The Savvy Traveler

Special Information for the week of March 28, 1998
 
Airport Lounges

Rudy's note: For about the same price it costs to join one of the airline clubs Tom Verde mentioned, you could buy a "Priority Pass" from the International Airline Passengers' Association. That pass gives you unlimited access to more than 200 clubs worldwide. Call 1-800-352-2834.

Reality Tours Interview

Deal of the Week
The two rental car companies that will soon be offering specials if you drive their cars north are Avis and National.

Q & A II -- General Questions
Rudy mentions:

Exploring cemeteries in London, including:
Westminster Abbey, with Poets' Corner in the South Transept
Highgate Cemetery in Hampstead; tours by Friends of Highgate: 011-44-181-340-1834
Crypt at St. Martins-in-the-Field
For a detailed rundown of who's where: Judi Culbertson's Permanent Londoners: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of London published by Walker and Company and available through Amazon Books.

Inside Flyer edited by Randy Peterson, a publication devoted to the frequent traveler. Last year it voted Continental OnePass the best frequent flyer program.

Mount Hermon, the highest point in Israel, is most easily reached by bus from Kiryat Shmona. Buses run from Tel Aviv to Tiberias and Haifa, and from Tiberias and Haifa to Kiryat Shmona.
Israeli Tourist Board: 212-499-5660