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  • Expert. Travel more than 3 times a year to different places. I know what to pack, what to take, where to stay is planned ahead and travel doesn't worry me. I don't view travel as a hassle even though I get "Frisked" by security from head to toe.

    16 88.89%

  • Moderate. Get around quite often. More than once a year. Sometimes I worry about where to stay, what to do, what to bring. I may tell TSA to chill out with their magical wands.

    2 11.11%

  • Not often. But have travelled to some nice places at least once a year. I plan like crazy so that this trip lessens my stress. I may get into fist fights at the airport at the security line with TSA.

    0 0%

  • I work for the airlines but I seldom fly. I prefer to drive. I may be a member of motorist clubs such as AAA. Flying scares me and I am so UN-INTERNATIONAL I make people in the airlines sick.

    0 0%
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  1. 05-Nov-2007, 06:12 AM #1
    nonrev1
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    I put expert. I love planning it and finding the best deals. My philosophy here for the site is that the quality of the deal you find will be proportional to the amount of time you have to search. You may find the best hotel deal in our Reservations area, with an interline agency, with an interline discount service, or another internet site like priceline.

    It's fine to head to an all inclusive or resort if that's what you like but I think the best travelers take the time to plan it out, find the best deals, and go where the locals go the way the locals do it (the tube in London vs. the red double decker tour buses), and really experience the culture.

    I went to a series of cross divisional meetings and single-handedly wrote Security Checkpoints for delta.com. I head to security with anything metal already stowed in my carry-on. The trouble is that there is so much to security that it seems like I still forget one thing - like pulling out the clear plastic bag with the liquids.

    Oh, I built and maintain this site and manage the forum - gotta count for something, right?

    The only reason that I might slide back to moderate is not traveling enough. I'm now "former" DL so don't have flight benefits (imagine me with forlorn look holding sine that says "will give travel advice for buddy passes"). I've been raising small kids or spending my time writing ABOUT travel or working on this site. But I'm chomping at the bit to do more. If it all works out like I dream of, I'll be on the go frequently with laptop in hand, journaling in "nonrev1's blog" from Internet Cafe's around the globe and assembling the entries and photos into travel articles upon return.
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  • 05-Nov-2007, 09:44 AM #2
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    I am glad to see alot of people posting on this poll, and glad to see most think of themselves Expert/Moderate travellers. And someone mentioned "EXPERIENCED" traveller is probably a more modest term. So what makes an experienced traveller? Someone that has flown many times, perhaps many years. I think the air time I've travelled crossing the PACIFIC OCEAN alone back and forth, I think I calculated 15 times or so. That's alot of hours on a plane for a long time. By that time, you would suspect I'd know the little knicks needed to survive these long flights. Getting ready MENTALLY alone is half the battle. If you can prepare yourself mentally for your travel escapades, to face long flights, deal with security, waits in the airport, possibilities of getting bumped ect...I assume it will make your travel easier and build your experience level as an expert/experienced traveller.
    You will know by heart...."I need a place to stay. I need public transportation, I need to tap the locals for information, i need to stop at a store to pick up water and soda's, snacks or beer. It will save me more than drinking from the hotel mini-bar in your room". Just to name a few.



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    I put expert. I love planning it and finding the best deals. My philosophy here for the site is that the quality of the deal you find will be proportional to the amount of time you have to search. You may find the best hotel deal in our Reservations area, with an interline agency, with an interline discount service, or another internet site like priceline.[/b]
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