Description: Read about the worst mistakes you can make on your vacation that can ruin your trip.
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The U.S. Travel Association says that the use of travel agents has been declining rapidly since the dawn of the Internet. Today, most people plan their own vacations on the Internet. Individuals have more information than ever, but there are very few filters that can help you separate the good information from the bad. In the 1980s, your average traveler visited a local travel agent to plan his vacation. The agent recommended an itinerary, restaurants, hotels, airlines, etc. Today, most people role the dice
Without a travel agent to tell you where to eat, what are you going to do? You'll go to Olive Garden, Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse, or some other chain you are familiar with so you don't risk bad food at a high price. This is the WORST thing you can do. Find someone to recommend local unique restaurants. NEVER eat in a high traffic tourist area. That spells bad food at high prices. Those places stay in business because they don't need repeat business. Find a small place out of the way. They are still in b
Up to 3 hours to visit the Statue of Liberty. Over 1 hour for the Washington Monument. Nearly two hours for the Empire State Building. Waiting for the next trolley or double-decker bus to come by with an empty seat. Think about doing those things in 100 degree heat, or in the rain, or in the cold. Is that why you are going on vacation? Don't waste that much of your vacation. If there is a long line, there is probably a better way to do it. Go to the top of Rockefeller Center with a prepurchased, time specif