9 Safety Tips for Women Traveling Alone

9 Safety Tips for Women Traveling Alone

Hey, ladies! Planning on striking out on your own and experiencing the world? Amazing! Trust me, there’s nothing like solo travel to meet new people and live life on your terms. But, let’s face it, safety is always a concern. That’s why we’ve got some tips for you to keep secure on your journey. Don’t let fear hold you back – grab your backpack, hit the road, and don’t forget to read our safety tips below (they’re pretty useful for everyone, tbh).

Be a Local, Not a Tourist

Looking like a tourist can make you a prime target for pickpockets and thieves. Try to blend in by dressing like you live there and avoid standing in the middle of the street with a map. This will make it less obvious that you’re a tourist, and you’ll be less likely to attract unwanted attention.

Don’t Assume Your Fellow Countrymen Are Safe

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Transat Distribution Canada Announces Management Changes

Transat Distribution Canada’s Karine Gagnon has announced changes to the company’s management structure “with the objective of improving efficiency and synergies within our organization.”

Among the changes, Anthony Mormina was promoted to Senior Director, Sales & Corporate Operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading and strengthening sales & operations for all TDC’s company owned and managed retail points of sale. This includes TDC’s Loyalty partners & Club Voyages Affair division, Voyages Transat, and Transat Travel agencies across Canada, as well as the Agent@Home sector.

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Colette Girard has been promoted to Director, Franchise and Affiliate members. Girard has been managing relationships with TDC’s members in Québec for over 11 years. Gagnon says she holds extensive experience as a leader in both travel retail and tour operating. Girard will take on the director role, overseeing the same territory, with the support of a manager, for which a

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Photos: This year’s GTM West agent event: Travel Weekly

Global Travel Marketplace West, the event geared towards travel advisors on the West Coast, drew a record number of applicants this year for its hosted-meeting and networking program, which ran July 11 to 13 at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson Nev.

Similar to the annual Global Travel Marketplace, which took place earlier this year in Fort Lauderdale, advisors at GTM West must apply; if selected, they are matched for a series of networking appointments with representatives from travel companies. Advisors must live in the western US or Canada and must show individual sales of at least $800,000 or be an agency owner of a multimillion-dollar agency to be considered for one of the 125 GTM West spots.

This year, the event drew applicants primarily through referrals from past attendees known as GTM Ambassadors, said Jacqueline Hurst, the director of trade recruitment and engagement for Northstar Travel Group,

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Allegedly fake travel agent arrested in $245,000 ‘kiting’ scam in Whitby


A Whitby woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged $245,000 “kiting” scam.

Durham Regional Police allege the woman posed as a travel agent to collect money from clients to fund their vacations. However, she is accused of not using the money as agreed, but keeping it for herself. This kind of operation is known in law enforcement as a “kiting” scam.

Investigators began to receive reports of the woman’s alleged fraud in October 2020 and began an investigation. They claim to have learned she operated this scam from 2011 to 2019. The additionally claim she used a fake certificate from the Travel Industry Council of Ontario to win over victims.

Police say the woman operates her own business as Travel Girl Inc. as a professional expert group travel and destination weddings. She has used more than 21 different aliases, including;

  • Alora Tarcia
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Booking Is Trying to Acquire a Flights Seller. Europe Would Be Wrong to Block It.

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The European Commission’s logic appears to be that any strengthening of Booking.com — even in its flights business — would bolster its grip on the hotel business. Deal or no deal, Booking is committed to expanding in flights.

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There is no doubt that Booking.com is the dominant hotel room seller among online travel agencies in Europe. It is also apparent that the European Commission is acutely focused on limiting Booking’s grip.

But in delaying or potentially scuttling parent company Booking Holdings’ still-pending November 2021 deal to acquire Swedish flights seller Etraveli Group for $1.8 billion, the Commission’s logic appears to be skewed.

With a final decision due by August 30, the Commission issued a statement of objections to the proposed acquisition last month, arguing that the deal could strengthen Amsterdam-based Booking’s position in hotels.

Citing one of its concerns, the Commission said the deal could “strengthen

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Worried about air travel this summer? How to have a headache-free vacation

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Travelers make their way through Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Nov. 14, 2022.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press

After two years of repeated delays and cancellations, Sylvia Beck has all but given up on flying to the Maritimes to visit her son.

First, there was a trip last year where her family lost all their luggage when flying from Toronto to Moncton.

Then, on another recent trip, her daughter flew from Hamilton to avoid Toronto Pearson Airport’s congestion. But her budget carrier canceled the flight just 45 minutes before takeoff, citing bad weather despite other airlines landing in Moncton around the same time.

this year, Ms. Beck says she’ll probably do a two-day road trip instead. Gas and hotel expenses will make it more expensive, but Ms. Beck says it’s worth it for peace of mind and to be able to travel through parts of

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12 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach is a small beach town in southeastern North Carolina; the beach is popular but less crowded and warmer than the Outer Banks area to the north. Just outside of Wilmington, NC; Carolina Beach has a reputation for being laidback, popular with locals, and very walkable for both lodging and dining. It is well known for its vintage-style boardwalk and is considered to be very family-friendly! There are a few small hotels and many vacation rental homes to accommodate young kids – if you stay close to the boardwalk you can ditch your car for the entire trip without too much trouble.

There are several outfitters in the area from whom you can rent jetskis, paddleboards, kayaks, or bicycles to stay active during your stay. There has been a recent focus on public art, and you can take a quick drive around the mural trail to see beautiful paintings!

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Here are your rights by each major US airline

Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports around the country in the last few weeks as airlines, particularly United, dealing with the fallout from staffing shortfalls among air traffic controllers and summer storms in the Northeast. Confusingly for many passengers, the severe delays and cancellations didn’t necessarily entitle them to compensation from the airlines, because weather and air traffic control delays were seen by the Department of Transportation as largely out of carriers’ control.

That doesn’t mean airlines can’t voluntarily give passengers compensation in those cases, but it’s essentially at the airlines’ discretion.

What are you entitled to if your flight is delayed?

US airlines are required by the DOT to give passengers refunds if their flights are outright canceled, but the rules around delays are a little murkier.

There’s no official requirement for passengers to receive a refund or reimbursement as a result of a flight delay, though the

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Don’t Buy Airline Tickets on This Day of the Week

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Summer travel season is approaching, and you might just be getting to book your flights. While summer is typically more expensive for travel, you might be able to save some money by avoiding purchasing flights on the wrong day of the week.

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There are some long-standing myths in the travel industry about the best day to search for flight deals, but less know that there are days where flights may be more expensive.

We’ve reviewed data from Google Flights and a study from Expedia to find out if there really are worse days to buy tickets than others. Here’s what we’ve found.

Best Day To Buy Airline Tickets: Sunday

Expedia analyzed millions of flights and airfare data and found that booking a flight on a Sunday could save you

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