Jim's Travel Tips http://www.jimstraveltips.com Having traveled the globe over 1 million miles with one airline alone, Jim is a self-proclaimed travel expert. Here are his practical tips for travelers of all types. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:33:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reserved Travel Etiquette http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/CCKZYE5K_8o/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/travel-etiquette/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:33:45 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/?p=115 Travel etiquette can always be an issue.  Parade Magazine recently had an interesting read involving travel on planes and a few common sense rules to follow for passangers.  As the article points out, since the airlines are only interested in making flying less comfortable, it is up to us to band together to make sure flying at least remains civil!

Enjoy the read here.

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/travel-etiquette/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/travel-etiquette/ Frequent Flier Web Site http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/5DHPtlVGRMY/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-web-site/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:53:42 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/?p=113 As I’ve said before, there are web sites for everything. Here is a frequent flier web site with lots of useful links and information.

TIP: go to http://www.frequentflier.com

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Link: Increase Your Chances for a Better Business Trip

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/alternative-tips-for-travel/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/alternative-tips-for-travel/ Frequent Flier Program Skeptic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/zlE6ffVmTe0/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-program-skeptic/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 17:51:46 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/?p=109 There was a good/interesting article on CNN today from contributing columnist Christopher Elliott.  Christopher is the ombudsman for National Geographic Magazine.  He points out some interesting conflicts with traveler programs and if they are really as good as they seem to be.  It was worth the quick read.

Click Here:  Confessions of a frequent-flier Program Skeptic

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-program-skeptic/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-program-skeptic/ Frequent Flier Dedication http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/WKUiRC6BjGI/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-dedication/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:59:30 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/?p=106 Some people are very dedicated to the frequent flier mentality.  This story is about 10 years old, but if you haven’t read about it then it’s well worth the quick read.  Basically, in 1999 one man crunched some numbers and realized a Healthy Choice offer for award miles was too good to pass up.  Despite this story being old, I wanted to pass it along since I hadn’t heard about it before.  Enjoy!

This guy is a hero of the travel world.  Great job.  Here’s the link:

Free air travel with pudding

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-dedication/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/frequent-flier-dedication/ French Castles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/7gtt3mdkXNU/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/french-castles/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:08:58 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/french-castles/ Visiting Europe and want to see some of those wonderful castles? Friends of ours recently took a three year assignment in Europe and went on a driving trip in France visiting a number of castles. Thanks Doug & Julie. TIP: go to this web site http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/Chateaux/chateaux.htm

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/french-castles/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/french-castles/ Smoke Free Hotels http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/6XfzUhdKN84/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/smoke-free-hotels/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:18:52 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/smoke-free-hotels/ While many of the big name hotel chains have gone smoke free, frequent business travelers can’t always stay in these chains and, internationally, are hard to find. Here is a web site to help you find those smoke free hotels. TIP: go to http://www.smoke-freehotels.com/

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/smoke-free-hotels/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/smoke-free-hotels/ International Flights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/kUW8poBcx2I/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/international-flights/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:04:41 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/international-flights/ Traveling over seas and want a site that specializes in International flight planning? I found as much as a $2000 saving on a Business Class ticket to Rome. They also have a 3D seating chart. TIP: go to www.vayama.com

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/international-flights/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/international-flights/ Fare Quotes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/vUFg3OSWFSk/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/fare-quotes/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:22:01 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/fare-quotes/ When this next site provides you with a fare quote, it gives you a forecast indicator arrow. Green means the fare will likely be going up, so buy it now. A red arrow means to wait as it will likely be going down. My son tried out this page for a recent trip, but found that both airports he was using (Grand Rapids, MI and Tampa, FL) were not part of the system, so he couldn’t get any rate forecast information.  So, I’m guessing this will only forecast for very large airports.  However, there is a feature to request future forecasting for your airport if it isn’t already supported.  Again, I haven’t tried it personally, but just thought I’d pass it along. TIP: Try www.farecast.live.com

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/fare-quotes/feed/ 0 http://www.jimstraveltips.com/fare-quotes/ Best Flight Prices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JimsTravelTips/~3/jv7JBad_ADM/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/best-flight-prices/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:03:13 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/best-flight-prices/ Here is an airline booking site that finds you the best flights and tracks the price and notifies you when the price drops. They claim you can get refunds if the fare drops even after you buy the ticket. I haven’t tried it so if someone out there can post a comment we would appreciate it. TIP: Try www.yapta.com

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