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Travel The New Incentive To Get More Business

    Travel The New Incentive To Get More Business

    How do you get prospects to become clients? What extra can you add to your presentation to make the sale? Why not try an incentive? The three top incentives to get people to do anything is cash, products and travel. Cash incentives cost the most and believe it or not are the least effective. The reason being is that you pay dollar for dollar and what little cash you offer is used to pay bills and is quickly forgotten. Products work quite well, and it is true you can by them at a discount off ...
    By Rudy Chimo
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    Travel Answers

      Travel Answers
      (NC)-Here are the answers to this season's most frequently asked questions:

      Internet Issues

      Q: Am I missing something if I don't use the Internet to research and book my vacation?

      - Peter T., Winnipeg

      A: Opinions on this vary widely, so let's start with researching. The Internet is one of the easiest ways research destinations and it makes planning a breeze. Paying money over the Internet is the larger issue, although millions of people are doing it every day. Its main strength as a ...
      By Jane Stokes (Courtesy of News Canada)
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      Travel Insurance Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage - How It Works

        What is a Pre-Existing Medical Condition?

        When a trip cancellation travel insurance company refers to a "Pre-Existing Condition", they are talking about medical conditions that exist in the Lookback Period that immediately preceeds the travel insurance purchase date.

        Simply put, a Pre-Existing Condition is any medically documented condition (no matter how minor) an Insured Person, Traveling Companion or Family Member has been treated for, consulted with or received a...
        By Steve Dasseos
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          Travel Wallet Checklist

          • Travel Wallet Checklist
            A travel wallet can be pretty handy when youre on the move, especially on international trips. It keeps all your travel documents and currency in one place for easy access. Following is a checklist of items you may want to keep in your travel wallet.

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            • Passport
            • Photo ID
            • Airline, Cruise and Train Tickets
            • Boarding Pass
            • Insurance Cards (medical and car)
            • Itinerary with important telephone numbers and addresses (hotels, airlines, etc.)
            • Tra...
              By William Manor
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              Travel Writing

            • Travel Writing
              Travel Writing could be called the ultimate dream job.
              Imagine traveling the world and getting paid to tell
              about your experiences or sharing your favorite local
              spots with readers across the country . or even being
              offered special treatment and complimentary travel. So
              how do you turn your vacation fun into a money-making
              profession? How to Break In as a Travel Writer will
              tell you what its really like to be a travel writer,
              where and how to sell your travel
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              By Jack Adler
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              Travelers Logon for Advice Before Booking Travel

            • Travelers Logon for Advice Before Booking Travel
              Guidebooks and travel magazines are helpful when trying to choose hotels, excursions, or a destination for your next vacation. Travel agents are even better. But what could be less biased and more helpful than no-holds-barred, word-of-mouth comments and comparisons of trips made by other travelers just like you. This is the idea behind MyTripReport.com, a web site devoted to consumer reviews called trip reports that provides these honest assessments for destinations all over the globe, som...
              By Leasa Hachey
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              Travelers with Disabilities: The Untapped Market

            • Travelers with Disabilities: The Untapped Market
              When most people think about accommodating people with disabilities in their business they get a scared feeling in their gut and their mind scrambles to search for that all-important date when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. It doesnt have to be that way! When business owners open their eyes and start to realize that there are literally billions of dollars to be made in the accessible travel market, I believe we will start to remove the fear associated with the ADA. ...
              By Craig P. Kennedy
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              Traveling to Mexico

            • Going by air

              Flying to Mexico is the most common way to go to the main resort and tourist destinations. Major U.S. airlines offer non-stop or direct flights to a wide variety of Mexican cities. You can work with a travel agent or you can book your flight over the internet. There is a tremendous variety in price, so it's worth doing some homework. Booking way ahead sometimes gives you a bargain price -- but you can also sometimes get very good prices if you have an impulse to go right aw...
              By Rosana Hart
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              Travelling to the UK from abroad

            • Travelling to the UK from abroad
              If your journey isn't too great a distance, for example you are visiting from Europe, you might want to consider a variety of travel options. But if your journey is a long one, plane fares are now so competitive that in terms of speed, comfort and cost you should probably just look at flights.

              Flying is the most obvious way to travel to the UK. Fares can vary dramatically so the best advice is to shop around and be flexible about dates and airlines. In particular students, young traveller
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              By Trevor Dumbleton
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              Trip To Cozumel In Mexico

            • Trip To Cozumel In Mexico
              The island of Cozumel is only 12 miles (19 km) off the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula's east coast and 44 miles (71 km) south of Cancun. For years, Cozumel was a quite sleepy island that didn't get many visitors until Jacques Cousteau did a documentary on it after discovering the world class scuba diving at the Palancar Reefs nearby. Since 1961, Cozumel has been known as one of the best scuba diving destinations in the world. In fact for decades since that time, the only tourists visiting the island ...
              By Clint Leung2
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              Tropical Vacations Introduce You to Natures Glory

            • Tropical Vacations Introduce You to Natures Glory
              Tropical Vacations Introduce You to Natures Glory

              A tropical vacation usually evokes images of images of sultry summer days lounging on the beach and soft breezes caressing you in the evenings while you sip a drink in the evenings. There are so many wonderful tropical vacation packages that give you just that in Mexico, but if youd like to take it to the next level, consider traveling to the interior as well and experience the full spectrum of natures glory. Tropical also means exotic
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              By Lori Wilkerson
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            • Twilight in America

            • Twilight in America
              April 4 2003

              Twilight in America

              This morning I was reading a treasury of sublime instructions from a high Tibetan lama. America contains the symbol Ah, which sounds the unborn nature of truth. Its also the symbol at the throat chakra. Sometimes when I sit and visualize the colors according to my Buddhist practice, I think of the American flag and how uncanny it is that they are the same. I sit and pray for liberation from physical, verbal and mental afflictions. And yet the c
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              By Julie Adler
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              Useful Tips for Evaluating Your Meeting Venue Options

            • Useful Tips for Evaluating Your Meeting Venue Options
              However, large or small the meeting, location is key. Your environment, formal or informal, helps set the necessary mood and ambiance for the meeting to take place. Think about choosing a comfortable, yet stimulating environment that encourages attendees to concentrate, but beware of making it too cozy and relaxing that theyre likely to fall asleep.

              When thinking about the right location, consider the meeting objectives, the length of the meeting and, of course, your budget. Decide how appro...
              By Susan Freidmann
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              Vacation Insurance... Saves Your Money, Time And Frustrations!

            • Don't forget your vacation insurance before you take off for any travel.

              I am very serious when it comes to insurance, I do not want to take any chances, I grew up in a family with my mother as a sole bread winner, my Dad passed away when I was 10 years old without any insurance. Life was very very difficult then.

              So the same goes with vacation insurance too!

              It can cost you an extra few thousands of dollars if the cruise or tour operator goes bankrupt, or if you need to sho...
              By Jonathan Tan
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