Archive for July, 2005

Different And Cheap: 3 Cool Places

Believe it or not, vacation season is winding down and late summer is a great time for some fantastic bargains. Conventional wisdom says to head to some calm and collected place: perhaps a beach on the northeast coast, or a ranch out west, or a cool mountain retreat. I say to hell with conventional wisdom. Don’t worry about things that are beyond your control. Damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead to Cancun, London and Aruba. Cancun. Hey, if it is good enough for Emily, it is good enough for…

Why Agents Love & Hate The Net

It seems you can’t get through life without at least one of those love/hate relationships: Alexis Carrington, Martha Stewart, OJ, or the latest challenge — the Internet. Sometimes I wonder how Earth managed to revolve without e-mail, instant news, spectacular travel deals and online porn. And sometimes I wish I’d never heard of cyberspace. You’d think the Internet has put the whammy on traditional travel agents — just look at the declining numbers. According to the Airlines Reporting Corporation, in May of 2001, there were 29,412 approved retail locations in…