"Massive discounts on cruises were exposed as a con last week after leading line Fred Olsen admitted it had not sold a single cruise at full price for a year."
A further quote from the managing director of the line, Mike Rodwell:
"the big American operators started it and the rest had to follow."
Another surprise. On the same laptop page as this excellent article were three Google ads offering:
"Cruise Deals. Search The Top Online Cruise Deals. Read Reviews & Book Online Today." Followed by:
"Cruise Discounts 75% Off, All cruise lines, all destinations." And another:
"Huge Alaska Cruise Sale, Free Upgrades, Exclusive Deals & More with Guaranteed Lowest Prices!"
The travel operators behind these advertisements must think the travelling public is naive or even stupid but they would probably not use them if they did not work.
In this age of high tech communication, the world has become a smaller place, and overseas travel, once the privilege of a few, is now enjoyed by many. However, traveling frequently is not necessarily synonymous with traveling well. I still note with dismay at the numbers of travelers that unknowingly jeopardize their own travel experience, and those of others, by failing to address the two cardinal sins of traveling: lack of planning and lack of sensitivity. I have dissected these 2 points further into the 10 Commandments of Wise Travel.
Who likes taking vacations? Of course, that would include approximately 99 percent of the population. The 1 percent would more than likely be workaholics that just do not like taking work along with them on vacation. And, no matter who you are, you probably like getting that travel deal.
Travel deals can come from the actual airplane flight, a hotel discount, car rental savings, cruise packages, and you can obtain travel deals from travel guides.
What are the most popular travel deals? The most popular travel deals include
