Getting The Most From Travel-On

SAVE THE DATE . . . Wednesday, June 27 - For the Travel Place/ClubMed Open House. Come see for yourself why The Travel Place and ClubMed offer the greatest vacations at the best price. Details to follow next week.

Travel-On offers many services to help make your trip as trouble free as possible. You may not be familiar with all of these services that are at your disposal. Check this spot each week for tips on how to use these services.

Travel-On’s Leisure Travel Services

All of our readers are familiar with Travel-On as a corporate travel management company. What you might not know is that Travel-On also provides quality leisure travel services. Both our Beltsville and McLean travel centers have an on-site leisure agent and we have a full service leisure agency in Potomac Maryland called The Travel Place.

The Travel Place has six highly qualified leisure vacation specialists, including experts on travel to Italy, Cruises, European vacations, South and Central America and much more. Our agents speak several languages including Spanish, Italian, French and Hebrew! Are you looking for a Mediterranean cruise aboard one of the beautiful Oceana cruise ships? How about a photo safari in Africa with Abercrombie and Kent?

Whether you are looking to relax on a beach or want to get off the beaten path on an adventure or eco-tour, the experienced agents at The Travel Place can help assure that you get the best experience for your vacation dollar.

Next Week: Travel-On’s Ticket Tracker Program.

This Week's Highlights Friday, June 1, 2007

How Do You Keep Corporate Travel Costs In Line?
May 30, 2007 - Use a knowledgeable travel agent who can teach your company's travelers the rules and change fees about air travel.

Travelers Need to Budget More for Lodging This Year
May 31, 2007 - Summer travelers already feeling the pinch of higher gas prices may find that lodging costs more, too.

Travelers Face Frustrating Passport Delays
May 31, 2007 - When he applied for a passport in mid-February, Adam Denne wasn't worried: Though a postal clerk told him routine applications were taking up to 10 weeks, the Arlington, Texas-based insurance adjuster wasn't leaving on his Paris honeymoon until June.

Travelers Can Expect Better Airport Service
June 1, 2007 - Fliers at the region's three major airports will see more customer service representatives, new welcome centers and improved food concessions as part of a $34 million plan to improve operations.

Advice From Fellow Travelers
May 30, 2007 - The airlines tell you to arrive early, the government tells you to weigh your toothpaste, and the flight attendants tell you to be thankful for your pretzels and stay out of the aisle. But the nation's skyway warriors are the ones who know the real tricks for beating the system and turning stressful travel into a tolerable, even pleasant, experience.

US Airways Adds Self-Service Check-in Kiosks
May 31, 2007 - US Airways has signed agreements with NCR Corporation to deploy self-service check-in solutions from Kinetics, an NCR subsidiary, at all 107 US Airways locations in the United States and the Caribbean.

Airline Performance Calculator
May 30, 2007 - Travelers this summer are likely to encounter the longest delays and most crowded planes in years. To gauge the misery—and help travelers steer around it—U.S. News has crunched several sets of government data to identify the airports and routes where fliers will feel the most pain.

BUSINESS TRAVEL TIPS
Money Advice For Travelers To Russia
Traveling the Boston/N.Y./D.C. route
A confirmation, but no ticket
TRAVEL WARNINGS/PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Iran 05/31/2007
Hurricane Season 05/31/2007
Venezuela 05/31/2007
Germany 05/25/2007
LEISURE TRAVEL TIPS

Amtrak Goes Luxe with Vintage Pullman Train Service

Vacation Guides Will Get You On Your Way This Summer
How to hurricane-proof your vacation
VACATION SPECIALS
The Travel Place
Potomac: (240) 387-4160
McLean: (240) 387-4066
Email: travel@travelplaceinc.com
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