When the Dollar is Weak, Here’s a Tip
Especially when the dollar is weak, pay as much as possible in advance of your trip…airline, train, and cruise tickets; hotels; car rentals; entertainment and sporting events. Of course, advance purchase discounts can sometimes save you a bundle whether the dollar is weak or strong. This also makes it easier for you to plan your travel budget, so you don’t run out of money before the trip is over!
Passport Card: Good News and Bad News
The Department of State has taken action to help simplify at least ONE of the travel hassles … dragging your passport around if you’re only going to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
Now (well, in July) you can get a “Passport Card” the size of a credit card that will get you into our neighboring countries of Mexico and Canada, including cruise travel throughout the Caribbean and to Bermuda.
The Department of State says that the card will “carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and will be adjudicated to the exact same standards.” That’s the good news.
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