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Departing, by Elsie esq.
“You kids don’t know how good you’ve got it,” says Grandpa from the backseat. He may be right — especially when it comes to travel. What Grandpa had to endure for better leisure traveling these days can make your head spin around: the fickle, unreliable airlines, the volatile political situations, the disease, poverty and rampaging Godzillas just to name a few.
It’s hard to quantify just how much the traveling experience has improved from your grandpa’s, or even your dad’s era to ours, but there’s little doubt that as travelers we’ve got it pretty good. From the smooth transcontinental flights, that our bags typically arrive with us, our web check-ins, etickets, electronic itineraries, planning, booking and moving around the globe, there’s no doubt it’s better now than it ever has been. And it’s in no small part due to the pitfalls the previous generation was exposed to.
To demonstrate the point, here’s how modern traveling is better than it’s ever been:
An around the world trip is quite possibly one of the most important thing you will do in your life. This may seem like an exaggeration, but even the mot cynical Washington insider can bet on a 
life-altering experience. It’s a proven way to change your attitude, your worldview and your karma forever.
What’s also true is that a big trip costs money — sometimes lots of it. But it doesn’t have to break you. So how do you cut yourself a piece of pie in the sky without having to settle for a life without an around-the-world experience? Make it cost less, that’s how. Here are the 10 best ways to make your trip more affordable without having to let go of the dream.
So you’ve decided to travel around the world, and through some cursory research you’ve discovered that the airline alliances’ have special round-the-world fares. Which may be the reason why you ended up at AirTreks—because you knew there were
alternatives to this market-rate published ticket. While there may be reasons for using the airline alliances to purchase your ticket, there are downsides that must be revealed.
When you purchase a multi-stop or around the world ticket from AirTreks you get the benefit of some added securities along with your ticket. Of those, one being the most cost-effective itinerary for your money, great counseling and solid customer service to help you once you’re on your way. Not to mention [shameless plug coming] bragging rights that you’ve used the #1 service in the industry for this type of trip.
We here at AirTreks speak to a lot of people over the course of a day, many having lists of preconceived notions about what is and isn’t possible with an around the world airplane ticket, its rules and how they must be used. Unfortunately a lot of what they’ve heard is for a type of ticket that AirTreks is simply not beholden to, namely because we’re not the airlines.
I’m here to clear up the mysteries of these tickets vis-à-vis AirTreks, by clarifying some of the most common misconceptions.
Attention budding and established travel photographers: we’re having a contest! Submit your travel photos to our Flickr group and get a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Buy whatever you like.
Unless you haven’t been on a plane in, oh, about 15 years, you’ve probably used an E-ticket as your document de rigueur. Even with the saturation there remains some confusion over what exactly an E-ticket is.
E-tickets
An E-ticket is really nothing more than a reservation in an airline’s computer system, one that advises them you have a ticketed seat confirmed on a particular flight.
When you’re issued an E-ticket there’s also a receipt that is printed out after. The E-ticket receipt looks similar to an old-style paper ticket but doesn’t need to be presented at the check-in counter on the day of your flight. It only serves as proof that your ticket was issued.
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After much deliberation and hand-wringing you’ve finally made the decision to do it, to rent out your house, give the dog to Mom and not only see the world, but see it for longer than ever before.
Fantastic, it’s an excellent idea! However, now that you’ve started planning this undertaking you’re realizing that getting a long ticket like this is not as easy as it first appears, and finding out a few things about how plane tickets work in the process.
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