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Summary: Well worth the investment of time and money
Review: I purchased this book last summer and just recently I was upgraded on my first flight...it was nice. This book is not a quick panacea for travel but is worth the read,and investment of time and money.
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Summary: Not worth the money
Review: Felt it was a waste of money--not much info that most seasoned travelers don't know. I plan to donate my copy to local library for their junk-book sale. The part about flying 1st class at coach prices was laughable & utterly unrealistic.
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Summary: ... Not accurate advice
Review: ...Very unrealistic. I tried his advice and just got laughs. We travel a lot and have learned that there is only one world in travel; you get what you pay for (or use legal upgrades). The writer also tells you things you already know to be true... travel off peak is cheaper. I do not need a book to tell me this. This book is the king's new clothes
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Summary: Buy if you plan to travel!!!
Review: This was an invaluable resource and wealth of information. It allowed me to travel overseas in 1st class for less than $625. Then I stayed at all 5 star hotels, for the cost hostels. It’s good stuff.
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Summary: Not A gimick
Review: I thoroughly learned a gained from this book. Not like the preceding reviewer!
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Summary: The Zen of Traveling Graciously
Review: This book quite simply changed how I travel, from how I talk to ticket agents on the phone to how I talk to the bellhop, to my attitude about crisis on the road. It's a book about how to behave and how to communicate and how to be happy on the road as much as it is about getting first class service and amenities.
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Summary: Randy Petersen, Frequent Flyer Guru
Review: "at the risk of checking my luggage if I have to, I'm taking this book on board with me every time I get on an airplane in 1999""I'm usually considered a know-it-all when it comes to travel. After reading this book, I realized, I don't really know it all. A must read and more importantly, a must take along for every traveler." "Don't let the title of this book fool you, this book can make any kind of your travel much better for you." "This is one book that I can honestly say... I wish I had wrote it. It's a wonderful approach to the best kind of information anyone needs when they are traveling" - Randy Petersen editor, InsideFlyer
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Summary: A small investment towards potentially great rewards
Review: "The Penny Pincher's Passport provides the reader with the experience needed to obtain added value and quality to their travels...be it business or vacation. It is extremely informative and is a small investment towards potentially great rewards." -Clifford J. Naeole, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
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Summary: You don't have to be rich to travel in luxury!
Review: I was amazed by how much I learned from this book. The author reveals all kinds of secrets on how to have a first class travel experience at coach prices. The book covers a wide range of topics, from how to fly first class for the price of a coach ticket and how to get a luxury suite for the price of a regular room, to how to rent a Cadillac for the same price as an economy car! Packed with advice, tips, and easy, step-by-step strategies, this book showed me how to stop settling for mediocrity and start traveling in style. Anyone who follows Joel Widzer's tried and true advice will learn how to travel in a manner they only dreamed of before--and without having to win the lottery.
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Summary: First class travel at a fraction of the cost
Review: This is the first book ever to reveal the secret strategies of experiencing the world of luxury travel at a fraction of the cost. Discover, step by step, how to: travel first-class while paying discount prices, obtain luxury service, travel to the most desirable destination, use frequent-flyer programs to open the door to luxury travel, build long-term relationships with distinguished travel companies, and cut through the confusing array of rate structures, restrictions, booking options, and numerous frequent-user programs.
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