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Multi-Generational Travel Tips
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Multi-Generational Travel Tips

Multi-Generational Travel Experience Traveling, enjoying life, and making memories with family and friends, and other assorted family members can be a truly exciting and memorable experience. Multi-generational travel is a goal for families who seek togetherness in both, near and faraway places. Learn more about the dos and don’ts of multi-generational travel.

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Tips for Solo Dining
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Tips for Solo Dining

6 Top Tips For Dining Solo As a traveler, solo dining can be uncomfortable. That doesn’t mean you should order room service or buy fast food that you consume alone in your hotel room. It might take a bit of bravery, but here are some tips to incorporate into your next adventure for solo dining.

1. Avoid Room Service

While it seems quite luxurious to have someone bring ...
7 Travel Mistakes to Avoid During the Holidays
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7 Travel Mistakes to Avoid During the Holidays

Travel Mistakes to Avoid Traveling during the holidays is always stressful which can lead to travel mistakes. HAPPYCAR.com, the price comparison site for rental cars, wanted to highlight the most common travel mistakes for travelers to avoid this holiday season.



Travel Mistake 1: Not Arriving With Enough Time at the Airport

Getting out the door can ...
Hotel Upgrade – 5 Ways to Better Your Chances
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Hotel Upgrade – 5 Ways to Better Your Chances

Hotel Upgrade: 5 Ways to Better Your Chances

I have worked in hotels for nearly 15 years, and I’ve been a concierge for over 12 years. Although I am not the one making or changing room reservations, I have certainly seen quite a few things. The following are a few insider suggestions on how to get a hotel upgrade.

1. Be Nice Simply by being nice and asking nicely upon ...
Affordable Getaways to Help Cure Winter Blues
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Affordable Getaways to Help Cure Winter Blues

Winter Blues: Affordable Getaways

When the cold weather comes around, it’s easy for the winter blues to take effect. With snow on the ground, ice on the windshield, and below freezing temperatures to battle with throughout the day, most people just want to get away from it all – and for good reasons too. If you haven’t felt it yet, it’s important to note that the winter blues typically ...
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Family Packing Tips: Know Before You Go

Planning a trip is stressful, but planning a family trip with kids takes it to another level. Packing for a trip with kids means more clothes, a variety of toys, and the need for new packing strategies. As a parent you need to have a game plan in place. There are things you will need to do before you go, things you will have to pack in your suitcase, and things you will need on the plane. Here are our ...
9 Camping Tips to Camp Like a Champ
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9 Camping Tips to Camp Like a Champ

Our Camping Tips

Who said you should give up your ease for a camping trip? Simply hit these basic camping tips and your camping experience will be really amazing and joyful for you.   Camping Tip # 1: Build a Shelter You must have a proper shelter as it’s your refuge at any campground. Where you'll rest every night or where you'll stay while there's a terrible weather condition. It's ...
Travel Tech: The Mobile Passport App
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Travel Tech: The Mobile Passport App

The Mobile Passport App

I’ve been talking about the importance of travel tech for a long time now and Mobile Passport is one of my favorite apps to use because I do not have Global Entry (Yes, I have TSA Pre-Check). I’ve been chomping at the bit for the Mobile Passport App to include my home airport, LAX Airport. The app works in 24 airports nationwide (1 Cruise Port) and they finally added ...
10 Packing Tips to Avoid Travel Trauma
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10 Packing Tips to Avoid Travel Trauma

Avoid Travel Trauma With These Packing Tips Endless airline restrictions, inevitable delays, terminals that stretch from one zip code to another: everyone knows that when traveling, your blood pressure can skyrocket as high as a jetliner. Add to that the chance that you may get stuck overnight in some obscure airport on a layover gone awry, and it’s a wonder that anyone who travels frequently doesn’t ...
3 Great Ways to Travel for Half the Cost
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3 Great Ways to Travel for Half the Cost

Travel for Half the Cost Three Great Ways to Travel for Half the Cost for All Levels of Travel from Budget to Luxury

1) Achieve Great Travel Values Traveling During Off Season



Our first tip for how to travel for half the cost involves traveling during the off season. One of the best secrets to enjoying your travel adventure and saving money is to go ...
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