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Record Numbers Set To Travel This Holiday
inknet Travel News Digest holiday travel arrangements,
- December 21, 2005 - there may still be deals to have
Travel may be expensive -- in spite of the fact that most
this time of year, but the AAA is travel sites are usually pretty
still predicting this will be a pricey this time of year.
record year for travel in the
U.S. Rather than fly planes with empty
seats, the major airlines will
The organization estimates that usually turn these seats over to
63.5 million Americans will online ticket sellers. Because
journey 50 miles or more from you are dealing with relatively
home for either Christmas or New small numbers of empty seats, the
Year's. This is up 1.7 percent deals can disappear quickly. A
from last year. Approximately 81 deal you find in the morning may
percent will travel by not be around in the afternoon.
automobile.
Some sites where you can find
Travel plans are aided this year deals: by the calendar. With both href="http://Priceline.com"
Christmas and New Year's Day title="http://Priceline.com"
falling on Sunday, that makes for target="_blank">http://Priceline.
two long weekends, and for many com, people, an entire week of holiday href="http://Cheaptickets.com"
revelling. title="http://Cheaptickets.com"
target="_blank">http://Cheapticke
==>Travel Websites Still Offering ts.com, and Deals href="http://Hotwire.com"
title="http://Hotwire.com"
If you've waited till the last target="_blank">http://Hotwire.co
minute to make your winter or m
Be prepared to act quickly, and 3. Encourage reading during
take what you get. The real cheap travel. Bring some of your
tickets often have a one or two children's favorite books and
day stay overs, and are encourage your children to read.
non-refundable. Discuss the topics before you
leave and let the kids help
==>Tips for Travelling with choose the topics.
Children
4. Instead of videos or DVDs, why
Why not use some of that idle not buy a talking book (recorded
travel time to pack in some version of a classic) and play
learning activities for the kids. that while you travel.
Here are some tips for parents
who want to engage their children ==>Passports Required for
in learning, creating, and Caribbean Destinations in New
exploring. Year
1. Take a sketch pad along. The North Port Sun Herald reports
Create a family memory book with that if you are travelling to the
your children. Share family Caribbean, Bermuda, Central or
holiday memories and illustrate South America, you will need a
them in the book.. passport as of January 1, 2006.
2. Bring along some blank note The passport is not required by
paper or note cards, and help the destination countries. It is
your child create some original required to get back into the
greeting cards. Illustrate them U.S. These new measures have been
with original drawings, and add instituted in what is called the
short original verses. Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, in order to Canada by January 2007, although
strengthen border security. Plans this policy is currently under
also call for passports required review.
for travel to and from Mexico and
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