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Tripatini Needs Your Opinion: Is the New $10 Tourist Tax on Foreign Visitors Good for the U.S. Travel Industry?
I agree: $10 is nothing. I agree: many other countries charge all sorts of tourist taxes. And I agree: a national tourism office could help restore our national brand and bring back the tourists that…
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I agree: $10 is nothing. I agree: many other countries charge all sorts of tourist taxes. And I agree: a national tourism office could help restore our national brand and bring back the tourists that we've scared off since 9/11 with absurd policies…
Uruguay was one of the highlights of my last trip to Argentina! Seriously, I took the ferry from BsAs to Colonia on the spur of the moment a couple of years ago, and was so pleasantly surprised! It's a gorgeous colonial city, and the parrillada I ha…
Tonier travelers may have heard of its Punta del Este beach resort, but Argentina's small neighbor also offers gauchos, ranches, lovely colonial towns like Colonia del Sacramento, and dynamic capital Montevideo.
I am a tour operator based in Cape Town, South Africa. Our banks charge us quite high banking fees whether we like it or not. As for & Beyond, tey are a reputable company and I would have no problem in dealing with them.
Winos -- er, oenophiles -- unite! You've got dozens of fetching countries to choose from, and plenty of options to keep your budget under control. Cheers!
The latest and greatest of the top of the line, from the world's most magnificent cities to its remotest deserts & jungles...
While doing some research, I happened to come across the following re Israel branding in The Jerusalem Post. Interesting reading!
Re-branding Israel? If only I could...
By Ron Friedman 2 Feb. 2010
"In today’s media environment, we don’t have the t…
What are the current spring-break hotspots, and what are the best ways to leverage your student budget there?
Cant go wrong with & beyond!
Thank you all for all the great help you've offered my good friend John. I'm pretty impressed by the caliber of tour operators in this group, and how we got answers all the way from North Carolina to India to Tanzania!!! Call it "the power of Tripat…
If the company you are dealing with is "& Beyond", rest assured, your money is in safe hands :-)
Hello and thanks for all of the helpful comments. I am Max's friend and the name of the South African safari company is &Beyond, which seems very reputable with 40 lodges throughout Africa and India. I assume it will be fine. Regards.
John Lamb
Our company does business in East Russia, notoriously not a safe place relative to money matters. However, I pay al of our funds to them by wire transfer. Using a credit card is actually less safe than dong it this way. Aaltje van Zoelen, World Wise…
Hey Max. I am the Managing Director of Zed Safaris Ltd, located in Tanzania, East Africa. Fraud companies are all over the world. we deal with a lot of overseas tour operators that we have not even met personally but the key-point is thoroughly rese…
Hello Max,
Like Nayaz, I am also a tour operator, and wire transfers to vendors overseas is the preferred form of payment, for the exact reasons you gave, it's less expensive than paying with a credit card. We do it weekly for our vendors in Latin…
There should be not any problem to use wire transfer (we do that all the time). Especially to well known Tour Operator. But, if he wants to be on safe side, he may look into purchasing Travel Insurance. We would recommend TRAVELEX (www.travelexinsur…
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- At 10:17am on October 21, 2009,
Wendy Capra said… - Hey Max, i saw u online just know but i your werent replying to my chat request. I'm heading to NY tomorrow for a couple days, just wondering how's the weather.
- At 10:00am on September 27, 2009,
Tripatini said… - Good morning, Max, and a hearty welcome to Go-Lo! It's great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find our site productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.
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