The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel: The Art of Cultivating Preferred Customer Status (Travelers' Tales)

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Summary: an ok book
Review: I found the book ok; not brilliant, not terrible. I notice a curious consistency in the other reviews. All five stars, yet strangely generic for people who supposedly liked the book so much. All about the same length, and written in what appears to be the same voice. My guess is they're all written by the same person. So consider this a review of another of the author's works too...

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Summary: Same Old
Review: The tips in Mr. Widzer's books are the same tips you hear from every self-professed travel expert. Just because someone travels 100,000 miles a year doen't mean they can make my travel experience any better. The only travel books that I found useful are Peter Greenberg's books. Mr. Greenberg does some great research on how to save money. I found numerous tips in there I never heard before. For example, he tells you how to make phone calls from your hotel room (usually a very expensive thing to do) by using a service that calls you at the numer you are at so you can make your calls for free. Mr. Greenberg also gets his information for the people who work for the travel industry. Mr. Widzer's book is passe.

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Summary: A very useful and insightful guide
Review: This book tells you how to travel in luxury in a realistic manner. Unlike a few other travel tip books this guide presents real life strategies that the author has used over and over again. I like all of the anecdotes and clear examples.