By Salihu Ibrahim. Business travelers do not have to worry about parking fees as much as the individual passenger going on a vacation. Everywhere airports charge highly exorbitant fees to the traveling public as a means to increase their daily revenue. To beat the system, just be aware that there are many options to parking [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim Most travelers go on trips and try to make their trip comfortable and relaxing by taking with them things that remind them of home or taking clothes are appropriate for each occasion. As a result many travelers are stuck with tons of baggage that they have to carry from airport to airport. [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. Rental cars are a billion dollar industry that keeps getting bigger everyday. One advantage of using rental cars is that it lowers the wear and tear on our own gas guzzler and also provides on the road assistance in case of a break down in the middle of a fun filled vacation. [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim As the baby boomers start to retire, many are going to be entertaining, traveling or eating out in the evenings. People are less inclined to prepare heavy meals at home, slogging over the stove for hours at a time. Instead, they are going to eat out by themselves or in groups. [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. A good night’s sleep is a must for most travelers. Although the degree of comfort depends on each individual, most of us agree that getting a five star hotel inexpensively is one of the best perks we can have when traveling. Added to it are the extra amenities such as swimming pool, [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. Going abroad is always fun! As we prepare for a long trip with lots more luggage and jet-lagged sleepovers, there are many things that we may forget to do unless we have a check list that we religiously adhere to, every time we plan an international trip. Here is one that I [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. Every human being needs to live at the level of his earnings. Never try to keep up with the neighbors or be enamored by the fancy things you see in the stores or on TV. Never take a vacation unless you have saved for it and earned it! In 1995, only [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim The internet is a virtual network of travel scams and these scams seem to be attracting quite a few surfers into this phishing “net”! According to the National Fraud Information center, the average fraud has most doubled in the two years after 2004. Criminals are getting more and more sophisticated. As [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. Most of us have heard about the tremendous amounts of savings that consolidators can pass on to us. It is a true fact that the airlines sell tickets in bulk to groups called consolidators who then sell it to individuals or travel agents. An individual traveler may save thousands of dollars on [...]
By Salihu Ibrahim. Most advertisements we see for cruises are on gigantic ships with names like “The royal Princess” or “The Pride of America” which makes us think that we may not be very happy traveling in them. Actually, most of the people traveling on cruises are normal, everyday folks looking for a nice, decent [...]
