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Recently readers have emailed me about a recurrent travel scam that shows up cyclically. Offers asking for your credit card information are spamming the world. Watch out for unsolicited email asking you to enter and win a trip to anywhere. Without making any accusations it is fairly safe to say that you should never email your credit card number to anyone. It is also wise to avoid e-shopping with merchants that come looking for you. Bulk emailings offering riches, business opportunities and trips to Cancun that seem to good to be true put me in mind of a old caveat - If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. The current e-mail that I have received states misleadingly that I have been "chosen" to enter to get three vacation packages. (Oh, goody! May I have the Brooklyn Bridge as well?)
Ignore these swindlers and search for all the legitimate ways to start your trip at your PC by visiting web pages of airlines you know and tourist information offices. Check out the links below for some news you can use.
Canadian flyers will find the ticketing process a tad smoother starting this week. Travelocity.ca has just introduced e ticketing on its web site. Air Canada, Canadian Airlines, American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, TWA, United Airlines and US Airways all offer electronic ticketing through the Travelocity Canada site. Travelocity Canada is owned and operated by Sabre Inc. Wherever you are on the planet you can find e-travel services by starting at Sabre's home page, http://www.sabre.com.
New Englanders near Boston who want to refresh or learn a language other than their own might want to check out GlobalFest at the renovated Berlitz Language Center on Boylston Street in Boston July 10. For more than 120 years, Berlitz has been the starting point for travelers wanting to learn a new language. Currently the company offers instruction at more than 400 locations in 50 countries!
If you are interested in language learning tips or want to know what is available close to you - check out http://www.berlitz.com.
Heading for the US Midwest? The Star Tribune newspaper empire, which serves Minneapolis and St. Paul, just launched a new travel site accessible via http://www.startribune.com. The site provides one-stop shopping for hotel, car rental, and airline services specializing in Midwest vacations.
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