09.03
Justfaes and LAN Premium Business Class Fare Sale
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09.02
Justfares is pleased to offer its customers 5% off almost all published fares of Delta Airlines to all its Asian, S. Pacific, Central and S. American Destinations from now until December 1st, 2010. Why buy from Delta direct or any other online seller of travel – call us and save.
For more info or to book your flights today call toll free 1-800-766-3601 and dial 1 for new reservations.
06.23
Justfares is proud to sponsor Ananda Mela Festival this weekend, June 26-27, 2010 in Redmond City Hall Campus, WA. We will have a booth and will be giving away a free ticket to India. Come by and say hello and enter to win. Should be a great time.
You are invited to experience the rich culture, the festive spirit, and the warmth of the people of India at Ananda Mela. Visit many colorful booths demonstrating different aspects of ethnic Indian culture. Learn how to drape the traditional attire of India- the sari. Savor delectable cuisine from India and take part in cooking demos. Enjoy a fun-filled weekend with kids watching magic shows, jugglers, traditional folk dancers, games and much more.
Visit Ananda Mela, a celebration of all that is India with its colors , music and dress.
Featuring Childerns Activites, Color Balloons, Rides, Cricket Demonstration, Face Painting, Mehndi, Rangoli, Sand Painting, Juggler, Coloring Indian Flag, Tatoos, Tie a Saree on a doll, Bracelet with Beads, Garland Making, Surya Namaskar, Bow and Arrow, Catch the ring, Mantra Rock Band, Kathak and Bollywood, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Gypsy ,Bhangra Dances.
This two day event on June 26 and June 27, 2010, organized by the Vedic Cultural Center (VCC) in partnership with many Indian-American organizations of the greater Seattle area, will take you on a journey you will enjoy immensely. Experience India in Redmond.
05.20
Bank Accounts- It’s important to get your finances in order before you go away. Beyond just having money to travel with, it’s important that you organize your money properly to make it work for you. We have a number of suggestions that will help make the banking process easier and have you earn a little money while you are out on the road.
Credit Cards- Picking the right credit card is as equally important as picking the right bank account. You want to minimize fees, maximize usability and security, and also get travel freebies- either cash back, airline miles, or hotel points as soon as you can.
Bills- You don’t want to have to worry about mailing in checks or checking ten different online accounts while away. The simplest thing to do is automate all your bills and have them charged to one credit card (one you did not bring on your trip). Simply pay that bill every month. It is much easier to remember to pay one bill than ten and far less time consuming.
Travel Budgets- One of the biggest things people wonder before they travel overseas is: how much will this cost me? Here is a break down of costs for various regions around the world.
Wills and Such- If you’re older, married, or have assets, it’s advisable that you get a will and proper life insurance. If something were to happen to you on the road, it is important that your family wouldn’t have any problems taking care of you or your assets.
Finding Cheap Airline Tickets- Knowing how to find a cheap flight is very important. Airfare will be your biggest expense, especially if you are traveling long distances. The most question question people begin with is should they buy an RTW ticket? We’ve done a cost benefit analysis of RTW tickets and, if you find they are not for you, don’t worry- there are plenty of ways to find cheap airfare.
Travel Insurance- Travel insurance is something you will need on the road. You never know what could happen and most domestic insurance plans won’t cover you overseas. If something is lost, stolen, you have an accident, or an emergency, travel insurance helps keeps you covered. There are many different plans and companies out there, but we have our own preference.
Travel Discount Cards- There are a number of travel discount cards available to travelers. If you are eligible for any or all of them, get them before you go. These cards can save a lot of money on tours, hostels, and transportation.
Vaccinations- Make sure you check with your local doctor for any vaccinations you may need. The last thing you want is to get sick on the road (we’ve experienced it and it’s not enjoyable). Typhoid, Hepatitis, and Tetanus are the basic shots to get and, if you are going to a malaria zone, make sure you get malaria pills. For more information, consult your doctor before you leave.
Selling Your Stuff- Get rid of it all! When you come back you’ll find you have a new appreciation for simplicity and you’ll be amazed at how much stuff you had that you didn’t really need so sell everything. Many times people go away and end up staying away- you don’t want to worry about your stereo while trekking in Nepal. Sites like Craigslist and Gumtree can help facilitate this process.
