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

by Joel L. Widzer

Overview

This new edition of The Penny Pincher’s Passport to Luxury Travel provides readers with the secrets and wisdom necessary to travel first class on a tight budget. Engaging and entertaining true-life travel anecdotes demonstrate how the luxury travel experience is not impossible for most travelers, while, in down-to-earth, accessible language, the author tells travelers exactly what to do and not to do to travel in style. "Quick Tips" reinforce the most important information in each chapter, and "Key Points" provide a step-by-step summary at the each chapter's end. Over 30 pages of appendices provide 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932361575
Publisher:	Travelers' Tales Guides, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/28/2008
Series:	Travelers' Tales Guides
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

A Journey into the Great Unknown: Traveling Like the Rich and Famous     1
A Lifetime of Loyalty: Reaping the Rewards of Leverage     7
Your Travel Partners: Creating a Match Made in Heaven: The Secret of My Success (and Yours)     34
A Contrarian Strategy: Traveling Against the Grain     56
Flying Right: First Class at Coach Prices     92
Getting Those Upgrades: Additional Techniques for Flying First Class at Coach Prices     134
Fit For a King: Sleeping at Five-Star Hotels at a Fraction of the Cost     165
The Mercedes Mentality: Driving a Premium Car at Discount Prices     203
Credit Cards: Spending for Rewards     230
Tips on Tips: Knowing Whom to Tip, How to Tip, and When to Tip     251
Caveat Emptor: Know Before You Go     274
Travel Mishaps: Turning Misfortune into Fortune     306
Using the Internet for Traveling First Class at Coach Prices: New Resources for Getting What You Want     330
Epilogue: And Now You Are on Your Way     342
Resources and References     345
Traveling First Class at Coach Prices
Insiders' Tips
What Do I Read?
How to Compare and Research Fares and Rates
General Information Travel Web sites
My Select List of Hotel Chains
Car Rental Companies
Credit Card Frequently Asked Questions
Frequent Flyer, Elite Status, and UpgradeInformation     362
Glossary: Insider Jargon to Make You Sound Like a Pro     364
Acknowledgments     374