April 2005 Travel Newsletter

The Great Pack-It® System Cash Rebate!
The summer travel season is nearly here and we want you to be ready!  For a limited time, we’ll help you pack your bags and pad your wallet!  Purchase any combination of at least $25 of Eagle Creek Pack-It® System products to help you pack more into your bags with less wrinkles, and you can pad your wallet with a $5, $10 or $25 cash back rebate from Eagle Creek.  The Pack-It® System is a complete line of packing accessories (including cubes, sacs, folders, and compressor sacs) to maximize space and stay organized with any kind of luggage.
Precautions Against Airline Bankruptcies
Several airlines are currently operating under bankruptcy protection and with increasing fuel costs, times are not going to get any easier for them in the near future.  How does that affect you, the individual traveler?  In general, it shouldn’t.  These airlines are operating normally and most likely will not discontinue their service.  However, there are some precautions you can take to better protect yourself and your vacation.

** Plan this year’s travel a little earlier so that you can make use of any accumulated, but unused, frequent flyer mileage.  If an airline does go out of business, frequent flyer mileage will most likely be lost.
** Purchase your airline tickets using a credit card.  If your airline goes out of business prior to your trip, you can submit a claim with your credit card company, which should re-imburse you for your ticket cost.
** If you have purchased trip cancellation insurance (or are thinking of it) to cover the possiblity of your airline going out of business, verify with your insurer that your policy covers bankruptcies.  Many insurers do not cover an airline going out of business as part of their trip cancellation insurance.
** Consider flying on other airlines besides those operating under bankruptcy.  “Partner” airlines still gain you frequent flyer mileage, but may have a much lower risk of going out of business.
Traveler’s Spanish Language Class
Our Traveler’s Italian class is full, but there are still a few seats left in our Traveler’s Spanish class starting Monday, April 11th.  It will run for six Mondays from 7:00 to 8:30.  Learn what you need to know for travel, with a small group of fellow travelers.  The cost is just $79.95 (plus handouts) and class size is limited, so stop by our store or call us at (303) 786-8406 for more details and to reserve your place.
TSA Security Update
The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has added to their list of items prohibited on aircraft.  Starting April 14th, you will not be allowed to carry any lighters onto aircraft, either in carry-on bags or on your person.  The new rule applies to lighters of all types and any found at security checkpoints will be confiscated.  So, if you usually carry an expensive lighter with you, leave it at home for safekeeping.
Upcoming Travel Programs
Tuesday, April 12th (7:00pm) - Hiking And Touring In Ireland
As one of the friendliest, easiest and most beautiful places to travel in Europe, Ireland offers great scenery and wonderful history.  Join Cyndra Dietz in her slide presentation highlighting windswept landscapes, dramatic shorelines, 5000 year old ruins, castles, gardens, and a 10-day village to village hike through the little-traveled Beana Peninsula.  Please join us for a fun evening exploring the enchanted isle of Ireland!
Tuesday, April 19th (7:00pm) - Cuba!
Boulder Daily Camera running writer, Michael Sandrock, just returned from his 21st trip to Cuba.  Michael will show slides, describe the highlights & lowlights of many past trips, and tell stories about what he has seen and experienced in Cuba during the past decade.  We'll see rainforest-covered mountains, breathtakingly beautiful beaches, and exotic flora and fauna.  We'll visit exciting Havana, and enjoy the vibrant Cuban culture of a thoroughly warm, hospitable people.
Tuesday, April 26th (7:00pm) - Living In Ireland
Come join us for a SPECIAL evening of Irish stories and folklore with Alice Carey, author of "I'll Know It When I See It", a delicious, funny and bittersweet memoir about looking for (and finding) home.  Trained in theatre, Alice is captivating.  Her Irish accent, red hair and free spirit personality are contagious.  Alice's writing is like music -- very Irish music, to be sure.  In her poignant literary debut, Alice Carey alternates between two disparate worlds: New York City, where she spent her girlhood, and County Cork in Ireland, where she and her husband bought and began to restore a 19th century Georgian farmhouse.
Wednesday, April 27th (7:00pm) - The Bare Essentials: Packing Light For Easy Travel
Are you an over-packer when you travel?  There’s no question that active travel places extraordinary demands on the clothing you bring with you.  So why bring ordinary clothing and underwear on your next trip?  We'll cover new apparel designed specifically for travel, along with all the latest tips in organized packing.  You'll be surprised how much you’ll learn and how much fun this packing clinic is.  Specials and prizes tonight only!
Tuesday, May 3rd (7:00pm) - Europe By Rail
Thinking of going to Europe?  Consider traveling by train!  Join Susan Lewis, Regional Manager from Rail Europe, for an informative evening explaining the many options of train travel in Europe.  Whether traveling to one country or several, for a few weeks or a few months, Susan will show you which of the many train options will fit your budget and your schedule.  Bring your questions and we can help you plan your train travel for your European trip of a lifetime!
Suggested Reading
"Calcutta"  by Simon Winchester & Rupert Winchester, 2004, published by Lonely Planet.  Calcutta is a city in a state of permanent surprise, which never ceases to shock those who pass through.  It’s also a city that delights and enthralls those who are stalwart enough to stay and brave enough to make an effort to look, and to see.  This book consists of three parts, the first is a brief history of Calcutta to give the reader some historical perspective.  In the other two, Simon and his son reflect on their experiences, preconceptions and individual fascination with Calcutta after living there for several years.  Extracts from journal entries, poems, novels, and travel narratives penned by other visitors to this intense city are included throughout.
Just For Fun
A travel agent received a call from a gentleman who had questions about the documents that he needed to fly to China.  After a lengthy discussion about passports, he was reminded that he also needed a visa.  “Oh no I don’t.  I’ve been to China before and never needed one.”  After verifying that his stay required a visa, the travel agent again told him that a visa was required.  Exasperated, he said, “Look, I’ve been to China four times and each time they have accepted my American Express!”
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"I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out
 whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”
    - Mark Twain
Happy Travels!
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