Choosing the Right Travel Backpack- This will be one of your most important pre-trip purchases, so you’ll want to do it right. You’ll be living out of it for the foreseeable future- you’re going want to make sure you get the right one. On the most basic level, you’ll want a backpack with straps, padding, an internal frame, and one that is proportional to you.
Packing- Pack as little as possible. You only need half as much as you think (but double the money!). The bigger the pack you buy the more you will be temped to fill it. Before buying a backpack, write down what you’ll need to bring. Surprisingly you will find it is very little. Here is a list of some of the essentials.
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05.11
Justfares offers customers multiple discount flight options to China featuring free stopovers, open jaw city pairs as well as discount business class flights. For more info please email kyle@justfares.com; or call toll free 1-877-681-8147.
SHANGHAI – Crowds at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai have subsided, which is good news for travelers planning a visit during its six-month run. But even without the long lines that plagued its May 1 opening and the days that followed, visitors may have a hard time finding the “wow” amid hundreds of ho-hum touch screen displays, promotional videos and gift shops filled with T-shirts and coffee mugs.
And yet, there is plenty of wow to be found. I spent four days at the Expo’s opening week, and while I did not encounter anything as revolutionary as the air conditioning and television that greeted visitors to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, I was impressed and inspired by the architecture and some (though not all) of the exhibits
. Here are a few of the best things to see and do at this 21st-century world’s fair, where nearly 200 countries and dozens of corporations have erected pavilions and exhibits with a theme of “Better City, Better Life.”
ARCHITECTURE: The Shanghai Expo’s greatest triumph is its architecture. Many countries came up with creative, whimsical and downright beautiful buildings. Britain is a cathedral of 60,000 slender seed-bearing rods, like a dandelion about to burst. Japan is a lavender spouted semicircle, resembling a character out of Pokemon. China is a towering red inverted pyramid, based on a traditional structure called a dougong. Brazil is a box of Amazon-green lace, India is a majestic dome, and the United Arab Emirates is a golden, undulating sand dune. Egypt is a striking swirl of black and white, Israel is a blue-glass seashell, and Romania is a shiny green apple. South Korea uses its alphabet to create a colorful pattern, Spain is a basket of 8,000 delicate woven mats, and Russia is decorated with white, red and gold floral designs.
NIGHT VIEWS: Expo grounds are open 9 a.m.-midnight, with pavilions open until 10:30 p.m. The buildings come alive after dark as their colors light up, shimmer and change.
ART AND CULTURE: Tip your beret to the French, who brought to China works of art by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, Bonnard, Millet, Manet and Rodin. Also in France’s pavilion: Miniature formal gardens and a holographic model strutting high fashion down a computer-generated catwalk. For Denmark’s pavilion, Copenhagen has loaned one of its greatest treasures: “The Little Mermaid” statue. The Spanish pavilion opens with a live, sexy, flamenco-esque dancer, and ends with a freaky, gigantic, blue-eyed baby mannequin. Russia is decorated with enormous, colorful morning glories, and Australia has acrobats dressed like divers, swimming across its ceiling. Expo also hosts exceptionally fine outdoor performances that change each day. Among those offered the first week were dance troupes from Turkmenistan, Mexico and Vanuatu.
PURE FUN: The Swedish pavilion is like a playground: Zoom down a slide from the first level to the floor below, then climb on a swing and swoop to the ceiling. The Swiss pavilion has a cable car on its roof, and the Canadian pavilion, whose interior was designed by Cirque du Soleil, offers stationary bikes with computer-generated scenery that changes as you pedal. A company touting earthquake-proof wood construction offers visitors an “earthquake” experience in a trailer that will shake you silly.
SHOPPING: Many pavilion shops sell predictable kitsch — wooden shoes from Holland (your choice: key chains or chocolate), Russian nesting dolls, and soccer balls from Brazil stamped with Pele’s signature. Australia sells Ugg-like sheepskin boots from the Yellow Earth company in a patterned style, which fans of the solid-color boots may want to check out. And ubiquitous official Expo stores sell the usual T-shirts, bags and hats, with a few oddball objects, like a potted plant speaker with a tiny cactus growing out of it, blaring Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” You can also buy the Expo mascot, Haibo, who looks like Gumby, wearing various ethnic accessories — hula skirt, sombrero or turban, to name a few.
