The airport screening experience is one part of their trip that

 most travellers fear the most.

The following tips will provide you a hassle free experience

for the airport screening process.

• The secret to getting through security smoothly is to de-clutter
•  your carry-on bag.
•  
• This lets the Transportation Security Officers get a clear,
•  uncomplicated X-ray image of your carry-on. 
•  
• When possible, keep packing liquids in checked baggage.
• You will get through security faster.
• Limit quantities to what is needed for the duration of the flight.

Items purchased in the secure boarding area are for use on the immediate flight.

If you must leave the secure boarding area and re-enter through the screening

checkpoint, items exceeding 3 ounces that are not in the zip-top bag will again

be prohibited.

You can visit the TSA website for additional tips and requirements.

Traveling Ed has not fallen off the face of the

earth and is looking forward to writing about

the many great places to travel in world.

Hawaii is a great place to visit in the summer

with the great beaches, food and culture.

The new Waikiki Beach Walk on the Hawaiian

island of Oahu is the largest development in the

history of Waikiki.

The nearly eight acres have been completely rebuilt

with a wide array of restaurants, shops, boutiques,

entertainment and a number of new hotels that are

just steps away from Waikiki Beach.   

One of the new hotels is the upscale Embassy Suites

that is the only all new, all – suite, nationally branded

resort in Hawaii.

The hotel offers one and two bedroom suites that feature

flat panel  TVs in all living room and bedrooms, a wet bar,

an alarm clock/radio with CD/MP3 player and many other

amenities.

You will find a 4^th floor Grand Lanai, which features a

sundeck, swimming pool, whirlpool spa, pool bar and

covered pavilion seating.

A full, cooked to order breakfast and an evening Managers’s

Reception with live entertainment is included with

with your room.

The Embassy Suites gives you a local flavor by leaving a note

card in your suite that shares a story about the Hawaiian

people and their culture.

You will also receive a free CD of Hawaiian music as a

gift and a “Farewell Ceremony” filled with the spirit of

Aloha from the staff .

The following photo is of the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk

This photo shows a room at Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk. 

The Ali'i Luau at the Polynesian Culture Center is a favorite

activity on Oahu.

I have many clients that like to shop around

on the internet and ask why they should use

a professional travel agent.

The title after my name is CTC, Certified Travel

Consultant and Certified travel professionals

provide in-depth destination knowledge,industry

experience, and top-notch customer service.

The next you debate whether to use a live travel

agent to book your vacation or to go it alone

by using the Internet, consider the following

article that appeared in the trade publication,

Travel Agent magazine.

1. You’ve Googled “Mexico vacation,” and come up with 17,8

    million responses. Need a little help editing those choices?

2. Remember when you used that obscure web site to book your hotel,

   and when you got there you spent your beach vacation overlooking

   a parking lot?

3. How many hours were you on hold with the airline when your flight

   was cancelled because of a snowstorm?

4. A Did you really mean to spend your honeymoon at that resort whose

   one tiny pool was filled all day with 12 screaming children?

5. Who knew that when you booked that “villa” in Tuscany, it would be

   a small room with a kitchenette and no air conditioning?

   Funny, it looked much it much better on your computer screen,

6 .No one explained to you that in July, it’s winter time in Rio, and

    so you showed up there with nothing hut five Hawaiian shirts and

    three pairs of swimming trunks,

7. How about the time you I really needed a restful vacation, and

    you ended tip in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and someone

    threw up on your shoes?

8. Yes, I guess that hotel must have used a telephoto lens when

    they took a picture of those guest rooms that you saw on their web site.

9. I suppose contacting the Attornev General to resolve the fact that

   that Internet site has billed your credit card three times instead of once

   is the only route to take at this point.

10. It was definitely odd that there were no cab drivers at the airport at

     3 o’clock in the morning when you finally landed in Costa Rica,but

     booking a transfer to your very remote hotel would have been a good

     thing to remember when you purchased your airline ticket and hotel online.

The following photo shows Sunset Beach on Oahu, Hawaii

(One of Traveling Ed's favorite beaches in Hawaii!)

This photo shows the great view from Santorini, Greece

(A great place for a honeymoon)

Have you ever considered Tahiti as the

place for your honeymoon or special

occasion?

Tahiti is a perfect to be alone with its small

peaceful villages, intimate resorts, and miles

of quiet pristine beaches.

The Big Day has created a Tahiti Travel Guide

to help couples plan their special and romantic

trip to these Islands.

This guide includes popular activities, typical

travel Itineraries, and much more.

A secluded beach on the island of Moorea.

This photo shows the crystal clear waters of Huahine..

Traveling Ed