Cyber Safety While on Vacation: Tips to Avoid Cybercrime Away from Home With the pervasiveness of today’s technology, the average road warrior carries along a laptop, a tablet and a smart phone. Yet these devices may put you at risk for a host of electronic eavesdropping issues that could wreak havoc with your vacation. Learn how to protect yourself in the great online divide.

 

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8 Grrr-eat Tips for Traveling with Pets Did someone say road trip? Bringing out the suitcase often causes many dogs to unleash full-body wiggles at the anticipation of joining their favorite people for a travel adventure. And more and more, the travel industry is catering to four-legged travelers. Here are 8 ways to make your next trip a doggone great success! Read more

Last Minute Holiday Travel Strategies Need a holiday vacation but short on time? Check out our tips on how to plan a memorable last minute trip without the stress. Read more

Preparing Your Home for a Vacation Vacations are a great way to de-stress and take a break from the everyday routine. Planning the actual vacation is the fun part. Planning how to keep your home safe and well-maintained during your much-awaited vacation can be the stressful part, unless you have a thorough checklist handy. Read our tips for securing your home before you depart on your travels. Read more

Top Travel Accessory Picks at NEA Click & Save We've come up with a list of helpful travel accessories that will make getting to your vacation an easy ride. What's even better is that these must-have items are available at a great deal through our discount program – NEA Click & Save. Check them out today! Read more

3 Online Travel Sites You Shouldn’t Miss Planning for a vacation can be a difficult task, especially with the overwhelming amount of travel planning sites out there. Knowing which one to choose is confusing and time-consuming. Make travel fun again with a little help from us. Here are our top 3 picks for the best new travel sites available today. Read more

Why You Should Consider a Guided Tour When visiting an unfamiliar city or country, one way to minimize stress in the planning process is to purchase a guided tour and leave the itinerary to people who know the region inside and out. Here’s how guided tours can offer a more enhanced travel experience.  Read more

Understanding Car Rental Contracts Renting a car can be a confusing and hectic ordeal, with added stress coming from the more or less hard sell for additional coverage and services. Use these tips to navigate car rental contracts with ease and drive away stress-free. Read more

Best Ways to Pay When Abroad Learn about the best ways to pay when travelling abroad and where to exchange currency to be sure you’re getting the best rate. Read more

Tips on Packing Light An enjoyable vacation begins by packing light! Whether you’re traveling by yourself or with kids in tow, we’ve got tips on how to lighten your load without sacrificing style or convenience. Read more

From Field Trips to Far Away: Tips for Leading Student Group Travel Field trip. Those two words produce great excitement for your students, and perhaps even greater anxiety for you. While the importance of hands-on, experiential learning is well-known, with some studies suggesting that hands-on learning increases lesson retention by nearly 85%, the work involved to pull these trips together can often seem daunting. Read more

Pass the Time With On-the-Go Travel Games Holiday travel can often times be a hassle. With delays, long security lines and heavy traffic, packing diversions in your travel kit can be very useful in keeping your holiday cheer alive. Try playing any of these games to avoid being defeated by your holiday travel frustrations.  Read more

Staying Healthy While Traveling Abroad When traveling abroad, exercise safeguards for your own health. Be a travel-smart tourist, especially in your pre-vacation preparations.
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Airline Bumping: What You Need to Know

If your flight is oversold, you may be faced with the possibility of getting “bumped.” Knowing the terminology and some basic tips can help you turn this frustrating experience into an opportunity.

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Travel Opportunities Just for Teachers Find out about some organizations that cater especially to the traveling teacher.  Read more

International Travel Checklist Going abroad? Here are some tips to help you prepare for your trip. Read more

Travel Insurance Explained A vacation is like any investment, and the bigger the plans, the more money you have at stake. If you are taking an extravagant trip, you should protect your investment with travel insurance. But how do you know what the best plan is for you? Read more

Useful Travel Websites You have successfully bought a bargain-rate plane ticket from one of the many online booking sites. But don’t turn off your computer yet. Here are some websites that will help to make your journey comfortable and stress-free. Read more

DC for Free! One of the top tourist destinations in the country, Washington DC is packed with national treasures—and most of them can be seen for free. Read more

Teacher FAQs About Voluntourism Find out the answers to educator-specific questions on voluntourism, a personally and professionally enriching way to spend your vacation time. Read more

Schoolhouse Diplomacy “Three Cups of Tea” is a powerful and inspirational tale of Greg Mortenson’s humanitarian work to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Read more

How to Get the Most From Frequent Flyer Programs Wondering whether you should buy the ticket or use your miles? What are the best ways to earn miles quickly? We’ve got all the answers to help you take advantage of your frequent flyer program. Read more

Park It!: A Dozen of America’s Best See which 12 parks we chose as your best bets for an economical, crowd-free, adventure-rich summer vacation. Read more

Affordable, All-Natural Wine Country Getaways in Sonoma's Russian River Valley This guide will tell you where to go and what to do on a vacation of vineyard visits and Redwood forests that is easy on the wallet and the environment. Read more

Voluntourism: The Feel Good Vacation A combination of volunteering and tourism, voluntourism may be the perfect way to spend your summer vacation. Learn about a travel trend that is gaining popularity.  Read more

Gaining Far More Than What Is Given Eileen Kugler and her family went to South Africa to voluntour in a primary school. Read about her experience. Read more

Reduce Plane Strain Plane trips can be stressful, but cramped seating positions on long flights are particularly conducive to causing an array of aches and pains. To relieve the discomfort, there are a range of exercises that can be done in your seat, in the aisle or in airports before and after flights. Read more

Travel Insurance: Are You Covered? With the summer season approaching, you may be thinking about ideas for vacations and travel. Before you make your final vacation plans, you may want to consider protecting your "investment" by purchasing travel insurance. Read more