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But some of the most interesting souvenirs are in the Africa pavilion, where vendors are set up by country in a friendly marketplace to sell coffee, jewelry and unique crafts and merchandise. You can take home a drum, a desert stone known as a sand rose, or a wooden dish carved to resemble a pool, with a zebra or giraffe drinking out of it. Dana Miller and Trece O’Donnell, tourists from Denver who were shopping at the pavilion, joked that they “came all the way to China to buy necklaces from Africa.” FOOD: There’s KFC if you’re homesick for American fast food, but wouldn’t you rather try Argentine beef, a fish sandwich from the Swedes or Belgian frites, washed down with a Moosehead lager from Canada? Skip the Belgian waffles, though; they’re small pre-sweetened wafers wrapped in a napkin, not the extravagant whipped cream-and-strawberries confection you might expect. If you’re in a hurry, head to the Colombian coffee cafe. Even on a busy day elsewhere at Expo, in a country of tea-drinkers, there was no line here.
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MOVIES AND THE USA PAVILION: You get sick of movies real fast at Expo, where it seems like every other country offers a sappy video about a child with a dream. The 360-degree projections, 4D special effects like snowflakes and mist, and 3D glasses seem to delight the Chinese visitors (many of whom may not have experienced this technology before), but it’s old hat to Americans who’ve seen this stuff at theme parks for years. Visitors to the USA pavilion must sit through not one, not two, but three movies, with little else to see or do, other than gazing at a wall of names of the corporate sponsors who paid for the pavilion. (The building itself is boring, a gray steel structure that’s supposed to resemble an eagle.)
The good news is, the movies in the USA pavilion are a load of fun. The souvenirs in the USA gift shop (ironically but not surprisingly) are mostly made in China, but if there’s one product Americans still corner the market on, it’s entertainment. The first of the three films shows Americans trying to offer greetings in Chinese, and their mangled attempts to get the pronunciation right is hilarious, both to Chinese and English speakers. The second film opens with a message from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and closes with a message from President Obama; in between kids offer ideas for the future (like cars that run on fruit juice and houses made from cookies).
The final film, which artfully unfolds without a single word being uttered, tells the story of a young girl who dreams of turning a garbage-filled lot into a garden. Gradually she persuades and inspires her neighbors — of all ages, from every ethnic group — to help. The garden is destroyed by a storm, but with creativity, hard work and generosity, they rebuild it. Sounds hoaky, but many visitors find it remarkably soul-stirring.
Jim Klever-Weis, visiting the Expo from Los Angeles with his partner, Kris Klever-Weis, said he was pleased with the way the film celebrated American values. “All the different faces showed that we really are a diverse country, and people really do care about their communities,” he said.
05.11
Justfares newest partner – Powderquest.com had a nice write up on their Save The Waves fund raising offer for customers going on tour this summer – Read it on ESPN here.
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Take a trip with PowderQuest and you can help Chileans rebuild.
May 10, 2010, 5:43 PM
By: Jesse Huffman
Carlos Garcia Van Rysselberghe
Ride with PowderQuest and they’ll donate $100 to help the Chilean people rebuild.
Spring has sprung in most of North America, but south of the equator, winter is just getting started. Good news if you’re planning a trip to one of South America’s summer snowboarding destinations. But bad news for all the folks still left without housing and infrastructure following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that rocked Chile on February 27th.
“While the ski resorts and a good portion of the country are back to normal,” says David Owen of the USA-based skiing and snowboarding company PowderQuest Tours, “the coast, especially the Bio Bio and Maule Regions were devastated not only by the earthquake, but the knockout punch, a tsunami. Some fishing villages were totally destroyed. It is getting cold and the forecast is for a wet winter.”
What’s it to you? Well, now your snowboard trip down south can help support Chilean earthquake and tsunami victims. For the 2010 summer (Chilean winter) season, PowderQuest partnered with Save The Waves Chile Earthquake Relief Fund and will be donating $100 for each Chilean tour sold this season toward direct aid efforts.
