What Is A Travel Agent?
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A travel agent is one who arranges the sale and purchase of all forms, categories and types of transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips.
A travel agency (or bureau) is the name used by businesses that engage in arranging the sale and purchase of travel and travel related services. Travel agents work as employees or they can work independently.
If travel is viewed as the legs of the tourism industry, then the community of travel agents is viewed as the indispensable bac...more
Unique Travel Gifts for Christmas
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6. Nomad Travel Journals - A little self-promotion here. Nomad Travel Journals are compact writing journals that let travelers keep notes about their trips. Really great for creating a record of who was on the trip, things seen, people met, contact information such as email address, phone numbers and so on. As the years pass, you can read back through your travel journal to relive trips and laugh yourself silly over funny events you might otherwise forget. A tremendous gift for student travelers and backpackers. You can click the link at the bottom of this article to see the travel journals which cost $25 with case.
Shopping for the holidays can be stressful. If youre buying for a traveler, any of the above gifts will be a hit.<...more
Air Sylhet - New Long Haul, Low-Cost UK Airline To Target The Indian Sub-Continent
...A new long haul, low-cost UK airline, seeking to capitalize on the presence of a strong migrant population residing in the UK that likes to travel to the Indian sub-continent in order to maintain family and country ties, is likely to begin operations in summer 2007. The start-up, Air Sylhet, will initially fly direct to asian and middle Eastern destinations, and expand operations in subsequent stages.
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ZINOPIN: New All In One Natural Travel Supplement!
...According to Dr John Scurr leading Consultant Vascular Surgeon and expert on Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and the less serious manifestations of sluggish or disturbed circulation such as swollen ankles, pins and needles, calf cramp etc are far more common than appreciated. Not just confined to air and coach travel, but any situations linked with long periods of immobility. Whilst in the majority of cases, a DVT will resolve itself for many people irreparable damage to the vein wall remains, predisposing to further episodes and increasing risk.
In addition, roughly one third of us at some time will also suffer from the symptoms of travel and motion sickness - nausea, cold sweating, dizziness, pale skin, drowsiness, headaches, and vomiting. While some experience only mild self-limiting symptoms of travel sickness, many can suffer from long term motion sickness that does not end when travel is stopped hours or sometimes even days after travel.
Based on extensive studies into the incidence and prevention of DVT, his evaluation of the effectiven...more
