| Passports- New problem for Boomer travel | | | | thing stays the same: the need for the |
| Hundred of thousands of Boomers will be | | | | personal touch of someone to insure |
| zooming away on long awaited vacations | | | | details are not overlooked.' She has |
| and cruises as they enter retirement | | | | been that person over the years, which |
| age. They're looking for that | | | | accounts for the following of numerous, |
| dreamed-about experience for which they | | | | loyal customers that have become trusted |
| have put aside nickels and dimes in the | | | | friends. |
| cookie jar for years, or, they know | | | | 'How far is the hotel from the airport?' |
| exactly where that first retirement | | | | or 'Can I use U.S. dollars to tip at the |
| check will take them. It could be any | | | | hotel?' are not questions that you will |
| number of destinations, but it's going | | | | easily find on a regular internet |
| to be special because they have waited | | | | booking site, but, Diane will attempt to |
| so long for it to happen at last. The | | | | smooth out those bumps toward the final |
| one item that remains essential is the | | | | destination. |
| comforting assurance that 'someone' | | | | Diane provides her clients with |
| cares about their life-long plans and | | | | assistance not often thought about by |
| the 'unforeseeable' doesn't happen to | | | | internet shoppers using a booking |
| spoil those dreams they worked so hard | | | | engines, like the travel documents that |
| for. | | | | will be required. Recent proposed |
| While booking cruises and vacations on | | | | changes for passport requirements have |
| internet booking sites is acceptable to | | | | travelers confused concerning |
| many travelers, most want the human | | | | requirements. As of the beginning of |
| touch that enhances the anticipation and | | | | October there were proposed changes that |
| assures the event happens seamlessly; a | | | | would require individuals entering the |
| truly qualified, professional travel | | | | country by air or sea to present a valid |
| coordinator with the background of | | | | passport, and that includes all U.S. and |
| experience and dedication to the | | | | Canadian citizens. The changes could |
| satisfaction of the customer to put it | | | | begin as early as January 2007, just a |
| all together, backed up with a network | | | | few months away and later passport |
| of resources. In a sentence, a 'resume | | | | requirements will extend to land border |
| description' for Diane Lanahan, recently | | | | crossings. The land border crossing |
| to leave the typical store-front, brick | | | | dates have changed from the beginning of |
| and mortar travel agent office to become | | | | 2008 originally to the summer of 2009, |
| Travel Store Diane as a home based, | | | | as of this writing, which has added to |
| independent travel associate of | | | | traveler confusion. |
| Incentive Connection Travel, Inc., one | | | | 'I understand it is now taking longer |
| of the world's largest host travel | | | | than six weeks to obtain a new passport, |
| agencies in the evolving industry. | | | | so anyone planning travel should begin |
| 'The travel business is going through | | | | the application process soon, especially |
| huge changes', she says, 'with new | | | | if you plan international travel in |
| innovations daily that affect how people | | | | 2007', Diane advises. |
| book vacations and cruises. But, one | | | | |