Air Travel

I work for an airline and might be able to offer an insider’s perspective on the whole “standby vs. confirmed” debate (March ’10, pg. 72).

by Thomas Johanneck, McLean, VA

Although South Americans and Europeans of Latin origin have known and traveled Uruguay for quite some time, in planning my trip I found useful Internet information in English to be elusive, and finding a US-based company with Uruguay-only offerings proved impossible.

Editor’s note: In the following account, ITN has agreed to withhold the name of the subscriber and tour company. Nevertheless, we feel readers can benefit from the lessons imparted.

On a 32-day cruise aboard the “Tahitian Princess” (now called Ocean Princess), Oct. 18-Nov. 19, 2009, my husband, Bob, and I did the following on our shore trips.

by Beth Habian, ITN

My husband, Carl, and I took a private tour of Vietnam, Jan. 5-29, 2009, with All Asia Travel (57-59 Do Quang Dau St., Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; phone 84 8 39203 493 or 446, fax 203 886).

by Joseph Lambert; Glenview, IL

On my trip to Ethiopia in September-October ’09, I found that having a local travel agent is a godsend.

by Marvin Herman & Judy Licata; Delavan, Wisconsin

VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 11