Archive for June, 2006

What About Identity Theft?

Every day there is a news story about identity theft. The Department of Veterans Affairs recently lost information on millions of Americans; Hotels.com lost data on thousands. Now, your travel agent is asking you for all sorts of information. Are you setting yourself up to have your identity stolen? Possibly. But probably not. Let me tell you why. When you work with a travel agent — whether face to face or mouse to mouse — you are looking to purchase more than just travel. Not just a trip, not just…

It’s Hurricane Season

This is the time of year we now dread. Not Christmas. Not the end of school. Not even that bittersweet day when you realize you are another year older — again! I am talking the two words that put the fear of God in everyone who lives on the coast: hurricane season. Yes, very quietly, in the still of the night, about two weeks ago, the 2006 hurricane season began. Right now, the forecasters are busy trying to figure out the answers. How many? How severe? Where? Currently, they are…