The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel - Full description


World travel expert Joel L. Widzer shares his proven techniques on how to travel first class at a fraction of the usual cost in The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel, the first book ever to reveal these secret strategies. Amazingly, even the most seasoned travelers are unfamiliar with the secrets within the pages of this book. But inexperienced travelers will also learn how to travel first class on a budget with The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel.

Readers will discover, step by step, how to easily enter the world of first-class travel while paying discount prices. Readers will learn how to obtain luxury service, how and when to travel to the most desirable destinations, and the role frequent-user programs play in opening the door to luxury travel. The book will also describe the benefits of building long-term relationships with distinguished travel companies, how to develop those relationships, and why the most loyal customers are given preferential treatment. Readers will also learn how to cut through the confusing array of rate structures, restrictions, booking options, numerous frequent-user programs, and enticing discounts which upon closer scrutiny often do not exist. Each year, over 12 billion dollars is lost to travel fraud scams.

Readers will learn how to avoid falling prey to such schemes. These proven techniques, simple and effective, can be applied by all travelers, regardless of how infrequently they travel. Nothing is left to chance. The result is first-class travel at discount prices. With The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel, readers will not only acquire an intimate knowledge of the art of luxury travel, they will also gain a new sense of empowerment. This empowerment will position them as valued and preferred customers of preeminent travel companies. Readers will develop the skills necessary to achieve preferential treatment, resulting in first-class airline seats, prime upgraded hotel rooms, luxury rental cars, and VIP service.

While this is not a book for the uncompromising penny-pincher, if you are willing to spend a little, you will not only get more than you ever dreamed possible, you will also avoid the hassles of unreliable no-frills airlines, inhospitable hotel employees, and annoying restrictions and rules. If you are willing to pay the same as or even a little less than a standard coach fare on most airlines, you will learn how to obtain the exceptional service and amenities of first-class air travel. If you are willing to pay the same as or even a little less than a room rate at a Marriott, Hilton, or Hyatt, you will learn how to get first-class hotels to upgrade your rooms to luxurious accommodations that include a bounty of money-saving amenities. And if you are willing to pay mid-size rental car prices or less, you will learn how to get a luxury rental car at no additional cost.

The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel is filled with engaging and entertaining true-life travel anecdotes that demonstrate how the luxury travel experience can be easily attained on a budget. In a down-to-earth, accessible style, the book tells readers exactly what to do and how to do it. "Quick Tips" reinforce the most important sections within each chapter, and "Key Points" provide a step-by-step summary at the end of each chapter. Thirty-three pages of back matter is included with listings of toll-free numbers, comparison charts of airline, hotel, and car rental frequent-user programs, as well as relevant Internet sites and software programs.



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