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T R A V E L T IP S

P U T T IN G T H E

J o y B a c k in t o T r a v e l
B y A n n e B ro b y n
I th in k it is fa ir to sa y th a t th e lo n g e r th e jo u rn e y ,
th e h ig h e r th e d e sire fo r c o m fo rt. A n d , o f c o u rse , fo r
m o re c o m fo rt, a irlin e s, tra in s a n d c ru ise sh ip s w ill c h a rg e
y o u fo r th e p le a su re . It's u p to y o u to d e te rm in e w h e re
y o u r tra v e l d o lla rs a re sp e n t. G e ttin g th e re , o r b e in g
th e re . O r b o th !
In 2 0 0 8 , S in g a p o re A irlin e s in tro d u c e d th e ir "S u ite s
C la ss" c o n sid e re d th e m o st lu x u rio u s c la ss o f fly in g c o m m e rc ia lly a v a ila b le . T h e su ite s a re e x c lu siv e to its fla g sh ip
A irb u s A 3 8 0 a n d o ffe r e n c lo se d p riv a te c a b in s th a t
e n v e lo p y o u in y o u r o w n c a lm in g sp a c e . F re n c h lu x u ry
y a c h t d e sig n e r Je a n -Ja c q u e s C o ste d e sig n e d th e in te rio rs
th a t b o a st Ita lia n m a ste r c ra ftsm e n P o ltro n a F ra u 's p lu sh
so ft le a th e r h a n d -stitc h e d a rm c h a ir. P e rh a p s m o st w e llk n o w n o f a ll, S in g a p o re A irlin e s b e c a m e th e first a n d o n ly
c o m m e rc ia l a irlin e w ith a d o u b le b e d in th e sk y . T h e y
h a v e in d e e d se t th e b a r fo r th e ir c o m p e tito rs.
O f c o u rse , w ith u n lim ite d b u d g e ts, w h y w o u ld w e n o t
a ll fly F irst C la ss a ll th e tim e ?
L o v e th e th o u g h t o f b e in g th e re b u t h a te th e th o u g h t
o f g e ttin g th e re ? H e re a re so m e in sid e r tip s o n h o w to
m o re fu lly e n jo y th e to ta l tra v e l e x p e rie n c e .
S ta rt y o u r v a c a tio n p la n n in g k n o w in g y o u r m a x im u m
b u d g e t a n d th e n ta k e o ff th e c o st o f a g o o d tra v e l a g e n t's
p ro fe ssio n a l fe e . C o st w ill v a ry a n d m a y e v e n b e w a iv e d
d e p e n d in g o n se rv ic e re q u ire d . K n o w in g y o u h a v e a n
a d v o c a te w ill g iv e y o u p e a c e o f m in d to sta rt.
N e x t, ta k e o ff th e c o st o f tra v e l in su ra n c e in c lu d in g trip

in te rru p tio n c o v e ra g e . T h is w ill k e e p y o u sa n e if a flig h t
is sig n ific a n tly d e la y e d o r c a n c e lle d . H o te l, m e a ls, a n d
tra n sp o rta tio n a re a ll c o v e re d a n d re im b u rse d g iv e n th e
p ro p e r d o c u m e n ta tio n . F a c to r in a irp o rt p a rk in g o r u se a
ta x i o r c h a u ffe u r se rv ic e . T h e o n e I u se e v e n d o e s w a k e u p c a lls.
C o n sid e r in v e stin g in a n u p g ra d e w h e n c h o o sin g y o u r
se a ts. T h e y o fte n in c lu d e p rio rity c h e c k -in a n d p rio rity
b o a rd in g . T w o m o re w a y s to a v o id lin e -u p s. A n o th e r g re a t
w a y to a v o id lo n g lin e u p s a t c u sto m s a n d im m ig ra tio n is
to g e t y o u r N E X U S c a rd . Z o o m th ro u g h a n d sp e n d th a t
e x tra tim e h a v in g a lo v e ly c a p p u c c in o .
M a n y a irp o rt lo u n g e s h a v e h o u rly ra te s a n d a c c e p t
w a lk -in s fo r a fe e . N o th in g lik e a little p e a c e a n d q u ie t,
c o m fo rta b le se a tin g , lig h t sn a c k s, fre e W i-F i a n d e v e n a
g la ss o f w in e fo r a s little a s $ 3 5 .
L a y o v e rs c a n b e a c h a lle n g e . M a k e su re y o u 'v e g iv e n
y o u rse lf a t le a st o n e h o u r b e tw e e n flig h ts so y o u 're n o t
d o in g th e m a d d a sh to a d iffe re n t g a te , o r e v e n a d iffe re n t
te rm in a l. In so m e c itie s, I lik e m o re la y o v e r tim e b e c a u se
th e sh o p p in g is so m u c h fu n . A irp o rts th e se d a y s h a v e
c e le b rity c h e f re sta u ra n ts, sp a s, g o lf c o u rse s a n d sle e p in g
p o d s, so y o u c a n in d u lg e y o u rse lf.
N o w th a t y o u 'v e ta k e n in to a c c o u n t a ll th e g re a t w a y s
to e n jo y y o u r tra v e l d a y , se e w h a t's le ft in y o u r b u d g e t.
T h a t's w h a t y o u sh o u ld sp e n d o n y o u r a c tu a l v a c a tio n . S o
m a n y p e o p le d o it in re v e rse a n d th e n h a v e a d isa p p o in tin g
sta rt to w h a t c o u ld b e o n e m o re d a y o f h a rd -e a rn e d fu n !
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