Premium Economy Service
Premium Economy Benefits Premium Economy service is touted by various carriers as the new seating class. It offers comfort and amenities at a price above economy class service. Premium economy seating amenities vary depending on the airline and if travel is domestic or international. On most domestic carriers it’s extra leg room and wider seat […]
The Skinny on Passports
U.S. Passport Traveling under the protection of one ruler or land while in the land of another has probably existed since the beginning. The earliest mention of this arrangement was in 450BC when the Persian king Artaxerxes went with letters from the king requesting safe passage to the lands beyond the Euphrates. First American Passports […]
Is Bigger Better?
WTT is a firm believer that bigger is not necessarily better. And we wondered why OCEANIA Cruise Line thought it had to build a bigger ship when it has already done a great job of capturing the market with it’s 3 ships, the Regatta, Insignia and Nautica. So when the Marina sailed into New York […]
Overseas Travel with Electrical Apparatus
A frequently asked question from those about to travel abroad is whether or not their electrical devices will work. And the answer is yes and no. Obviously it depends on where you’re going. North American operates on 110-120 volts while most of the rest of the world uses 220-240V. Plugging in a device without checking […]
10 Good Reasons NOT To Use A Travel Agent!
There recently have been many articles about the demise and re-incarnation of the Travel Agency Industry. Travel agency bookings have increased more than 5% during the first 3 months of this year alone. I thought I’d poke fun at a recent article in JAX FAX magazine promoting this trend and list 10 reasons why you […]
Fastest Loser on Earth!
Las Vegas Rocks! Having just returned from Las Vegas, the city with the dubious distinction of having the largest unemployment rate (14%) of any city in the US, WTT’s first impression is you’d never know it—the place is jumping! Also jumping is the speed with which you can watch your gambling dollars disappear. Admittedly and […]
Can I Use My Credit Card While Traveling?
Being in the travel business is often fraught with challenges, it’s not as simple as it looks. You have to be conversant with many other fields which are indirectly affiliated with the world of travel. One of the most frequently asked questions we get from travelers going outside of the US is “what’s the best […]
Seabourn Sojourn Pays First Visit to New York
WTT had to see what all the buzz was about and we were not the least bit disappointed. This Seabourn Sojourn is one classy ship which could easily spoil you forever! Seabourn Cruise Line started in 1987 with a couple of 100 passenger vessels. They currently have 3 of the yacht-like ships, the Seabourn Pride, […]
Fall Foliage Cruises Bring Ships to New York
And that is really great for WTT because it enables us to personally inspect the ships and become more familiar with the upgrades which have been added as well as visit the new ships. It’s quite fascinating to observe that each ship has its own distinctive personality! Silversea has a fleet of 6 ships. The […]
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Visits New York
And WTT has dinner with its Chef Patron Jean Marie Zimmerman in the stunning art-deco French restaurant, the Verandah. But first, a brief history of the Queen Elizabeth-the first of the three ships was launched in 1938 and was lost in a fire in a Hong Kong shipyard where she was being converted to a […]
Premium Economy Benefits Premium Economy service is touted by various carriers as the new seating class. It offers comfort and amenities at a price above economy class service. Premium economy seating amenities vary depending on the airline and if travel is domestic or international. On most domestic carriers it’s extra leg room and wider seat […]
The Skinny on Passports
U.S. Passport Traveling under the protection of one ruler or land while in the land of another has probably existed since the beginning. The earliest mention of this arrangement was in 450BC when the Persian king Artaxerxes went with letters from the king requesting safe passage to the lands beyond the Euphrates. First American Passports […]
Is Bigger Better?
WTT is a firm believer that bigger is not necessarily better. And we wondered why OCEANIA Cruise Line thought it had to build a bigger ship when it has already done a great job of capturing the market with it’s 3 ships, the Regatta, Insignia and Nautica. So when the Marina sailed into New York […]
Overseas Travel with Electrical Apparatus
A frequently asked question from those about to travel abroad is whether or not their electrical devices will work. And the answer is yes and no. Obviously it depends on where you’re going. North American operates on 110-120 volts while most of the rest of the world uses 220-240V. Plugging in a device without checking […]
10 Good Reasons NOT To Use A Travel Agent!
There recently have been many articles about the demise and re-incarnation of the Travel Agency Industry. Travel agency bookings have increased more than 5% during the first 3 months of this year alone. I thought I’d poke fun at a recent article in JAX FAX magazine promoting this trend and list 10 reasons why you […]
Fastest Loser on Earth!
Las Vegas Rocks! Having just returned from Las Vegas, the city with the dubious distinction of having the largest unemployment rate (14%) of any city in the US, WTT’s first impression is you’d never know it—the place is jumping! Also jumping is the speed with which you can watch your gambling dollars disappear. Admittedly and […]
Can I Use My Credit Card While Traveling?
Being in the travel business is often fraught with challenges, it’s not as simple as it looks. You have to be conversant with many other fields which are indirectly affiliated with the world of travel. One of the most frequently asked questions we get from travelers going outside of the US is “what’s the best […]
Seabourn Sojourn Pays First Visit to New York
WTT had to see what all the buzz was about and we were not the least bit disappointed. This Seabourn Sojourn is one classy ship which could easily spoil you forever! Seabourn Cruise Line started in 1987 with a couple of 100 passenger vessels. They currently have 3 of the yacht-like ships, the Seabourn Pride, […]
Fall Foliage Cruises Bring Ships to New York
And that is really great for WTT because it enables us to personally inspect the ships and become more familiar with the upgrades which have been added as well as visit the new ships. It’s quite fascinating to observe that each ship has its own distinctive personality! Silversea has a fleet of 6 ships. The […]
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Visits New York
And WTT has dinner with its Chef Patron Jean Marie Zimmerman in the stunning art-deco French restaurant, the Verandah. But first, a brief history of the Queen Elizabeth-the first of the three ships was launched in 1938 and was lost in a fire in a Hong Kong shipyard where she was being converted to a […]
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