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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Best Airfare Deals | 8/12/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me where I can get the cheapest airfare for traveling within continental US? I've been ... A: Kayak, Orbitz and Expedia pretty much have most of the advertised rates. Once you find the going ... | |
| looking for a cheap transport and accommodation | 10/8/2010 |
| Q: me and my husband wants to go to gold coast and we have found a good hotel there to stay i.e. ... A: You don't say where you are originally traveling from. I don't know if you need plane ... | |
| how to travel cheap ? | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: what can you tell me about travelling on a budget...? whats involved generally speaking or is it a ... A: Well traveling cheap usually requires some work finding the best deals. You can go to a few travel ... | |
| Travel Clubs | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: Do you have any info, positive or negative about a company called The Travel Club Network"? A: I could not find any information that was positive or negative about this company. I checked ... | |
| winter packing for women | 7/20/2009 |
| Q: We will be going to Europe in fall, winter or spring. We'd like to take the least luggage possible, ... A: Since you are probably flying to Europe, you need to keep medications either in your carry-on bag or ... | |
| Two cities in Spain | 7/12/2009 |
| Q: I'd like to take my wife to Spain for our tenth anniversary. On web sites I've found flights to ... A: This is what I recommend doing: Go to www.kayak.com. Select the "one way" option instead of the ... | |
| Inexpensive Rental Car | 5/26/2009 |
| Q: I will be traveling to Wisconsin at the end of June and this will be the first time I will be ... A: You can try to haggle with priceline.com or hotwire.com. If you belong to a shopping warehouse ... | |
| how to book the cheapest way? | 5/20/2009 |
| Q: I need to fly round trip from Fl to MN but I need to bring my daughter back with me from MN to FL ... A: It is usually best to book 3-4 months ahead of time. Prices tend to go up the closer you get to the ... | |
| Motel reservation or just show up | 5/12/2009 |
| Q: Which will bring a cheaper motel rate: reserving in advance or just showing up one night. I would ... A: One of my friends got a good deal when he booked on the same night. He did not show up at the ... | |
| Poor? | 5/6/2009 |
| Q: So welfare doesn't necessarily mean that you're poor? A: Well, American society may associate welfare with poverty, but a starving person from a third world ... | |
| Poor? | 5/6/2009 |
| Q: If you live on welfare and medicaid,does that mean that you are poor but you don't live under poor ... A: Well, there is some subjectivity to it. As I said before, governments can decide that people who ... | |
| Poor? | 5/5/2009 |
| Q: If you live on welfare and medicaid,does that mean that you are poor but you don't live under poor ... A: Poor is when you don't have the basic necessities of life. Millions of children under the age of ... | |
| heapest airfare to Brisbane Australia | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: I am planning to travel to Brisbane Austalia in the New Year and would like to know where I could ... A: Different sites have different deals. Many people have asked me how to get the best fares, so I ... | |
| one way international student to hong kong | 7/1/2008 |
| Q: help! I'm running out of time and she must start school in hong kong aug 1,2008. My daughter is a ... A: You don't say where your daughter will be flying from, so I can not fully research fares for her. ... | |
| Travel Info? | 5/23/2008 |
| Q: In a few months I will be going to China to work for a year. I have never been abroad before and ... A: I am not sure I can help you regarding travel insurance, but have you considered getting travel ... | |
| Traveling to Lebanon | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: I am in desperate need to find a cheap ticket to lebanon sometime during March. I will be traveling ... A: Since you are a student, you might be able to get a good deal at http://www.studentuniverse.com. ... | |
| Lowest Air fare to Oklahoma City | 12/12/2007 |
| Q: I live in Albany, NY and want to fly to Oklahoma City sometime in the spring. Travel dates can be ... A: Allexperts.com has informed me that there was a glitch in the system and you didn't receive my ... | |
| Best Frequent Flyer Program | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: I have just recently acquired a position with my company that is going to require me to do a lot of ... A: I can only give you partial information because I am not familiar with all the plans. Some credit ... | |
| cheap roundtrip airline ticket | 10/20/2007 |
| Q: i am searchig for cheap round trip from cedar rapids,IA to pittsburgh,PA. the departure date is ... A: The earlier you book, the better deal you usually get. Many people have asked me how to get cheap ... | |
| Cheap All-Inclusives from Detroit, MI | 7/9/2007 |
| Q: Any suggestions where to find a CHEAP all-inclusive trip for a few days sometime between August 5 or ... A: All-inclusive vacations tend to be offered for Caribbean and Mexico destinations. Mexico usually ... | |
| air travel | 4/4/2007 |
| Q: with all the endless ads on television and the internet, Orbitz, Travelocity, etc., etc., which web ... A: I tested many travel web sites for my book. Travel deals change every day and some web sites are ... | |
| Travel Deal | 2/9/2007 |
| Q: My husband and I are expected to travel in April to Fort Lauderdale, FL. We would love to stay at a ... A: Travel deals change every day on travel web sites. When I wrote my book about the Internet, I ... | |
| packing for travel | 2/9/2007 |
| Q: what are the things called and where do I get them that you use to pack clothes where you suck out ... A: The website www.qvc.com sells such items. I copied the following product information from their ... | |
| travel home to see boyfriend | 1/29/2007 |
| Q: I am a 21 year old college student who is studying a semester all the way in California away from ... A: Actually, the worst thing to do is to wait to the last minute and go to the airport and buy a ... | |
| European Tours | 1/20/2007 |
| Q: Can you recommend some good travel websites that offer European tours? I interested in a nice tour ... A: Most online travel sites do not include tours. There is one site, www.affordabletours.com that you ... | |
| Travelocity Travel Agency* | 10/15/2006 |
| Q: Have ypu have any experience with this agency, I'm attempted to book a flight on-line, but they are ... A: I haven't had any direct experience with this company, but in the United States they are a large ... | |
| Madly in love and need your help! | 9/7/2006 |
| Q: I'm a college student in Chicago university, and have recently fallen head over heels for this ... A: I have a list of discount travel sites on the web site www.travelstartingpoint.com. Travel deals ... | |
| New York City travel | 8/7/2006 |
| Q: I would like to travel to NYC to shop and sightsee. However, no one in my party of 5 women (ages ... A: I live in New Jersey and I absolutely hate to drive into New York City. I can relate. I don't have ... | |
| airfare and lodging | 7/8/2006 |
| Q: I would love to know the best air and lodging sites for N.Y., F.L., Europe, Nevada and the ... A: Online travel deals change daily. One day, one travel site will have a better vacation deal for a ... | |
| travel from NC by car | 6/29/2006 |
| Q: What states are crossed while driving from North Carolina to Illinois? A: It all depends on where in North Carolina you are starting to drive from. Depending on where you ... | |
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Annette
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Expertise
I wrote a book entitled Best of the Web: A No-Fluff Guide. In the book, I have a section on travel sites that offer the best prices for air, lodgings and rental cars.
Experience
I had to test and research many travel sites on the internet before I could come up with a list of the most competitive sites in terms of price.
Publications
As stated above, I wrote the book Best of the Web: A No-Fluff Guide under. This book was written under my pen name Annette Morgan.
Education/Credentials
I have a Bachelor's Degree.
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