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Expert: Stephen Tanenbaum - 8/19/2006


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Hi,

I have been working for eight years now and I want to take a vacation for a week.  I plan to go to southeast asian countries like hongkong, thailand, singapore, etc.  Problem is I'm quite on tight budget.  Will it be cheaper if I buy my own airline ticket and reserve for a hotel or should I go for a travel agent for help?

By the way, I'm resideing in the Philippines.

I'll be waiting for your reply soon.

Thanks!

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I am permitted to have All Experts simply tell you that your question is "Outide Experts Expertise, Unable to answer."

Rather I thought I would explain. I do not have expertise in travel arrangements made countries other than the U.S. My specialty is FREE AIRLINE TRAVEL and that involves free travel airline programs available in the U.S.

My method is FREE AIR FARE and then I book low cost hotels online PLUS I use www.tripadvisor.com to check USER reviews of hotels, even low cost hotels. Great web site available to you as well.

I have a five page article on FREE travel so you can see how I approach this fun money saving topic. The article is at:

www.cheapskatetravel.blogspot.com

I also have a free newsletter. You may have family in the U.S. who can use some of the deals like $90 round trip to Maui, Mexico or Central America and a totally free ticket for domestic U.S. travel.

My newsletteer is available to you free at:

www.CTNspring2006.blogspot.com

Good luck on your plans. Steve T.

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FREE GLOBAL & DOMESTIC TRAVEL which always beats discount travel. In recent years we have enjoyed free travel to such destinations as Africa, Israel, Australia, Brazil, France, New Zealand, Hawaii, England, Greece, Alaska and our lower 48. Other budget travel areas include such as air brokers, rebate travel agencies, renting a Paris/Barcelona apartments for as little as $65/night (depending on length of stay and size of apt.), sightseeing and general TIPS on travel related comfort, safey/convenience and day to day SAVINGS. Since we travel Free 95% of the time I DO NOT OFFER ADVICE ON CHEAPEST, LOWEST PRICED AND/OR LAST MINUTE AIRLINE FARES. Such deals are best found by diligent Google research & reading the N.Y. and/or L.A. Sunday best in the U.S. Travel sections. FREE airline deals may NOT be available to non-U.S. residents.

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Hired by Sunnyland Tours to do a 10 minute promo film of their Crocodile Nile river cruise ship in Egypt, by VW Tours to do a ten minute promo video of their MS Vampolov cruise ship sailing on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk, Siberia and by Citadel Press to write two (Vacations & Cruising) travel guides. Partial Travel BIO: England, Scotland, Paris-Lyon-Provence, Greek Islands, Egypt, Petra, Isreal, China, Hong Kong, Thailand (Bangkok and Chiang Mai), Cruises including Rio to San Diego (32 days $2,089 each), Maui, Moorea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and Alaska, Canada et al.

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