Is travel going cashless?

Recently a traveler returned from London and told me every retail store he went into would not allow him to pay with pounds, only credit cards. We are seeing more and more countries moving rapidly to cashless purchases. I don’t know if I like that or not. I...

What is going on with summer airfares to Europe?

 I was expecting coach class airfares to Europe this year during the summer months to climb into the stratosphere. I am shocked! This week I was checking last minute flights from Omaha to Rome and the price was less than $1000 RT. This is less than half the price they...

Hello from Dubai

I am writing to you today from the desert oasis city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I am here to attend Virtuoso Symposium, which is our travel company’s consortium to access all the luxury travel suppliers around the world. Here are my twelve observations...