Category: Blog Articles
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How to deal with air travel cancellations
The reality of air travel is that sometimes flights are canceled. Is the appropriate response to barge to the front of the check-in line screaming obscenities at the hapless counter clerk? The Jetsetter opinion is that such behavior only earns you a visit with a TSA employee in a little room with no windows and,…
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Are travel packages a good deal?
No one who has traveled in the past decade could miss the rise of travel aggregate websites like Orbitz, Priceline, Hotwire, Travelocity, and about a million others. If you’re interested in a travel package to a particular spot on this globe, there’s a good chance a website has already sprung up that specializes in it.…
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Keep Priceline bookmarked
Don’t hold Priceline’s choice of national spokesman against them. William Shatner used to be a really cool dude back in the mid 1960s when he was dashing around the galaxy as original captain of the Starship Enterprise. Despite over-the-top advertising theatrics, a traveler can find really good deals using the service. Here’s the thumbnail sketch.…
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Tropical vacation packing list
If your family is anything like normal (and maybe they’re not but that’s okay), chances are someone is going to forget something important when it comes to vacation packing. In truth, most forgotten items are merely a nuisance and can either be replaced when you get there, or just go without, but why forget it…
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The downside of moving overseas
It’s easy to get caught up in the hullabaloo and excitement of planning a move overseas. Thankfully, the human species tends to accentuate the positive and ignore the negative until it’s staring them smack dab in the face. While Jetsetter is all for travel to wherever you like on this great globe and even move…
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Find cheap lodging anywhere in the world
Families joke about taking a vacation to a conveniently located relative’s house, maybe in Orlando or Branson, and crashing on the couch. Hold your guffaws, because crashing on someone’s couch is now a great way to see the world. We’re talking about the website Couchsurfing.com and the concept is exactly what you might imagine –…
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India's economy hitting on all cylinders
Let’s compare India’s stock market to the United States stock market and ascertain the respective economic health. In the U.S., the stock market sits roughly where it did 11 years ago. India’s Sensex Index has multiplied itself three times over the same span of time. Who would have thunk that? For travelers looking to find…
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Some people like lakes
For those of you who prefer your aquatic travel adventures without the oceanic dangers of hurricanes or rogue waves, there are a host of enticing lakes around the world begging for your attention. We’re talking really deep lakes here, many of which would make a great vacation spot for the adventure traveler. At Jetsetter, we…
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Get your financial house in order first
If your primary reason for expatriating to another country is to escape bad money decisions like credit card debt – think again. That kind of stuff can follow you around the world. Relocating to another country will not magically alleviate the problem. To the contrary, you need to have your personal finances in tip top…
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Luxury train travel alive and well in Europe
Looking for a great way to travel Europe? In case you didn’t notice, luxury trains like the Venice-Simplon Orient Express connect almost all the major cities of the continent. For about $4,000 per person, you can take a four day / three night London-Venice-Rome journey aboard the train that is the definition of luxury. Here’s…