Global phone

Big Five Tours & Expeditions and Wireless Traveler are offering a Wireless Traveler V Series global phone package that can be used in some 200 countries.

Each Motorola V600 phone ($94) is assigned a US phone number and a UK phone number. The 4.4-ounce phone comes with $15 in airtime and an international charger and features an alarm, calendar and currency converter as well as a single global SIM card.

A 40-cent connection fee is applied to all calls, and a 25¢-per-minute surcharge is applied to all incoming calls made to the US number. Additional per-minute charges vary by country. Visit www.wirelesstraveler.com or call Wireless Traveler (866/700-3883) and mention promo code “BIGFIVE.”