January 2004 Travel Newsletter

Traveler’s Resolutions For The New Year
Several recently completed surveys indicate that travelers are increasingly experiencing rudeness and a lack of common courtesy during their travels.  Since January often brings with it New Year’s resolutions, we thought we would share four traveler’s resolutions that we can all begin to practice to keep the travel experience for everyone as enjoyable and exciting as it has always been.  These resolutions will not only help improve your travels, but at the same time improve our encounters and the impression we leave with the people we meet in other countries along the way.

1) Resolve to pack lighter & smarter – Taking less will ease your stress.  Getting from place to place and through airport lines will be easier on you (and your back) with lighter bags.
2) Resolve to be a better citizen of the world – Keep up with international news, especially about the countries you are planning to visit.  You’ll become a more knowledgeable traveler and better able to discuss current events.  As the world becomes smaller, what happens in the rest of the world affects everyone.
3) Resolve to be a more courteous and tolerant traveler – Delays and lines encountered when traveling can be stressful and frustrating.  Venting that stress and frustration won’t improve the situation, while a little tolerance and common courtesy might, and will certainly make it more bearable for everyone.
4) Resolve to be a better “ambassador” for the U.S. – Personal encounters with the people we meet while traveling abroad leave them with a strong and lasting impression of the U.S. and its people.  A friendly and respectful interaction with someone can often counter a bad impression falsely created from hearsay and/or local propaganda.
New 2004 Travel Products From Eagle Creek
Along with the start of a new year comes the introduction of many new travel products from Eagle Creek’s exciting 2004 line of travel gear.  There are new features, new colors, and updated styles!  We have their new travel packs with innovative new designs and features.  The new Eagle Creek wheeled duffels / trunks provide large capacity with organization and packability.  We also have their new line of waistpacks in new colors and styles.  And to protect your mobile electronics, there are new Eagle Creek padded cases.  There is something for everyone, so stop by Changes In Latitude Travel Store!
“Airline” Television Series
If you are in between travels and want to learn a little more about the airline industry, watch for a new television series beginning on Monday evenings this month on the A&E cable television network called “AIRLINE”.  This fast-paced, real life series will examine the day-to-day operations of Southwest Airlines.  Episodes will go behind the scenes with airline pilots, flight attendants, crew, check-in staff, and airport employees to show how an airline actually operates.  Other episodes will showcase the ups and downs of passengers who board Southwest Airlines’ flights in Los Angeles and Chicago.
New Solution For Locking Luggage!
The problem of locking checked airline baggage has been resolved through an unusual collaboration between the U.S. government and lock manufacturers.  A new line of luggage locks has been specially designed for airline travelers, which can be opened by baggage screeners working for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA).  These Travel Sentry™ certified locks come in both keyed and 4-dial combination styles.  You can lock your baggage again and know that your belongings are secure, while TSA inspectors can open your luggage if needed without cutting the lock or damaging your bag.  Stop by Changes In Latitude Travel Store or visit our website to purchase these new locks.
Upcoming Travel Programs on “Traveler’s Tuesdays”
We are currently finalizing our Spring 2004 Travel Program schedule, which will begin early in February.  We will be switching our program night to Tuesdays this spring.  The list below will give you an idea for some of the shows you can look forward to.  Watch our website and upcoming newsletters for show descriptions.  See you all on “Traveler’s Tuesdays”!!
                                Tues. February 3rd - The Bare Essentials: Packing Light For Easy travel
                                Tues. February 10th - Traveling Solo At Any Age
                                Tues. February 17th - No Show
                                Tues. February 24th - Discover Italy!
                                Tues. March 2nd - Egypt
                                Tues. March 9th - Brazil
                                Tues. March 16th - Spring Travel Fashion Show
                                Tues. March 23rd - Egypt
                                Tues. March 30th - Siberia

Suggested Reading
“The Best American Travel Writing 2003” edited by Ian Frazier & Jason Wilson, 2003, published by Houghton Mifflin.  This is the fourth and latest volume in a series of collections of wonderful travel writing by American authors.  These nonfiction essays go beyond the latest luxury hotel or hot spot to cover unorthodox travel topics.  They range from the humorous to the tragic and everywhere in between, with a “loose” theme of the inherent environmental aspect of travel.  If you can’t sit down with a complete travelogue, the books in this series provide shorter bites to keep your travel bug at bay.
Just For Fun
Some pilot announcements heard recently on various airlines:
-- “Welcome aboard! Our airline is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants
    in the industry.  Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight…”
-- “We’ve reached our cruising altitude now, and I’m turning off the seat belt sign.
    I’m also switching to autopilot, so that I can come back there and visit with all of
    you for the rest of the flight.”
-- “Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they will
    try to have them fixed before we arrive.”
-- “We have reached our cruising altitude, so I am switching off the seat belt sign.  Feel
    free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane.  It’s a bit cold outside,
    and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern.”
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"We are different people when we travel because
there is no other time when we are so utterly ourselves.
It is both terrifying and refreshing,
and always, always enlightening.”
    - Sophia Dembling
Happy Travels!  ...and Happy New Year!
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