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I’m here on a student visa but I’m going to travel up north, are there any special documents I need to bring with me while traveling or going through the airport?

You will need to show your passport if you don’t have any U.S. government/state/county issued picture ID.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/acceptable_documents.shtm ..

My friend purchased a plane ticket with this and when he tried to link his frequent flier account with the reservation, the airline told him that he cannot earn miles with this since it was purchased with frequent flier miles. I understand tickets purchased with miles cannot accrue miles, but the travel agent never alerted him that she was going to use frequent flier miles and I don’t believe this is standard practice. Is this allowed?
I meant her own miles.

But the underlying issue is that the agent never alerted him about the use of her personal miles.

"If you mean the air miles used to purchase your friend’s plane ticket originally belong to the travel agent, yes it is allowed. For many airlines, the dirt cheap air tickets do not earn air miles too, not every ticket is entitled to air miles. For travel agents, using their own air miles to book a ticket for a customer at a low price is one of their ways to make a profit and there is nothing wrong with it."

This is completely wrong. By taking money and then using his or her miles to book the ticket, the travel agent is selling awards, which is explicitly in violation of the terms and conditions of nearly every single frequent flier program operating throughout the world today. Not only is this practice bad for the seller — the airline may choose a number of penalties for the account holder, including the forfeiture of miles or the closure of the account altogether — but the buyer of the ticket can be penalized as well.

The airline, under the terms of the frequent flier program, usually has the right to terminate the award ticket if they determine that it has been sold in violation of the program’s rules. This means that your friend, if it’s discovered that he purchased an award ticket, may either not get to go on his trip at all, or if they discover it when he’s trying to come home, he may be forced to buy a walkup one-way ticket back home, which could be extremely expensive.

(If either of these things occur, then your friend will only have recourse against the travel agent in trying to get his money back — the airline’s terms are clear that the ticket can be unilaterally cancelled.)

It doesn’t matter whether the ticket would or would not have earned miles based on the fare code — when a person buys a ticket from a travel agent, I venture that they’d have a reasonable expectation that they were buying a revenue ticket, and not just buying an award that runs a risk of being cancelled from under them if the airline questions where the award came from. For that reason, I’d highly suggest that your friend speak to this agent and ask for a refund — barring that, I’d personally consider filing a chargeback with the credit card company, if a card was used, based on misrepresenation of the item purchased.

I want to travel from Surat to hydrabad in shortest possible time. However I don’t want to travel in flight from Surat. Though trains are an option. I’m ok if someone points out a good VOLVO bus etc too. Waiting for reply.

From Surat come to Mumbai, and from Mumbai to Hyderabad by Volvo Bus’s.

We are going on holiday and trying to work out the best spots in July. Peru is definitely on the adgenda, but we are interested in other recommended destinations and general travel tips.

Go to Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can’t miss it. I visited the city with some friends last July and it was just amazing. In a month you’ll get to see/do so much! The food is absolutely incredible there (they are well-known for their steaks and parrilladas). The culture is so rich: of course, they have the tango. You can catch tango shows in the streets in downtown sometimes. They also have more excluvise tango shows in theatres. Some restaurants in Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires) offer free tango lessons!

The city’s architecture is classical/prehispanic with a mix of modern in the Puerto Madero area. People are generally friendly (not all of them of course, but for the most part).

If you are a sports fan, can’t miss the Boca stadium or the River Plate Stadium. The Boca is home to a very special soccer hall of fame, famous particularly because of Maradona and FIFA’s current No.1 soccer player in the world – Lionel Messi.

You can travel to the surroundings of the city – it is very easy to travel around the city: whether it be by bus, taxi or even walking.

Hope this works for you. Good luck in your trip!

I am going on a 7 day cruise and the Liberty Travel agent wants to charge $99 per person for the Royal Caribbean cruise, and it may cover airfare if we arrange airfare through them. Is that rate worth it?
Is it possible to get travel insurance elsewhere, even though I still booked the cruise through liberty travel? Thanks

Yes, I took a Royal Caribbean cruise, and I chose to take out insurance with AAA. It was considerably cheaper. I’m not sure whether you have to be a member. But the answer to your question is that you can take out insurance with any company that has travel insurance.

