If your cruise departs from a port overseas, or is too far away to drive to, you'll have to face the skies and fly there.
Question is: When is the best time to fly in for a cruise? Some try to save on spending for a hotel room by flying in the morning of their cruise's departure, but is it worth the stress of facing a delay should one occur? For those on a tight budget, or with limited vacation time, deciding when to fly in for their cruise can be a tough choice. We weigh the pros and cons of flying in early for your cruise vs. flying in the day of, so you can make the most of your cruise and your vacation time.
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International travel often requires a visa — a document granted by a host country that authorizes a visitor to pass through, or remain within its borders, for a specified purpose and duration of time.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a probe last year into six of the biggest online hotel booking sites, Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago over concerns that the websites were giving false impressions to customers.
The CMA's investigation discovered this to be true! When it opened earlier this year, Bungalows Key Largo, triggered excitement throughout the travel industry. Located on 12-acres just 63 miles south of Miami, the luxe property represented the first all-inclusive resort ever to set-up shop in the Florida Keys and travelers far and wide took notice.
But within months of welcoming its first guests, a fire at the resort which impacted its restaurant building caused the property's indefinite closure. Travelers have since been waiting eagerly for Bungalows Key Largo to come back online and it looks like the wait may soon be over. It's one of the most common cruising questions: When is the best time to cruise Alaska, Australia, the Caribbean, Canada/New England, Hawaii, Europe or the South Pacific?
The answer depends on many variables. For example, fall foliage enthusiasts will find September and October the best time to cruise Canada/New England, whereas families prefer to sail in summer when temperatures are warmer for swimming. The best time to cruise to Alaska will vary depending on your preferences for viewing wildlife, fishing, bargain-shopping, sunshine, warm weather and catching the northern lights.
Some Countries Require You to Have Travel Insurance, Others Aren’t Far Behind.
Sometimes travel isn’t as simple as booking a ticket and off you go. In fact, when you travel internationally, you often have to think about things like getting a visa and the expiration date on your passport. And in some cases, you also need to think if the country you are heading to requires you to have travel insurance.
The Dominican Republic has made headlines recently, and not in a good way. The Caribbean country — which draws in over 2 million visitors from the U.S. each year, making it one of the biggest tourist markets in the region — has experienced an alarming trend in the past year: 10 Americans have died while on vacation here in the past year. The circumstances of each case is still undetermined, and the incidents have understandably left many travelers concerned about booking a trip to the country.
The world has so many precious and beautiful gems to see that it would take an entire lifetime just to glimpse them. Touristic companies made our lives much easier by giving us countless opportunities from which to choose. But visiting a place is not only about going in museums and buying souvenirs. There are many tourists that like going on the streets of the city they visit in order to see the true atmosphere of the place.
The ongoing coverage in consumer media promoting the use of a travel advisor to book vacations continued this week with a story on Outside Online, the web version of the iconic magazine that covers outdoor and adventure life.
In an article titled, “Breaking Down the Pros and Cons of Using a Travel Agent,” Shannah Compton Game wrote: “Confession: I’m a big fan of travel agents (whoops, sorry, travel advisers), even though I could technically book all my trips through websites and apps. You hop in the car with your bestie. Put the top down. Crank up the tunes … and drive! You discover iconic spots all across this great land; stop for a bite to eat at diners along the way; chat it up with the locals; and stay at quirky motels - that’s the classic North American summer road trip.
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