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…

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…

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?…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…