The time to plan your escape from a hotel fire is before you get caught in one. Here are tips that will help you plan ahead and deal with such an emergency. When making reservations, ask if the hotel or motel has smoke detectors and fire sprinklers. When checking into your room, familiarize yourself with the locations of the fire exits nearest your room. These are generally shown on a map … [Read more...]
Travel Points: Use 'Em or Lose Them
In an effort to cut costs many airlines are changing their policies regarding frequent flier miles. We are members of Air Canada's program called Aeroplan . The airline changed there policies this January, read the details in our post. Members whose account are inactive for a defined period will lose their points. Some airlines will let you buy back your points for a fee. Seems ridiculous buying … [Read more...]
Who Insures the Roamsters' Travel Plans?
The vacation that you saved a year for, can take only a second to ruin. So, we use and have partnered Travel Guard for all our travel insurance needs, including cancellation insurance, health, coverage for lost luggage and more. Travel Guard International is the industry's leading provider of travel insurance plans - covering more than 6 million travelers worldwide each year. Their travel … [Read more...]
Is That Destination Safe?
Recently came across a New York Times article that deals with how to determine if a travel destination is safe to visit.I found the article written by Joshua Kurlantzick to deliver a wealth of information on different sources that can be tapped for the real story. You can get the facts and make an informed decision. You can read the article here … [Read more...]
Are you a Person of Interest?
Did you know that for the past four years U. S. and foreign travelers have been assessed by the computerized Automated Targeting System. American citizens are not allowed to see or challenge their risk assessment. These assessments are shared with state, local and foreign governments and even some private firms. Records will be kept for 40 years. The data collected is wide ranging and … [Read more...]