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London Daily Mail: Beggars Can Make Up To $200 A Day


I can believe it. Your travel4seniors.com editor hikes twice a day along several miles of Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The final 20 miles of nationwide Route 66, runs from downtown Los Angeles to the oceanfront beaches in the city of Santa Monica.

With growing numbers of homeless in the area, I encounter at least five or six beggars daily. In some locations, such as next to posh restaurants, bars and supermarkets, they get steady handouts of tax-free dollar bills and more.

Advice: Because many street people have mental and addiction problems, don’t hand out money to them in your travels. Too often it goes for drugs and alcohol. You’ll help much more effectively by contributing to your local Red Cross, Salvation Army and other agencies that help the homeless. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6791637/Homeless-beggars-making-200-DAY-reveals-ex-soldier-says-11lb-streets.html#comments

Survey: Hotels Should List Total Prices In Ads PDF Print E-mail


It’s no surprise to seasoned senior wanderers, but a recent Travelers United poll reports that at least 80% of seniors wanted hotels and resorts to list all charges on final bills to be advertised up front.

Of course, that also applies to everything in the travel industry, where come-on prices are always just the beginning of a long list of piled on extras. Restaurants, cruise ships, airlines. They all do it with local taxes, wi-fi, video, honor bar and everything else. They all result in jacking up a typical advertised price 20 or more percent you pay out of pocket.

Next time you respond to an attractive ad or pitch by your favorite hometown travel agency, get the full truth. Demand that you get a totally honest quote for the so-called bargain package.

 
 
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