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CYPRUS - the Divided Country, Travel Guide
Nestled into the eastern part of Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. Cyprus history for the past 10,000 years has seen civilizations come and go and famous historical figures such as Alexander the Great to...
How To Create A Travel Budget
Do you love to take vacations but don't have a lot of money?
Then learning how to budget your traveling can get you more
vacations every year!
Today with the economy the way it is, budget travel is becoming
more and more of a necessity and...
How to Travel for Free by Leading or Promoting Tours
==================================== Whether you're 16 or 60, you CAN travel just about anywhere in the world for free -- and even with a nice stash of cash in your pocket -- by telling like-minded people about a trip and convincing them to go...
Travelers Checks Versus Debit Cards
My first time overseas, I had to exchange cash in $200 of travelers checks to pay a mountaineering guide who hadn't heard of American Express. The bank charged me $8. During the same trip, I used my debit card at an ATM to get $200 from my checking...
What to Pack for Travel: The Essentials of Business Travel Packing
Knowing what to pack for travel can make for a
smooth transition from one work location to the next. The
essentials of business travel packing take into consideration
all of the possible events that you may need to attend while
also realizing...
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Best Price Cruises! A Few Simple Steps To Booking Cruise Travel Deals Online
To find the best price cruises online and booking them with
confidence, you need to understand a few things about how the
cruising industry comes up with their lowest price, and follow a
few simple steps that the travel professionals at your local
agencies don't want to you know!
The fact remains that over 90% of cruise reservations are done
through a travel agent, and you're not only at the mercy of
their service fees, but also to the prices they charge for a
particular cruise and sailing. So why do so many individuals go
through this booking avenue, when they know the deals are far
better online, and they have access to a computer and the
Internet?
The answers simple! The cruise industry believes that customers
new and seasoned may not truly understand the cruise ships
industry language, or feel comfortable booking online! They put
their dependency on many travel professionals to interpret the
cruising lingo that is the integral part of the cruise booking
process.
However, if you take the time to learn and understand the cruise
lines language such as guaranteed staterooms, singles
supplement, or run-of-the-ship, you should have no worries
booking your next vacation cruise online, and start taking
advantage of all the fantastic savings!
Booking Cruise Travel Over The Internet Is Simple and Easier
Than You Think!
When you're searching the Internet to find a cruise special,
keep in mind that if you go direct to the main cruise lines
site, such as Royal Caribbean, Carnival, or Princess, you may
end up paying a higher cabin price than the online cruise
discounters, even though they may be showing reduced cabin
prices on their sites.
In order to get the best discounts, you should source large
vacation suppliers such as Travelocity, Expedia, or exclusive
cruise booking sites like CruiseDirect.com, which specialize in
selling cruises, and offer a unique booking engine that can
quickly put together your cruise package in
minutes.
Why go through these online cruise specialists, and travel
suppliers?
Even though the cruise lines want to deal with you directly,
they also need to keep a solid business relationship with their
travel agencies that are currently booking a majority of cruises
for them though their local offices and online vacation websites.
With online travel suppliers and Internet cruise company's, they
deal with the cruise lines a little differently, and they either
pre-purchase cabins at a very low discounted price, or they're
large enough to be directly linked to the cruiselines inventory
database system. They are also capable of receiving live updated
stateroom information daily, and in most cases hourly! With this
powerful online system, they can take these updated cabin
inventory deals, and pass them directly to the consumer, which
offers you the consumer far deeper discounted savings!
What this means to you, is that once you understand what these
suppliers are offering, you will have a better chance of
reserving your favourite cruise in minutes and take advantage of
the incredible discounts that could easily range from 20% - 60%,
depending on the seasonality, type of itinerary, and actual
cruise ship you book.
Just make sure that before you make any reservations online,
that if you have any doubts, or understanding what your booking,
contact the customer service departments via their toll-free
numbers, or the cruise lines email, and they will be more than
happy to answer any questions you may have prior to booking your
next cruise vacation.
About the author:
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About the author:
William Lezubski is a professional in the
Travel Industry and is the owner and author of "Discount
Caribbean Vacations Web Site" at www.discount-caribbean-vacations.com A
quality source of top Caribbean Cruise information at your
fingertips!
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