I am traveling to Florida by car and wondering what time of day is best to travel in by car and with kids.

Dusk with kids, all by yourself would be noon.

I’m planning to travel between Switzerland and Germany in Sept. My plan is to visit about 7 cities in 10 days, is it better to buy the eurail pass or buy individual tickets?

It is often cheaper to buy individual tickets rather than a Eurail pass. Especially, if you’ll be taking the faster trains that require an extra reservation/supplemental fee and/or are able to take advantage of discounts by buying individual tickets in advance.

There’s information on supplements here: http://www.eurail.com/eurail-reservations-supplements-domestic

and: http://www.eurail.com/eurail-reservations-supplements-international-trains

and: http://www.eurail.com/eurail-reservations-night-trains

You can check the prices for individual tickets at: http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/index.shtml (Germany) , http://www.sbb.ch/en/ (Switzerland)

You just need to put together your tentative itinerary and check the different trains. Add up the prices for the individual tickets and compare to the price of the pass plus all required supplements.

This site is an excellent resource for train travel in Europe: http://www.seat61.com/

Hi
Im wanting to start a membership Travel Agency on line. I would like to know where the Tour Operators get their warehouse holidays in order to make a profit. Is there a software or website that the travel agents use were they get the holidays at a flat rate, factory (warehouse) price.
Obviously the travel agent gets the holidays from somewhere and then put their own mark up on.

You will envitibly fail with no knowledge, ATOL or Abta bonded operation. Consider home working first. Look at Travel Counsellors or Hays Travel. Even then you would need some background knowledge. To set up a website with none of the above, nobody will touch you with a barge pole. Sorry to e frank, but you could potentially lose lots of £££££’s

Anyone who likes extreme sports will inevitably end up doing some kind of water sport at one some time or another. But staying safe is one of the most important factors which many will disregard to their detriment. Finding a good company who can supply strong and efficient canoe accessories or kayak rigging is of paramount importance since these often mean that the user will be as safe as possible while having fun with their favorite sport.

Of course, being economical with the paraphernalia is also important to some people but there are some things which are of absolute necessity. Strong nylon leashes which hold onto other bits and pieces in the boat will save money since these things will be safe from loss if the boat overturns.

The paddles can often get lost when a boat rolls over in a rapid river or rough seas which can turn out to be costly in the long run. For the sake of a few dollars, in most cases, the item, like a paddle or fishing rod, will not fall out of the vessel or pulled away from the boat at all. Even carrying the boat to the water can cause some problems particularly when the weather is a little tricky. The constant whipping of the vessel against the wind and vehicle both will cause unseen damage that may be very dangerous when the boat is on the water. Making sure that it is firmly fixed in place then becomes very important and this is where cleats and leashes are indispensable for sure.

But not all cleats and leashes are strong enough to do this kind of work. Make sure that the leash is made from a woven nylon material and the cleats are made from heavy duty stainless steel so that they do not fall apart under pressure. Many companies finish off their products with shrink wrap to cut down on corrosion so look for this innovation when searching out the best buys. As with any sport, the individual may need to purchase new and improved equipment as they get better at the sport but buying the best that they can afford will prove to be more economical in the long run. Many are fooled into buying cheap equipment as they are only beginners but this may come back on them over time.

It is much better then to take advice from experts in the field who will advice on what is the correct equipment and work out some good prices. Once a great supplier is found, and their goods are guaranteed, many will stay with that supplier for a good time if they are looked after well. Not only will they be satisfied, but they will also pass this information on to their cohorts who are also in the same sport or profession. This good for the company and the client both since the company will always look after regular clients who are regular buyers. Even discounts can be offered to those who bring in other customers so do not be afraid to ask once friends and colleagues have been given details of this supplier.

Connor R. Sullivan has recently found several items for a camping trip by searching for the term canoe accessories on the internet. He purchased paddle holders for kayak rigging on the internet.

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