Are Air Tags A Good Idea When Traveling Overseas: My Teenager Says Yes
Q – My wife travel overseas two or three times a year since my retirement. We have not had a major lost luggage issue but our next-door neighbor has had two such experiences. My teenage son says I should get the Air Tags. Wondering if that is a good idea? A – We highly recommend…
HOW DOES A SAVVY CONSUMER SHOP FOR AND BOOK A VACATION OR EVEN A BUSINESS RENTAL CAR?
Q – You have not responded to many questions about renting a rental car for vacation or even business use. I realize that this site is more centered on vacation planning. But I read some of the online stuff and everyone talks about Expedia or Kayak for rental cars. There are, apparently, a great many…
IS THERE ANY DATA ABOUT WHICH US CITIES NOW HAVE THE HIGHEST HOTEL RATES?
Q – As a telecomm exec for the past 11 years, I find myself on the road about 60% of the time. My secretary books nice hotels and I just follow her directions. I find that hotel rates seem to vary from city to city among similar level accommodations. Is there any data you can…
CAN YOU ADDRESS A BASIC QUESTION – RELATED TO SIZE?
Q – Like a fair number of your followers, my wife and I are each anticipating retirement in about a year if Elon does not get to us before then! We are talking to agents here in Dallas but we are getting conflicting answers. We are not that well traveled, we will be in our…
HEADED TO SWEDEN UNTIL I READ THIS ………..
Q – We are excited about a tour with Kensington followed preceded by a five nights in Stockholm which we booked ourselves online. Yesterday, we happened to look up some of the expected “excellent” ratings for Sweden’s safety only to discover that our State Department has issued a :evel 2 Warning for the country warning…
IS CRYSTAL CRUISES REALLY OFFERING FAR SUPERIOR SHORE EXCURSIONS THROUGH A&K AS PREDICTED?
Q – (3.3.25) – We are huge fans of the Traveltruth Media Group but there is one question I have been waiting for others to ask. My husband and I are thinking about Crystal versus Seabourn for a cruise in Europe out of Venice next summer. We’ve sailed Seabourn twice before, once on an unforgetable…
WE ARE DOING A BRITISH ISLES ESCORTED TOUR PROGRAM – DO WE NEED ONE OF THE NEW VISAS?
Q – We booked a fully guided tour out of London and ending in Edinburgh. We booked it ourself and we have not received any information about the new Visa Program I have heard about. It is a 12-Day tour operated by a British company so, as Americans, I wonder what I need to do….
ARE THESE CRUISE UPGRADE OFFERS SOMETHING TO POUNCE ON?
Q – (2.25.25) – We just received an unsolicited offer from Regent Seven Seas for a Suite Upgrade Bidding Offer. I wonder, first of all if this is legit as it did not come from my agent. But if it is legit – what gives? When did Regent start marketing like a three-star Vegas Hotel?…
WHAT IF MY ‘LOVED ONE’ DIES ON DECK 7 WHILE CRUISING FAR AWAY FROM HOME?
Q – (2.21.25) – Do not want to bring everyone on TT down BUT …………just returned from a cruise to Australia and New Zealand. Loved the cruise but one of the passengers died in his sleep and I could not believe the way it was handled. An announcement was made about what had happened and…
SHOULD WE GO OR SHOULD WE GO TO THE ‘ASIAN” SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ISTANBUL?
Q – We are going to be in Istanbul for eight days this Fall, visiting friends and spendings several days on our own exploring. One of the things we are wondering about is whether or not it is recommended to cross over the Bosphorus for the day? Is it safe? Worthwhile? A – It is…
IS THERE A RELIABLE WAY TO SEARCH FOR THE LOWEST AIRFARES ONLINE?
Q – Is there one best place to check online when seeking the lowest price for a domestic air ticket? A – We hear a great deal about this subject and, were we to believe the ads, online travel agencies are each given their own, private airfares on every worldwide flight. Of course this is…
WE LIVE IN MANITOBA – WE’RE DIFFERENT – WHEN SHOULD WE SAIL THE DANUBE?
Q – Greatly enjoying this site – even if it is not written by a Canadian. We are anticipating our first European River Cruise next year. I know that my friends in the lower 50 are greatly concerned about too much sunshine and the fact that other tourists may be present in “alarming” numbers. Not…
WHAT IS THE BEST STRATEGY TO USE AIRLINE POINTS – I HAVE OVER 1 MILLION ON UNITED
Q – I have, lovingly supported United Airlines for the past fourteen years in my work which requires frequent cross-country travel. I am not a “points geek” and I don’t waste my time using points to fly for business domestically. I just gather those points like a squirrel hoarding nuts with the idea that in…
CAN WE GET THIS DEAL ON AMA WATERWAYS?
Q – We are booked on our second AMA sailing on the Rhine River in May of 2026. We were able to receive a nice discount of about 20% when we originally booked this several months ago. Yesterday, we received an AMA e-mail notifying us that they are now offering complimentary three-night land packages to…
I KEEP SEEING THOSE CHARMING VIKING ADS – BUT WONDERING WHO OWNS THEM AND WHO IS PAYING FOR THEIR SEEMINGLY UNENDING GROWTH?
