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My name is C.S. Montgomery and I am a Certified Travel Agent.  My team and I have created a 100% Free Educational Travel site called A Peace of Mind Travel.com to help people research, plan, and purchase the best travel deals online. We produce travel articles, reviews, and videos to help people navigate through the wonderful world of travel.

A Peace of Mind Travel is an all-inclusive online travel resource center to help educate travelers about travel research, making reservations or booking travel. We want to assist travelers to discover the best travel packages and vacation deals available. This site includes a section to supply consumer reviews of online travel products and services to help the traveler choose well-educated travel plans at no charge. Travel tips and travel guides are also available to help with the process of booking travel with safety in mind.  The Travel Tips Forum and Travel Blog are resources to learn all kinds of travel tips and tricks from other travelers to help create the ultimate traveling experience. In time there will be an option to get a free trip quote from a personal travel professional or travel agent.

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This is the first article in our series, called Travel Guides and Tips.  In this series we’ll be discussing the best ways to research, plan, and  purchase the most valued travel plans.  With the use of the web, or   Internet, purchasing your own travel plans has become easier than   ever.  We, at A Peace of Mind Travel.com (APOMT.com), are dedicated to helping you get started and pass along many tips that will ensure a great trip every time.

Why Book Your Own Travel Plans?

There are many reasons why you should research and purchase your own trip online, including:

• learn more about the place you plan to visit,
• have full control of the buying decisions,
• be more prepared and know what to expect on your trip,
• find new and exciting activities to do while on your trip, and
• discover more places you’d like to visit in the future.  

What is the most important part?

Research, is the most important part of planning your own trip.  It’s the number one way to find the best value travel plans, according to travel agents.  This research doesn’t have to take up a lot of time, matter of fact we created A Peace of Mind Travel to cut down the time it takes to research and plan a trip.  By using our free research to plan your trip you’re able to start making plans much faster.

Where to Go?

Figuring out where you want to go is the first step in making travel plans.  If you were to research every travel spot in the world it would take a very long time, so it is important to narrow down your search.  Most travel enthusiasts have a list of places they want to explore during their lifetime.  I guess you could call this their “travel bucket list.”  Some have it written down, others just keep it in mind, however for this exercise we’re going to write down your own travel bucket list.  First I would recommend writing down places you’ve dreamed of visiting.  Get together with your travel companions and come up with some places you’ve said “I always wanted to go there.”  Also, ask your friends and family where they have traveled.  If you come up with nothing don’t worry we have a list of sites where you might find some great ideas.

Websites and publications for travel ideas:

1.  A Peace of Mind Travel Tips Forum

2.  Apple Vacations E-Brochures

3.  Fodor’s Guidebooks

4.  Trip Adviser

5.  Travel + Leisure Magazine

6.  Budget Travel Magazine

7.  National Geographic Traveler Magazine

8.  Conde Nest Traveler Magazine

9.  Travel Weekly.com

10. Travel Channel.com

Once you have a list of at least 10 travel ideas write what you envision the amenities and activities would be like for each, and number them in order of importance. Start at the top of your list and ask for a few quotes from our travel partners at A Peace of Mind Travel Search Engines (www.travelsearchengines.info).  You may find that the price, level of service, season, or the recommended length of stay may, or may not be a good fit for your desires right now.  If not, the list gives you more options and ideas to continue researching.  Keep in mind, usually the more exotic your destination, the higher the price tag will be, and the more complex the planning can get.  For example, if you wanted to take a trip to theHawaiian Islandsyou would have to plan transportation between the islands and maybe multiple accommodations.

So, as you can see there are many reasons why you should book your own trip online.  We like being in the driver’s seat of the decision process, and we think you will too.  Follow our easy techniques and you will save a lot of time, money, and effort.   In future volumes we’ll be discussing more in-depth travel tips and secrets. 

What’s your dream vacation?

Genuinely,

C.S. Montgomery

Travel Agent, Creator, and Author

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Today we are writing a review about a travel company called Apple Vacations.com. This review will be released in three articles and a video tutorial on how to navigate Apple Vacations.com.  We’ll tell you what Apple Vacations.com has to offer and show you tips that will help you find the most value.

The following articles are from Apple Vacations.com.  Apple Vacations specializes in vacations to top destinations like Cancun, Punta Cana, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Panama, Hawaii, and many others in the Caribbean and Mexico.  Enjoy the convenience of one-stop shopping. Your Apple Vacation includes your flight, hotel, and transfers — or choose an all-inclusive resort where even your meals, drinks, and more are included — and all for one, affordable price.

Apple Vacations.com have been Voted Best Tour Operator to Mexico by the readers of Travel Weekly (2004~2010), Recommend Magazine ®(2007~2010) and Agent @Home Magazine® (2006-2009).  Apple Vacations has Delivers Award-Winning Vacations for Years, vacationers have been telling them that they are the best – and now some of the most reputable travel authorities have made it official.  You are able to read more about their awards at Apple Vacations.com

Apple Vacations.com was founded in 1969, headquartered in Philadelphia with regional offices in Chicago, San Jose, and Boston.  They have grown to a staff of almost 2,000 and since their humble beginnings; Apple Vacations has created the ultimate “beginning-to-end” vacation experience for customers. Apple Vacations employees will greet you at your departure airport in more than 20 cities. Apple Vacations’ sister companies, USA3000 Airlines, flies customers to their destinations from more than 20 U.S. cities; and Amstar, is the destination management company in-resort with uniformed representatives, who will greet you upon arrival and assist you while you are at your resort. Unlike any other travel company, Apple Vacations truly provides the ultimate in a quality vacation experience.

