Archive for June, 2009
Ecuador – Galapagos Islands
Linda Smith just returned from South America were she spent a couple days touring Quito and it’s surrounding areas – visiting Otavalo and it’s famous outdoor market, crossing the Equator and then getting on a plane to fly 600 miles to the Galapagos to cruise for several days on the Legend – a 100 passenger [...]
Do I make myself Clear? Not!
Back in 2008, a new cool way to pass through security lines for frequent business travelers that do not have as much time as others was introduced at 18 selected airports. Clear, a company founded by Verified Identity Pass just announced this week that they would be closing up shop and would not be able [...]
Travel A Worthy Experience
Wherever I go people ask me about travel destinations. My advice is always the same. I tell others to just go and see new places and don’t put off taking a cruise or that trip to Florida , Europe or even just a destination close to home. There is a fascination with traveling to [...]
TSA Secure Flight
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is enhancing the passenger watch lists program that matches reservation data with individuals that may pose a known or suspected threat to aviation, while at the same time helping to prevent the misidentification of travelers who have names similar to individuals on TSA’s watch lists. The name of the program [...]
Family Travel
Cruising is the ultimate way to celebrate special occassions and spend time with family and friends. I just returned from a Southern Caribbean Cruise to celebrate my daughters graduation from the University of Utah. It was amazing how many family members and friends want to travel with people they know and love. There are many [...]
Summer Festival Guide
Summer Festival Guide Art Vermont Festival of the Arts: Visit the studios of dozens of local artists and attend concerts by the likes of the Vermont Philharmonic. Mad River Valley, VT.; August 1st – September 6th 800-517-4247 vermontatfest.com. Music Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival: This year’s inaugural concerts, on July 19th and 20th, feature works [...]
Those hidden charges when you travel
As I was sitting here trying to come up with a good topic for today’s article, I took a call from a client who wanted to know why the airfare that I quoted yesterday had gone up $50.00 and why the advertised price on the airline website showed a lower price until it was booked, [...]
www.christophersontravel.com – now in “HD”
We’ve made a recent layout change to www.christophersontravel.com. We went from SD (standard definition) to HD (high definition). Ok, we really didn’t go from analog to digital, nor did we change our aspect ratio (well, that may be a little closer to the truth). What we did is increase our layout width from being optimized [...]
How Christopherson Finds Additional Savings on Hotel and Car Reservations for Our Clients
In today’s economy, finding addition savings with business travel is upper most on CFO’s, travel managers, and business travelers’ minds. One way Christopherson accomplishes added savings for our clients is through some of our proprietary technologies, in particular, Hotel Re-Check® and Car Re-Check®. Similar to the airline industry, hotels and car rental companies are raising [...]
Venice, Italy’s floating city
I just returned from Venice Italy, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Arriving in Venice by water taxi is amazing and scenic, the buildings are so delicately placed / suspended above water, it is a stunning city glistening on the water. Venice’s major water way the Grand Canal runs through the entire city, [...]