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Discount Travel Club My Hairy...Buyer Beware of TRAVEL CLUB

San Antonio,TX- Check out this article I found on a couple that paid $5600 for a membership to save 20-50% on travel. Huh! What!

Discontented with discount travel

by Barry Davis on KENS5.com

That's a lot of Bananas to shell out just to save when there are sites like AirGorilla.com, priceline,kayak, etc. Suprised but it seems like these guys got in a room and decided to go after the non-internet savvy older crowd Hmmmmm.

Buy Beware. Do your due diligence but more importantly Baby Boomers watch out for those sales calls your parents are getting. 

Top 10 domestic air travel tips; Examiner.com Kudos to AirGorilla.com Thanks

Chris Cochran's Number 8 mentions AirGorilla.com

8. Shop around for the best deal. Okay, I know a lot of you are saying, “I do.” But have you really? Have you tried to bundle up on your flights and hotel and car rentals? There are a lot of sites out there that have good deals like Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, and Southwest Airlines. Here are some of the lesser known sites that offer great deals as well: LowFares, Bookingbuddy, and Airgorilla.

Check out the rest  of the tips...

Top 10 domestic air travel tips

Travel Tips: 5 Tips for Italy by Jessica Spiegel

Found this great article on ibtimes.com that give 5 tips that include...

• Get Museum Tickets & Transport Passes in Advance
• Expect (And Prepare For) Heat
• Know What Days Things are Closed

5 Summer Travel Tips for Italy

These are solid tips for Italy. I know several people that just fall in love with Italy and often travel back especially when they start getting clear on the types of discounts available to them for international travel. Just check out a ticket price on www.Airgorilla.com.

Travel Tips: Plane Travel with Your Dog

Just found this post on Travel Tips for traveling with your best friend..

Plane Travel with Your Dog by Stephanie Modkins

1. Fly non-stop
Don’t take your dog on a plane trip that requires a lot of stops. Besides the fact that the extended airtime might cause him physical discomfort, you can also lose him during the switch from planes. So, fly non-stop whenever possible. Also, if you do end up having a stop in-between flight, see if the airline will allow you take your dog off and then re-check him in when it is time to board the new plane.
(Excerpt from the article.)

Click here to view the article but here are the other bullet points...

2. Travel early.
3- Crate appropriately.
4. Avoid Tranquilizers ( For me or the dog?)
5 Remain Watchful

Thank Stephanie Hodkins. Read the full Article by clicking here.

Emergency Kit for Travel: Great Idea but do I have to include the thong?

This is a great travel tip series from Samantha Grose

Travel guidelines: 5 tips for traveling in style: number 4

While this list is definitely focused on women there are some great items.

• Tinted moisturizer with SPF 15
• Travel sewing kit
• Tape, masking is best
• One thong
• Tide pen
• Business Cards
• Lip balm with a shimmer in a very light hue such as a sand or pink

A Travel Guide for Geeks: GEEK ATLAS

Ok this is cool....

128 destinations around the world where discoveries in
science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is happening now.

Click here to see 'The Geek Atlas'

• Munich to see the world's largest science museu
• Foucault's pendulum swinging in Paris
• Newton's apple tree at Trinity College, Cambridge
• Big Bang theory was confirmed The National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland

What a great idea for a travel book. However unless your partner is in the science world I would not recommend it as a romantic guide. However the idea of having a big bang at the site of the big bang theory is a great line.

5 hot issues that could affect your travels on 50plus.com

Exceptional tip article by Elizabeth Rogers on how the economy could affect travel...

5 hot issues that could affect your travels

Including 50plus.com put together these solid points including

• The economy= Cutbacks and cancellations
• The flu
• New entry requirements

from the article...

-- Watch out for scams. Criminals are always waiting to take advantage of any situation, and they know travellers are hunting for deals this year. It may be hard to spot the too-good-to-be-true offers from the genuine deals, so be prepared to do a little research on the company before you book. (For more information, see Vacation scams: What you need to know).

-- Know your rights (and policies)

Cool!-Las Vegas:Travel tips for the 2009 World Series of Poker

Las Vegas, NV- Interested in heading out to the world series of poker. Recession means that the field will be thinner, the big payouts a little smaller but the side action is always pretty amazing.

I found these cool travel tips article from the Los Angeles Times: These are actually some real solid travel tips from the article...

Las Vegas:Travel tips for the 2009 World Series of Poker

Seeing poker celebrities — If you’re just interested in going to the Rio to watch the action,  May 28 will be a great time as the commemorative 40th-anniversary, $40,000 No Limit Hold Em kicks off at noon. This event will surely bring out the biggest names in poker, and they will all be within arm’s length in the Amazon Room. Players go on dinner break most days around 7 p.m., which means you should eat dinner before or after that time, as the restaurants get very crowded during this time. Dinner break also offers a great chance to see some of the game’s greats, who  often can be found at Buzio’s Seafood, or Gaylord, the fabulous Indian restaurant at the Rio. Pros with less time will often amble over to the Sao Paulo Café, which is a little closer to the convention center.

Remember to check the deals out at www.AirGorilla.com for deals to vegas, there are always cool deal.

Biker Bo Knows

Stratosphere Hotel Review: Rox'ys Diner

Las Vegas,NV- Great Burger, Fun Service, Loud surroundings and not the best place to have a meeting. The comedy was of course that we didn't figure that out until after we ordered.

I ordered the Blue Cheese Burger and it was quite good. Again I  love the food, quicker service but go into this venue knowing exatly what it is. A fun themed loud restaurant with good American  Style Burgers.

This is a great family and retro date type venu. The servers along with the DJ perform random 50's standards.

Roxy's Diner - A '50s-style rock 'n roll diner. Let the singing wait staff entertain you while they serve your burgers and blue-plate specials.