Category: Expert Advice

With adventure also comes the potential for danger. Here’s a look at what you should have in your safety kit.

Staying in touch across long distances has never been easier. If you’re traveling abroad, get up to speed on your cell phone carrier’s offerings. WhistleOut compares the offerings of major carriers. Watch out for mobile roaming charges, which can quickly add up.

A little preparation will help you make sure that doesn’t happen so you can use your smartphone without worry.

On stage in a packed hotel ballroom in 1998, two prognosticators debate the influence of the baby boomer generation as either A) Savior for the group travel industry or B) Extra-terrestrial invasion that will destroy us all. Nearly 20 years later, is the 800-pound gorilla a savior or space invader?

Whether you board a few of your travelers on to their group tour or have the operator custom-design a trip for your private clientele, do you really check out the operator? If not, you should

What is your passion? For some people, answering this question is easy. Yet for others, it can be difficult.

Despite the weather, summer in NYC offers a variety of outdoor festivals, art and entertainment events and beaches to cool you down. Pack strategically in order to be prepared for a variety of outings so you can look your best while staying comfortable, whatever the weather.

So what can you do as a tour operator to fulfill this unspoken but necessary role? Do not assume that once they enrolled on your trip and submitted their deposit, they are yours – that they don’t need your ongoing attention, your recognition, your rah-rah to keep them excited.

My dad was a huge car guy. From the day I could walk he would provide running narrative of the autos on display, like how you could tell the difference between the front grills on the 1950 Packards and other assorted minutia about these classics. My dad was a living breathing Wikipedia of all things classic auto.