Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know [Paperback]

Wendy Perrin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1996

Wendy Perrin SecretsWendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know
By Wendy Perrin

The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Smart Traveler

Author Wendy Perrin,Condé Nast Traveler's consumer travel expert, has an unparalleled knowledge of how to anticipate, prevent, and handle travel mishaps. In this guide, she shares that knowledge in lively and spirited style, peppering her travel advice with perversely entertaining tales of actual travel disasters drawn from the Condé Nast files.  No traveler can afford to leave home without reading her great introductory essay entitled "The Fine Art of Complaining."

Each chapter covers a different travel topic, including:
AirlinesLodgingTravel Agents and Tour OperatorsCruise LinesCar RentalShoppingEmergenciesPerrin's insider perspective and sound advice will make every reader a better traveler -- better at planning a vacation to make it trouble-free and more adroit at resolving the occasional unavoidable travel nightmare before it ruins the trip.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Wendy Perrin has heard almost every travel-related complaint and suffered a few herself. Drawing on her experience as a columnist for Conde Nast Traveler and as a traveler, she has compiled information on how to plan for a good trip-and how to rectify a bad one in Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know: Conde Nast Traveler Magazine's Complete Guide. Aside from solid information about airfares, luggage, hotel security and finding a good travel agent, readers will also feel comforted after reading the complaints from Conde Nast readers-no matter how bad you've had it, someone else has had it worse.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Consumer travel expert Perrin provides a fine guide to travel savvy, with chapters covering everything from airlines to car rentals and lodging tips. Insider views and advice are aimed at those with some travel experience who want to know how the industry works and where the best deals are to be found, how to avoid getting bumped from flights, and other details on safe, efficient travel. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.; 1st edition (December 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679033513
• ISBN-13: 978-0679033516
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,758,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Tips

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know how I traveled before without it!, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know (Paperback)

I thought I was a highly astute traveler; I'd read other guides before. Not until I read this marvelous tome did I realize how inept I was at negotiating through travel's often treacherous waters. I've been using many of these tips on recent trips and... lo and behold... now things go so much more smoothly! I've even gotten refunds from travel disasters which I didn't know were available before.

I was visiting Broadway in NYC recently and, it turns out, this book has been turned into a Broadway show (of the same name)! The show is every bit as funny as the book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing New To Me..., December 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know (Paperback)

Although Wendy Perrin's book was very well-written and enjoyful to read (a lot of outrageous stories), the information and suggestions given are common sense to most, notably seasoned travelers. However, it does help to refresh your memory so you'll be on your toes before another exhausting business trip. In all, the book was not a waste of my money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun book to read, June 22, 2002

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Douglas W Johnson (Orem, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know (Paperback)

I travel a lot and know a lot about it. In her book I did learn a couple of things I did not know. I disagreed with a couple of things that were not really important. The book is a little dated and doesn't take into account the baggage searches we face since 9-11, or the fact that most Travel Agents no longer receive airline commissions. When I receive Conde Nast Traveler the first thing I do is read the Ombudsman section. Reading this was like having many years of the Ombudsman at once. I liked that.