Q – (12.9.24) – I keep seeing these rather charming, British voice-over ads for Viking Cruises. It seems like they are among the largest lines but I am wondering who owns them and are they really that successful? The ads keep talking to me and inviting me to sail – but who is really doing…
MAY WE REQUEST MORE “INSIDER’ AIR INFORMATION – THIS IS AN ‘AIRLESS” SITE
Q – (12.9/24) – No one would deny that this is an unusually honest and helpful site, but I do have one criticism I hope you will consider. Whatever destination or mode of exploration you are discussing, the fact is that we need to fly there. So I think it would be extremely helpful to…
A PERSONAL QUESTION ABOUT HOTEL TIPPING
Q – Thanks for this really uniquely honest site. I keep looking for the ads! So nice to see a site where no PR crapola is tolerated. My wife and I like to stay in four and five-star hotels when we travel regularly throughout Europe. We are wondering, under normal circumstances, who and how much…
HOW DO WE FIND THE VERY BEST ALASKA CRUISE OPTIONS AND AVAILABILITY AND PRICING ONLINE?
Q – We will want to be booking a nice, very nice, Alaska Cruise next summer. We will be joined by four friends and we will want to sail out of Vancouver B.C. or Juneau on a cruise that is somewhere between ten and twelve nights. How do I do my research before taking it…
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE ANTI-AMERICAN FEELINGS THAT WILL LIKELY GROW UNDER A TRUMP PRESIDENCY?
Q – (12.3.24) – Given all that is involved in traveling overseas on vacation about twice a year, and as a former engineer with a wife who is a CPA, we like to plan our travels almost two years out. As we look at 2026 and beyond, we are struck that neither traveltruth or any…
WE HAVE JAPAN ON OUR ‘BUCKET LIST’ BUT WE KEEP HEARING IT IS THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY? IS THERE A WAY TO BEAT THE HIGH COSTS WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY?
Q – (12.1.24) – This site has been really amazing and we use it to guide our future travel planning. Some day we hope to be able to afford your personal services. Like everyone else, we have a bucket list, and Japan is at the top of the list. But we keep hearing that Japan…
IS FOOD POISONING TYPICAL ON LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS?
Q – I fly a fair amount for business and recently returned from the Orient on Malaysian Airlines where I managed to get a bad case of food poisoning despite flying Business Class. Malaysian has responded to my online account but I am wondering just how common food poisoning is on long-distance international flights? I…
HOW DOES AQUA EXPEDITIONS STACK UP AGAINST AMA OR AVALON?
Q – (11.28.24) – We are thinking about joining friends who have booked a small ship, I guess you would call it a riverboat line, called Aqua Expeditions sailing the Amazon next year. I looked over the consumer riverboat site, www.riverboatratings.com and could not find Aqua listed among the top five lines. Wondering why? A…
HOW DO I GET REGENT SEVEN SEAS TO GET ME ONE OF SEVERAL NON-STOP FLIGHTS HOME?
Q – (9.21.24) – We are sailing Regent Seven Seas next summer and just received our included Business Class Air Schedule. Although there are several non-stop options to Phoenix from London they are asking us to fly to LA and then connect back to Phoenix on the return. With several non-stop alternatives, I don’t see…
WONDERING HOW SILVERSEA IS HANDLING RESTAURANT UPCHARGES ON THE SILVER DAWN THAT WE ARE BOOKING FOR MARCH 2026?
Q – We have been following your ratings and rankings of the top, the very top, worldwide cruise lines and we are excited to be trying Silversea in 2026 on a wonderful itinerary. You rank them as second best in the World – high praise. But on one of threads I follow I see that…
FLYING TO JAPAN AFTER CONNECTION IN DALLAS: HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITY TO SLEEP?
Q – We have a long flight coming up on Japan Airlines but first we have to connect from Las Vegas then on to Dallas for our flight. We are fairly well traveled but this is a long flight on an Airbus 350 and I am not prone to fall asleep while flying. Any advice…
WONDERING IF YOU FEEL ‘CLEAR” MEMBERSHIP WILL HELP US MOVE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS FASTER?
Q – (9.19.24) – We have heard that CLEAR is actually preferred to TSA Pre-Check to save time and effort in airport security lines. I love shortcuts – do you recommend that your clients take out this membership? A – We are not yet enthusiastic about CLEAR. It costs $189 Per Year and there is…
WE ARE PLANNING A MEMORABLE FAMILY VACATION IN FRANCE. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ‘BEHAVIORAL’ RULES TO KNOW?
Q – Although our planned trip to Paris and Bordeaux with our grown kids and their three children is still eight months away, we are wondering if there are a few cultural rules we ought to start drumming into everyone now? In other words, what does it take to be a successful “tourist” in the…
ANXIOUS TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY THEY SAY DOES NOT EXIST? SO WHERE IS IT?
Q – (9.7.24) This one may be a wild goose chase but a fellow golfer was bragging that he was planning to visit a country that really “does not exist”. But he claims he can still go there and intends to add that nation notch to his rather wide belt. Does this ring a bell…
IS IT TRUE? IS THERE REALLY AN AIRLINE THAT CATERS TO DOGS
Q – (9.4.24) I heard it but I won’t believe it until I hear it from you. There is now an airline that caters exclusively to dogs? Is there a “just cats” airline as well? A – There have been several budget airlines that cater to “mutts” but, yes, BARK Air is now flying. Nothing…
