Travel FAQS & Links: This is a list of tips and topics that frequently arise in the planning of business travel and family vacations, as well as links to important travel information websites. Additions to these lists will be added to this list from time to time. Come back and find more useful information a better travel experience.
Applying for a Passport
If you and your family already have passports, have you ever thought about what would happen if it was lost, misplaced or stolen? In the event that this happens, Travel Leaders can help. Bring your passport to our office and we will scan it and keep a digital copy on file for you. This greatly expedites the process of having to replace it, in the event that it is lost or stolen. By storing your passport information in our client database, we will automatically send you notice of the impending expiration date. Applying for a Passport Read More
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Travel Insurance
Travel Leaders of Fargo recommends purchasing travel insurance. Travel insurance can protect customers from substantial losses that result from a variety of situations, including cancelled trips, medical emergencies, lost baggage, supplier defaults, as well as other unforeseen circumstances. Our travel professionals can find the right insurance product for you. We can answer your questions and put your mind at ease. We have included links to different travel insurance companies below. Travel Insurance Read More
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Cruise Travel Tips – Don’t travel without them
You’ve seen the commercials, vast blue oceans, beautiful white ship, and people laughing. What a wonderful vacation, sailing the deep blue sea and visiting exciting ports of call. This is certainly a dream vacation, especially as you sit in your office cubical in the dead of winter and shiver while you answer complaint calls from clients. Cruise ships are a means of travel with some substantial benefits. The key advantage of a cruise ship is that it does the “getting around” for you. They make it easy to visit several places in a single trip without the need to pack your belongings and sit in a car/train/bus/plane to travel to each one; your hotel room comes along with you, and even provides the transportation. Additionally, most meals are usually included in the price of the cruise. Cruise Travel Tips Read More
Cruising with Kids
Do you want to unwind, relax all afternoon by the pool with a tall cool one? That’s what a vacation is for! You want to explore new things, meet new people, play ’til you drop. You can have it all and sometimes you can do it all without compromising, especially when it comes to taking a family vacation. When you are cruising with kids you can live it up, and they’ll be having the time of their lives with other young sailors playing games, going to parties, making crafts, participating in talent shows, and even learning a few things. Adventures ashore are always an option, with or without the little ones. Cruising with Kids
Kids Travel Tips
Have you ever traveled with kids? Traveling with kids can be a very enjoyable vacation or it can be a visit through the land of insanity. Regardless of where you’re going on your vacation, chances are at least one of the kids will get bored along the way. That’s why it’s essential to have a variety of kids travel games in mind before you even leave the house. . Being prepared is crucial. That way when your kids start shouting “Mom, are we there yet?”–You can respond with something better than just “No.”
Kids Travel Tips
Disneyworld Tips
One of the first considerations when booking your Disney vacation may be whether you will stay at one of the Disney owned properties or offsite at a nearby hotel or rental home. There are many perks to either staying On-site or Off-site. Extra Magic Hour and Disney’s Magical Express, are just a few of staying on-site and Save Money and Larger Accommodations are a few of staying off-site.
Disneyworld Tips
Fear of Flying – Practical Tips
Anyone with a fear of flying will dread going to airports. There are some practical things that you can do to help prepare yourself for this. Fear of Flying-Practical Tips
Overcoming the Fear of Flying
People with a fear of flying often fear the build up to taking a flight. Once off the flight, fearful flyers then dread the flight home for the fourteen days that they are away! This means giving you the best chances possible. I would divide the preparation into two parts practical and mental. Overcoming the Fear of Flying
Non-Refundable Tickets
Wholly unused nonrefundable tickets can be used up to one year from the date of the first flight of the customer’s domestic itinerary. For international itineraries, wholly unused nonrefundable tickets can be used up to one year from the date of the original ticket issuance. NonRefundable Tickets
Hotel Safety Tips
Have you ever stashed your cash in your hotel dresser drawer? Propped open the door while you went in search of ice? Cozied up to a friendly stranger in the hotel bar? In fact, people do these things all the time. Those of us in the hospitality industry just shake our heads in amazement. It seems when some people travel, they leave their common sense behind. Hotel Safety Tips
Airport Security
Packing Tips
The minutes pass so slowly, time drags by and suddenly, it’s here. The dream vacation is about to begin. Now for the big questions: how and what to pack. This is not a trick question and while it seems insurmountable at first, it is possible to take everything needed for a successful vacation. Additional Packing Tips
Mexico Travel Tips
Bereavement Fares
In the event of a death or imminent death in your immediate family, you may have to travel at the last minute. Since you may not have time to qualify for an advance-purchase discount, we’d like to help. Bereavement Fares
Carry On Luggage – 3-1-1 for Carryons
3 ounce bottle or less; 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. 3 oz. container size is a security measure.
Checked Luggage
Traveling with Children
Keeping children interested and busy while not wearing them out can be quite challenging during a family vacation. Here are some tips to build the anticipation for the trip as well as keeping children happy during the trip.
Traveling with Children
United Airlines Mileage Plus Program
Check your Mileage
Duty-Free Shopping on Cruises
One under-recognized benefit of going on a cruise is duty-free shopping. Even if you have no plans of going on anything remotely like a shopping expedition at your ports of call, you can still shop duty free on most cruise ships by just visiting some of the on-board shops. Read More
Useful Hotel Information
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Useful Hotel Information
U. S. State Department Travel Advisories
http://www.state.gov/travel/
Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
Travel Documents
US Embassy
http://www.usembassy.gov/
Passport, Visa & Health Requirements
All U.S. citizens traveling by air are required to present a passport book to enter or re-enter the United States.Passport Info Read More
