thedesertsun.com | Valley golf notes for Dec. 20: "Tickets for donors
The Community Blood Bank will give out free tickets to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic to blood donors starting this week. Donors will receive one ticket good for admission for one day to the Classic, to be played Jan. 17-21 at four desert courses. Tickets are at the Community Blood Bank's permanent locations in Rancho Mirage, at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio, at Sun Lakes Shopping Center in Banning and in Yucca Valley. Info: 773-4190. Tickets for the Hope, including packages that include sponsorship or smaller packages that include multiple badges, shirts, hats and other tournament memorabilia, may be purchased at at www.bhcc.com, or 1-888-MRBHope.
Kraft tickets
Advance tickets for the LPGA's Kraft Nabisco are on sale by phone or on the tournament's Web site, www.kncgolf.com. Single-day tickets are $15 in advance and will be $20 closer to the tournament. Week-long clubhouse badges are $70. They will be $75 at the tournament. The event is March 27-April 1 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. Info: 346-4546."
I still have condos at Palm Valley Country Club with availability for the dates of the Chrysler Classic and the Kraft Nabisco tournement! Reserve now for $50 off, free golf, or country club gift certificates.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
More on Child Safety, and other Precautions While on Vacation
I recently posted on a handy id/location reminder bracelet for vacation safety. Here is another link to a good habit for family vacations and visits to tourist attractions where you may become separated: Tangerine Suites - Orlando Vacation Homes - Post details: Safety for your children while on vacation: "Take a current, wallet-sized school picture of your child(ren) with you on your trip."
Other handy tips:
1. Make photo copies of your passports, driver's licenses and other travel documents and keep them separate from the originals in case of loss or theft while traveling. Just try to catch a flight home when you've lost your wallet on vacation!
2. Keep an updated will, and send a copy to your executor.
3. Make sure a trusted friend, neighbor or family member can get into your home in case of emergency. While away we've needed clothes shipped for a funeral, had a neighbor have to break in because the pet sitter got locked out, and needed our computers turned on.
4. Leave your itinerary and numbers to your accommodations with friends or family and a neighbor. We've found this to bring peace to people in these terrorist troubled times, and to bring peace to the neighborhood when the sprinklers create a geyser.
5. Call your credit card company and bank before you go so your charges aren't declined! With fraud on the rise, more and more financial institutions are declining out of the norm transactions. Unfortunately, they often call your home phone and leave a message, while you are away and can't charge that once in a lifetime excursion.
Bon Voyage!
Other handy tips:
1. Make photo copies of your passports, driver's licenses and other travel documents and keep them separate from the originals in case of loss or theft while traveling. Just try to catch a flight home when you've lost your wallet on vacation!
2. Keep an updated will, and send a copy to your executor.
3. Make sure a trusted friend, neighbor or family member can get into your home in case of emergency. While away we've needed clothes shipped for a funeral, had a neighbor have to break in because the pet sitter got locked out, and needed our computers turned on.
4. Leave your itinerary and numbers to your accommodations with friends or family and a neighbor. We've found this to bring peace to people in these terrorist troubled times, and to bring peace to the neighborhood when the sprinklers create a geyser.
5. Call your credit card company and bank before you go so your charges aren't declined! With fraud on the rise, more and more financial institutions are declining out of the norm transactions. Unfortunately, they often call your home phone and leave a message, while you are away and can't charge that once in a lifetime excursion.
Bon Voyage!
10 plus Great Online Vacation Planning Tools
January is one of the best times to plan spring break and summer vacations in popular destinations like New England, Florida, southeast US beaches, National Parks, California, Arizona, and of course Europe. I've got a decent grasp on available online trip planning resources, but saw a few new ones at:
Do your pre-trip homework online | IndyStar.com. Of his list, I find these make it to mine:
1. www.vrbo.com for vacation rentals worldwide
2. www.tripadvisor.com for details on hotels, attractions, locations, and valuable forums especially for new trips to you
3. www.railpass.com for Eurail passes
4. www.raileurope.com for Eurail passes, rail tickets, and information
5. www.anchorfree.com for free wireless hotspots for those of us who have to be in contact on vacation
6. www.travel.state.gov for information on TSA, passports, and government warnings
The resources that are desperately missing include:
1. www.homeaway.com the largest vacation rental listing site out there (they now own www.vrbo.com; www.a1vacations.com; www.cyberrentals.com)
2. www.vacationrentals.com another excellent vacation rental resource
3. www.priceline.com my new favorite for excellent hotel prices
4. www.expedia.com for booking flights and hotels online
5. the major airline sites - www.aa.com American Airlines is my family's personal favorite - don't forget www.jetblue.com which doesn't show up on some of the major booking sites
6. www.google.com; www.yahoo.com; www.ask.com ALWAYS "Google" your destination and attractions to find out about local agencies, insider information, and money saving coupons
7. www.aaa.com is one of my favorites for saving money at attractions and hotels and transportation
8. www.entertainment.com This book is worth a purchase for your destination. You can save 50% on hotels, plus coupons for most major tourist stops. I found my Hawaii book saved us hundreds, and now provide a book in each of my vacation rentals in California
9. www.amazon.com - my favorite bookstore for travel guides, which even with internet preplanning, are still needed on site - we like Fodor's and the Top 10 series
10. www.nps.gov is the National Park Service site where all visits to America's national parks should start
Do your pre-trip homework online | IndyStar.com. Of his list, I find these make it to mine:
1. www.vrbo.com for vacation rentals worldwide
2. www.tripadvisor.com for details on hotels, attractions, locations, and valuable forums especially for new trips to you
3. www.railpass.com for Eurail passes
4. www.raileurope.com for Eurail passes, rail tickets, and information
5. www.anchorfree.com for free wireless hotspots for those of us who have to be in contact on vacation
6. www.travel.state.gov for information on TSA, passports, and government warnings
The resources that are desperately missing include:
1. www.homeaway.com the largest vacation rental listing site out there (they now own www.vrbo.com; www.a1vacations.com; www.cyberrentals.com)
2. www.vacationrentals.com another excellent vacation rental resource
3. www.priceline.com my new favorite for excellent hotel prices
4. www.expedia.com for booking flights and hotels online
5. the major airline sites - www.aa.com American Airlines is my family's personal favorite - don't forget www.jetblue.com which doesn't show up on some of the major booking sites
6. www.google.com; www.yahoo.com; www.ask.com ALWAYS "Google" your destination and attractions to find out about local agencies, insider information, and money saving coupons
7. www.aaa.com is one of my favorites for saving money at attractions and hotels and transportation
8. www.entertainment.com This book is worth a purchase for your destination. You can save 50% on hotels, plus coupons for most major tourist stops. I found my Hawaii book saved us hundreds, and now provide a book in each of my vacation rentals in California
9. www.amazon.com - my favorite bookstore for travel guides, which even with internet preplanning, are still needed on site - we like Fodor's and the Top 10 series
10. www.nps.gov is the National Park Service site where all visits to America's national parks should start
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