“Aid is needed to continue to supply those that lost their homes with survival necessities like fresh water, tents, blankets and shelter,” says Owen. “This and the rebuilding of these communities is where PowderQuest is focusing our efforts with Save The Waves.”
Already an established and respected NGO working in the Chilean Pacific Coastal area, Save the Waves aims to rebuild housing for communities and get workers and fishermen back on their feet and working. And it isn’t just regular folk — snowboarders got hit hard too.
Courtesy of PowderQuest
David Owen is determined to give back to the country that has given him so much.
“Chile’s snowboard culture has a lot of soul,” says Owen. “The local riders eat, drink and breathe riding, and many have lost property, family and friends from this disaster.”
So, if you’re turning your sights south for colder climates, why not consider taking a tour that can help the local people, boarders included, persevere through the coming winter? It’s an effort that Owen says is natural for him, after having been a part of the Chilean community and culture for over a decade.
“Chile, especially her people, has been amazing to me, my family and the shreds that come down with us every year to explore the pow. It’s just going to feel good to know that our program is going to help people survive the winter and get back on their feet.”
Justfares assists Powderquest customers with discount flights to Chile and Argentina. For more info please email kyle@justfares.com; or call toll free 1-877-681-8147.
05.06
Justfares is offering 10% off any United Airlines published airfare from the USA to Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro or Sao Paulo for tickets purchased before May 17th.
Rules:
Must be purchased from Justfares.com before by May 17th, 2010
Valid on any United Airlines published fare traveling via Chicago or Dulles.
No web fares allowed.No Codeshare flights allowed
TRAVEL VALID THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010
Another Justfares.com exclusive deal.
To book this deal email kyle@justfares.com; or call toll free 1-877-681-8147.
05.04
NOW YOU CAN GET ALL THE WAY THERE IN STYLE. As of July 1st, the airline that has always offered impeccable in-flight service now offers SFO travelers the only NONSTOP to South America. Fly NONSTOP to Lima and direct to Sao Paulo with connections to Buenos Aires and Santiago.
Go with the airline that truly offers NONSTOP service. Earn Miles/Kilometers every time you fly with us. LAN is a registered trademark. Flights maybe operated by LAN Airlines S.A, and or LAN Peru S.A. Fares shown are in US DOLLARS and based on roundtrip tickets in Economy class departing from SAN FRANCISCO to: LIMA, Peru; SAO PAULO, Brazil; BUENOS AIRES, Argentina; and SANTIAGO, Chile.
Flights may be operated by LAN Peru and or LAN Airlines S.A. Seats are limited and might not be available on all flights/dates.
Blackout dates: None.
Tickets must be bought on/before May 24th, 2010 and travel must commence on/after July 1st, 2010.
ADVANCE PURCHASE: To SAO/BUE: 7 days before departure; To LIM: 1 day before departure; To SCL: 14 days before departure. MINIMUM STAY: To SCL/BUE: 4 days or first Sunday; To SAO: 3 days; to LIM:2 days;
MAXIMUM STAY: 3 months.
TAXES: not included, approximate taxes of up to US$100.
DATE CHANGE: only permitted on/before departure date of first flight with a change fee of up to US$100. After departure of first flight, changes are not permitted. Ticket reissuance or refunds not available. Offer subject to change without prior notice. Other restrictions may apply for other fares not shown in this ad.
One more way Justfares can save you money.
To book this deal email kyle@justfares.com; or call toll free 1-877-681-8147.
05.04
Here is a good cause to support from our friends at Powderquest Tours:
Non profit Save The Waves Coalition and PowderQuest Tours have teamed up to get more aid to the Chilean coast after Chile’s crushing earthquake and tsunami.
PowderQuest is pledging $100 for every spot sold on our Chile ski tours this season. The money will go directly to Save The Waves Chile Earthquake fund, helping to rebuild the Chilean coast rocked by the earthquake.
PowderQuest’s initial donation following the Chile earthquake went to Save The Waves to get direct aid including fresh water, water filters, sleeping bags, tents, and blankets to those in need.
More help is needed and you can be a part of it. Help us rebuild the beautiful coast.
Learn more about the fund raising efforts:
PowderQuest Chile Earthquake relief