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The travel industry moves to preempt customer complaints
This is a discussion on The travel industry moves to preempt customer complaints within the Current Cruise Travel News forums, part of the category; Chris Elliott Has Just Posted the Following: When Jason Plott’s Western Caribbean cruise was delayed because of dense fog in …
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Travel Troubleshooter: The hidden costs of a ‘free’ cruise
Question: I think I’m entitled to a refund from a company called Your Travel Headquarters, and I need your help. My girlfriend and I recently got a call from the company, saying that we had won a free cruise and that we needed to call them back that day to redeem it.
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Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Seaworthy and more videos in the Travel General category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com Just because you’re short on cash doesn’t mean you can’t see the world. To complete this How-To you will need: Patience to sniff out the best deals Willingness to rough it The ability to be flexible Budget travel guidebook Step 1: Use travel consolidators Use travel consolidators, on- and offline. They snatch up empty airline seats and unsold cruise cabins and resell them at a great discount. Sign up to receive information on last minute deals. Tip: Call hotels directly to see if you can negotiate a cheaper rate. Step 2: Consider youth hostels Consider youth hostels, especially in the more expensive cities around the world. You’ll sacrifice privacy, but you’ll save a bundle. Tip: If you live in a popular travel destination, consider swapping homes with someone. Step 3: Eat at street vendors Rely on street food vendors for most of your meals. Tip: If you like to eat out, make lunch your daily restaurant treat instead of dinner. Step 4: Check student travel rates Check out student rates on bus and rail passes. Tip: Be a “voluntourist” in a country you’d like to visit. You’ll get to explore a new culture while helping out the locals …
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In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Colombia, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you’ve got one of the world’s deadliest drug cocktails. Produced by Wanderlusts for LonelyPlanet.tv.

Travel calendar: Mendocino crab days return in January
Events and happenings in the world of travel from the Bay Area and other destinations in California.
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Travel and Tourism fair begins in Bangalore
Bangalore, Jan 16 : The three-day long XX Travel and Tourism Fair began here on Saturday.
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Travel Postcard from Indonesia
A weekly feature of readers’ travel photos.
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Help Save Ted the Traveling Bear!


Image by antonkawasaki
Ted the Traveling Bear has been visiting us lately!
Ted’s been given tours of various cities from a few people already, but he originally started his traveling in Cairns, Australia with Sandy Edgar. We’ve been giving him a tour of the Big Apple, and we even took him with us to Spain! He LOVES to travel.

Unfortunately, ever since he’s been staying with us, our other bear, Rojo, has been a bit…jealous, so to speak. I think we may need to send Ted off to his next destination soon…for his own good. Do you want to be one of Ted’s next tour guides?

To find out more about the Ted the Traveling Bear project, please click here for information on how to be a host, or contact Sandy Edgar directly. Ted’s dying to see the rest of the world, so please help him with seeing as much as possible! (And save him from Rojo!)

You can see more of my own Ted pics here.

Update: Ted is now safely traveling the rest of the world, continuing on his adventures. He sends postcards to Rojo, which I think is really sweet.

Taken with a Samsung SL202
At home.

Travel: Crashes and break-down cause A12 delays
TRAVEL: Motorists travelling in both directions of the A12 in Essex face delays this evening.
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Travel and Adventure Program continues 35th year
The Travel and Adventure Program, offered by District 279 Community Education Department, celebrates 35 years of travel program with a yearlong line up of films.
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Travel Picks: Top 10 ski destinations
For travelers who embrace the snow with sheer dedication, winter is a time to take advantage of all the fresh powder on the ski slopes. Travel website Cheapflights.com (wwww.cheapflights.com) offers powder hounds its choices for the top 10 ski destinations. Reuters has not endorsed this list:
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Travel not recommended in Swift Current area due to slippery roads
Travel is not recommended in the Swift Current area Thursday morning, due to ice-covered, snow-packed and slippery roads.
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