The Better Business Bureau® has rated Apple Vacations an A + and they have been a BBB® Accredited business since December 1995. This means it supports BBB’s services to the public and meets the BBB Accreditation standards.  (Rating as of this review)

The advantages that Apple Vacations.com details on their site are Unmatched Experience and Buying Power, More Non-stops, More Choices, Apple Representatives in Resort and At Your Service, Customer Rated Hotels, and Providing value vacations to millions of people for over forty years.

A Peace of Mind Travel’s thoughts:

Working as a travel agent I have made travel arrangements with Apple Vacations for my clients and I am happy to say they all enjoyed their experiences.  As I was researching and writing this review I learned more information about the company that impressed me. I would recommend Apple Vacations.com to A Peace of Mind Travel’s Community of Travelers and the readers of this review. This first part of the review was to give you some background about the company and please look for our upcoming reviews will focus more on recommendations and tips.

At A Peace of Mind Travel we appreciate the opportunity to serve your travel needs and please feel free to visit us anytime.

Genuinely,

C.S. Montgomery

Travel Agent, Creator and Author

This review should not be used as a full and complete report on any company and should be considered an educational travel article.  Every consumer is responsible for conducting their own research before making any travel purchases.  A Peace of Mind Enterprises is not responsible or liable for any misunderstanding or issues between the customer and the travel company.  Apple Vacations is one of our travel partners and reserves the right to change their company policies, procedures, promotions, pricing, contests and anything they deem necessary at any time.  The information in this review is only current as of the time of the posting.  While A Peace of Mind Enterprises is partnered with Apple Vacations® we are not considered employees of the company.  The research and some of the content in this article is property of Apple Vacations.com®, Better Business Bureau.com® and USA 3000 Airlines.com® to avoid losing the intended message.  Additional research came from articles on the internet and were checked for accuracy.

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Hello Travelers,

My name is C.S. Montgomery and I’m a Certified Travel Agent.  While working as a travel agent I could only help one person at a time however, by creating a 100% Free Educational Travel Site I have an opportunity to teach many people how to research and purchase travel.  This article explains all the travel resources we have to offer and we invite you to visit our web site to become a part of our traveling community.

A Peace of Mind Travel.com is an all-inclusive travel resource center to help travelers research, plan, and purchase their travel arrangements through our hand picked travel partners.  Our vision is to create a place were a community of travelers can come together to share their experiences, passion, and love for travel.

To become a smart and thrifty traveler you should gain a firm foundation of how the travel industry works and use the experiences of other travelers.  Serving as a travel agent I have learn tips and resources that the general public is not aware of or they just don’t have access to.  At A Peace of Mind Travel.com we have and will continue to add tools, resources, tips, and guides to assist travelers to make educated travel plans.

It is a BIG world out there and it’s impossible for one person to have all the answers to your travel questions. A Peace of Mind Travel.com is dedicated to reaching out to the traveling community to bring you answers and deliver them in one clear and easy source.

To find the best travel deals it all comes down to research, timing and knowing where to find that special trip.  Our travel search engines page gives you all your favorite travel sites in one place with ratings, reviews, tips, and promotions.  Throughout the site you will find many opportunities to share helpful and useful knowledge with each other.  In addition, our Travel Tips Forum was created to give you the freedom to discuss a wide range of travel topics.

It’s hard to find the best prices when buying travel arrangements because travel acts more like the stock market than most people think.  It all comes down to the principles of supply and demand, as demand goes up supply goes down and your price goes up.  Unfortunately, due to the changes in supply and demand the prices can change minute to minute for us travelers.  There are other factors that can change the price of travel, which we will discuss this in further detail on our web site, blogs, articles, and videos.  To find the best travel deals you have to understand everything that drives pricing and time your purchases to take advantage of the best deal for you.

Safety while traveling sometimes isn’t on everyone’s mind.  When most people travel it’s a time to relax, recoup, and let your hair down, so people tend to let their guard down as well.  Unfortunately, in today’s world we need to take a few precautions to make sure that everyone returns home safely.  At A Peace of Mind Travel we care about your safety and will be discussing ways to help you become a smarter more informed traveler.

It’s in our human nature to go exploring; however we all have different tastes and expectations we want to experience while on our trip.  It’s important as you read ratings and reviews that you understand some people might exaggerate their comments and so please keep this in mind when researching your trip.

Our commitment to you will never stop.  We wish to gain your trust and loyalty by researching new and innovative ways to assist you in making better well-informed decisions.  Our goal is to be the first web site you thinking of travelling.

We appreciate the opportunity to serve your travel needs and we’ll see you at A Peace of Mind Travel.com

Genuinely,

C.S. Montgomery

Travel Agent, Creator, and Author