At Social Travel, helping you save money on your dream trip doesn’t stop when we complete your travel bookings. We would like to offer your great tips on how to save money while you are on your trip.
Why is there so much more pedestrian traffic on the streets in the last few weeks? As a mobile game leveraging both augmented reality and geo-tagging, Pokémon GO has captured the attention of gamers and non-gamers all over the world, and motivated lots of people to get out and capture Pokémon. There are many reasons why Pokémon GO can make your next trip better:
5 Towns Not to be Missed on Your Trip to the Netherlands
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When it comes the Netherlands, big cities like Amsterdam, Den Haag (the Hague), and Rotterdam always come to travellers’ minds. However, you haven’t experienced the real Netherlands if you haven’t paid a visit to a small Dutch town. Here we summarize the top 5 towns you should not miss on your Dutch trip:
Fly an Unconventional Airline on a Conventional Route
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Do you know that you can fly non-stop between Los Angeles and Dublin on Ethiopian Airlines based in Addis Ababa? It is very common to see airlines registered in origin and destination countries flying international routes, but there are also “fifth-freedom flights” operated by airlines based in a third country. They are rare as the foreign airlines need to obtain permissions from the governments of both the origin and destination countries in order to launch such routes. With these fifth-freedom flights, it may not require an exotic destination to make your vacation exotic. Here we summarize all the fifth-freedom flights from/to Canada:
With the launch of multiple budget airlines in North America in recent years, consumers are getting excited about travelling for cheap and finding ridiculous deals. At Social Travel, we believe in #TravelFair, and have helped many travellers save money on their hotels and flights. We include many budget airlines such as JetBlue and Frontier in our offerings, unlike many other travel agencies. That being said, names can be deceiving: in the case of “budget airlines”, they may not be the best for your budget under many circumstances. Keep the following items in mind when you consider flying with budget airlines:
At Social Travel, we receive lots of questions from customers about frequent flyer programs when they book flights with us but do not bother signing up for the programs. Names can be deceiving: in the case of “frequent flyer programs”, we believe they are actually great for infrequent social travellers. Here are the top 10 reasons:
Why You Should Get Out of Your Resort in Cuba and Explore
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When you think of Cuba, most international travellers would probably connect it directly with Varadero. The 20km peninsula stretch of beach as far as the eye can see has been taken over by hotels and all-inclusive resorts. Bringing millions of international tourists every year, Varadero Resort staff can make up to $15 a day in tips in comparison to the $30 or so that some Cuban doctors can make in a month. It is no wonder that tourism is an essential part of the Cuban economy.
What Does Ethical Aboriginal Tourism Look Like?
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The recent and devastating news from the Attawaspikat community in Canada has left us with the desire to try and understand what went wrong so that situations such as these never happen again. There is never an easy solution and the causes have been built up over time.
Inspiration can happen at a moment’s notice and very unexpectedly. That’s exactly the feeling I got when reading about a flight attendant being reprimanded for using the emergency slide to disembark upon her flight’s arrival.
What We Have Learned From Our Social Travellers
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Reviewing data will always serve as a way to evolve and improve how we serve our customers. As a travel company dedicated to providing the most transparent travel experience to our clients, we recently surveyed our customers and found an interesting trend that we would like to share with you:
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