Best Insider Travel Tips
Written by Terri Fogarty
August 28, 2007 · Print This Article
Wendy Perrin, of the Conde Nast Traveler Wendy Perrin Report has put out her list of Best Travel Secrets, and it is quite a list. From how to get the most comfortable coach seats, to how to snag a room upgrade… thirty secrets that will help you travel more economically and maybe even more luxuriously.
A few of my favorites are:
2. How do you get the best seat in coach?
Before accepting an airline seat assignment, go to seatguru.com and look up the aircraft you’re flying. Seatguru will tell you which seats offer extra leg or elbow room and which to avoid–such as those that don’t recline, have immovable armrests, or have an obstructed view of the movie screen.
10. How do you find a cheap flight to Europe?
Look into flying via Dublin instead of London. Aer Lingus has cheap flights, and low-fare carriers fly from Dublin to many European cities. Be sure to allow at least two hours to catch a connecting flight out of Dublin.
16. How do you get a better hotel room?
Make requests–say, for a specific view or floor. At properties that are architecturally distinctive–especially older European hotels where rooms in a price category can differ greatly in size and view–the best rooms go to those who make requests. Everybody else gets whatever is left over.
These are just a few… read the entire list for some great insider travel tips.
Another useful platform for European city insider tips is http://www.CityTherapy.com, a new travel social network & social planning tool for European city life and city travel. The site brings together the 4 pillars of city living, the people, the places, the events and the trips in one connected social network.
The site is focused on individualised city trip advice, as you can see which people (with which interests) go to which places and events across some of the main European cities (among them: Paris, Brussels, London, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Budapest,…).