below use the link for more about The Women’s Travel Group and our tours.Yes all of these mistakes are common even for a veteran traveler, former ex pat and the President of The Women’s Travel Group.… -
Timing is Everything for the Woman Traveler
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/timing-is-everything-for-the-woman-traveler_us_5a216c46e4b05072e8b56852
Here is another article about women and travel published on the Huffington Blog. Follow the link above and away you go.…
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Women’s Travel Groups: will you fit in? TheWomensravelgroup.com
July 2017
How can a whole group of women who don’t know each other become friends on a trip? And how does The Women’s Travel Group create friendship? We decided to write about this topic after a conversation yesterday. A caller told us she had gone with another company and it was ‘high school all over’. Women did not bond and she felt left out. This is in contrast to the comment made by a stranger on our AMAWaterways cruise in July 2017 She said : ‘How nice that a group of friends can go on vacation together and have so much fun‘.…
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What Else Can We Say about United Airlines
The Women’s Travel Group is horrified. How disgusting was the behavior of the so called “police” on the United flight that dragged a 69 year old doctor off the plane? How low will pretend “big boys” in their fake police-labeled jackets go? And how removed was the crew and captain, who so far are silent? To cap it all off, the CEO Oscar Munoz of United was rude, arrogant, and other words we cannot use here.
From what we have read, the airline could have offered more $$$ to get passengers off the plane.…
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Why are Solo Women Afraid to Travel Part 3
The gardens at Ixtapan Spa
This is part 3 of our ‘walk through of a trip’ illustrating why women are scared to travel.
Part 1 was a general introduction.
Part 2 covered Find the trip you want, we’ll walk through the itinerary to identify scary parts. 1- Did luggage arrive? 2-Is someone there to meet me? 3-If my plane is delayed, should I get hysterical?
Part 3 Can you sleep in this hotel? Will you be ok in a room alone?…
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Organize a Private Travel Group With The Women’s Travel Group
Need a visa? Just ask us
We are often asked to arrange trips for private groups: clubs, women’s political organizations, charities, and more often now, women’s organizations which support entities losing federal money.
Here is what you need to organize a private group:
10 minimun
Budget for the trip
goal: funding a scholarship? donating to an organization? awarding top donors? tightening relationships? just having fun?
duration of trip
age of participants
coed or all women
destination
pre and post trip extra travel for those with more time
want an escort to work with the guide so everyone is on a real vacation, just ask.…
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Will you feel like Tiny Tim in your new super-cheap airline seat?
One of 2 pools at Ixtapan Spa
Airlines are beginning to offer new crazy cheap seats: example, American Airlines and British Airways yesterday: round trip New York to London: $485. The big guys are scared of the discounters and are taking action.
So what are we getting for that half priced fare?
The same routes and same schedules, most of the flights for mid March were empty-ish.
You will get your ff miles.Seats with extra leg room might cost you even if you have status on the airline.…
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6 Dumb Things Women Pack
Dinner at Ixtapan Spa
Women overpack, that is a fact. Please share this with friends who overpack or are nervous about what to bring. The Women’s Travel Group, small group tours for women is generous in how much you can bring for our porterage inclusion; however, here are the 6 dumbest items you might pack.
- Jewelry of any kind. Packing even fake jewelry is an invitation for theft. Packing jewelry that has large stars on it is an invitation for the TSA to confiscate it as a possible weapon.
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Don’t be dumb with your Smart Phone
Many women who travel with The Women’s Travel Group have smart phones; however many are not phone smart.
Recently I was introduced to Whatsapp.com. Whatsapp has been free since the beginning of 2016. I personally hate catchy names for phone jargon and have very few applications on my smart phone. However, Whatsapp has really helped as I travel.
Keep in touch with others in wifi areas (they must be subscribers but you will know, immediately with their phone number). Call someone, it sounds as if you are around the corner.…
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