How to Save Money by Booking Trips Online

This video has a lot of tips to help you save money booking a trip online...

How to Take As Much as Possible In Your Carry-on At The Airport

I know this wouldn't work for me but your mileage may vary.....and some Boomers may get a few ideas from this video.

50 Ways to Save Money When You Travel

Who doesn't want to save money on travel and get the most for your money?  A seasoned traveler shares her tips and so much more - if you love to travel you might want to subscribe to her newsletter.

Click here to access 50 Ways to Save Money When You Travel

Ohio Festivals 2010

It's that time of year - many of us have cabin fever after being cooped up for the winter and are reaching for our calendars and looking for festivals to visit.

Ohio publishes a festival guide - many of the festivals listed in it have a web site which lists more details. Most festivals are free, however, some do charge an admission fee. If in dobut, call ahead.

If you attend any of these, feel free to write a review for the senior journal.

Click here to access the online Ohio Festival Guide

Admission FREE Tourism

Understanding many people don't have the discretionary income they may have had as little as a year ago, OhioTraveler.com's focus is on admission-FREE tourism. Most sections of OhioTraveler.com feature places with FREE ADMISSION at the very top of menu options.

Find your free fun now: Click here

The Art of Traveling Lightly - How to Lighten Your Load

This is a GREAT web site and hopefully it will help you eliminate the number one travel mistake - OVER PACKING!  Gone are the days of two free bags and a carry on when you fly, now we pay dearly for extra baggage.  Our cars are smaller too!  Have you ever arrived at your destination and discovered that your luggage does not fit into your rental car?  I have. I no longer take "extra outfits" - lugging suitcases around Scotland cured me - that and the fact that our luggage did not fit in our rental car without some major work.
Of all the travel skills you might acquire, traveling light is the one most likely to result in an enjoyable, productive, stress-free travel experience - without a backache!

The web site is even entertaining!  Click here 

Get a $10 Lifetime Senior Park Pass to U.S. National Parks

This senior pass offers lifetime national park access for you, friends or family.

One of the best senior travel bargains anywhere is a low-cost lifetime national park pass that admits seniors free of charge to most U.S. national parks, forests, refuges, monuments and recreation areas, from Denali National Park in Alaska to the Florida Everglades.

Senior Pass Eligibility
As part of the American the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program, U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are at least 62 years old can purchase a Senior Pass for a one-time processing fee of $10. This Senior Pass to national parks and lands offers benefits to you and your traveling companions.

What does the Senior Pass cover?

The Senior Pass admits pass owner/s and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas and pass owner + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, where per-person fees are charged. (Children under 16 are always admitted free.) Note: Photo identification will be requested to verify pass ownership.

How to Buy a National Parks Lifetime Senior Pass
The Senior Pass to national parks cannot be purchased by mail or online. It must be purchased in person at a federal area where entrance fees are charged, or at regional offices of the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Proof of age, such as a valid driver's license, is required at the time you purchase your senior pass.

For more information about the National Parks Lifetime Senior Pass, call the National Park Service at 1-888-ASK-USGS or click here to visit the web site.

The Senior Pass is valid only at participating Federal recreation sites. Visit http://www.recreation.gov for information about Federal recreation sites.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cannot sell or issue the America the Beautiful passes, because the Corps was not included in the legislation that set up the program. However, the Corps does accept and provide discounts for the Interagency Senior and Interagency Access Passes or previously issued Golden Age or Access Passports at Corps-managed areas*. If a previously issued Golden Age or Access Passports is lost, stolen, or worn out, a new pass must be obtained.

http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/passes.cfm