Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Travel Reward Credit Cards - Are You Making These Mistakes?

...ne with what you would like.

Before enrolling in a travel reward credit card program, it is important to be aware that:

  • There is usually a yearly membership fee for the card
  • The interest rates are often higher than other cards
  • The points are redeemable only with the airline with which the card is affiliated
  • There is often a large purchase to points ratio involved with the card.

Many people sign up for a travel reward credit card dreaming of winter escapes or European adventures, only to realise too late that they now they simply have another credit card that is more expensive than the others, and that any points they achieve are negated by the interest rates they have to pay. Some cards give only one point for every two dollars spent, and most travel rewards programs require about 25,000 points for one domestic flight. That means you are spending anywhere from $25,000 to $50,000 to get a flight whose average cost might be $400! If ...more

Do You Really Need travel Insurance?

...dical expenses that may become necessary on your trip. Very often, your medical insurance policy will not provide coverage outside of your home country. If your policy is like that, then travel insurance makes a lot of sense. It means that if any medical emergency arises while you are on your trip, you will be fully covered for the medical expenses incurred. That is a great peace of mind to have when you travel on foreign soil.

Sometimes airlines cancel flights for any number of reasons too, including bad weather conditions or emergency repairs. In such cases the airlines may not reschedule the flight and refunds are not given. Once again, if you have travel insurance you receive your money back no matter what the reason is for the flight not taking off.

travel insurance can also cover lost luggage. ...more

Hawaii - Finding The Really Cheap Flights To Paradise!

...go to the airlines and sign up for their newsletters. Hawaii always gets people attention so they like to run specials there to get you to look at the rest of the ads that they have running. Hawaii is halfway to a lot of Asia so most of the Asian national carriers go there; the chinese and Japanese airlines in particular Eva, China Air and JAL are good places to start your search. While you are signing up for the newslet...more

How To Get Cheap Last Minute Airfare Deals

...n of the travel websites returns the results and lists the air fare deals that best match your requirements.

If you do not have the time and patience to go online and compare the deals offered by the travel websites, then the recommended line of action for you is to pick up the phone and call a travel agent. You can feed your travel agent the same information mentioned above, and ask him to run a check on cheap airfare deals available. As travel agents are neck-deep into this business, they may spring a surprise by offering you a deal that is on par or even better than a deal you can find during an online search. However, the travel agent will charge you a nom...more

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