Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're over 50, 2005-2006 (Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures ... Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're over 50)

"The bargain hunter's bible." -- Modern Maturity The newest edition of this proven bestseller, which has sold more than 850,000 copies, is completely revised and updated with even more information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks for anyone over 50. Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 includes amazing bargains on: Airfares and hotels Car rentals and public transportation Vacations designed for grandparents and grandkids Adventure destinations Bike trips and walking tours Golf, tennis, and other sports Free or discounted educational opportunities And much more! In addition, you are offered an overview of organizations for those over 50, an especially useful feature for baby boomers who are just turning 50 and looking for action and excitement. The market is growing exponentially every year, and it's getting more and more active. This edition is ideal for those with a penchant for travel, exercise, fun, and big savings. Joan Rattner Heilman is the author of more than a dozen books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. In her prime herself, she's an experienced traveler and a savvy consumer who can spot a good deal and is always game for a great adventure. Terms of Use......Page 3 Want to learn more?......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 1 Introduction to Good Deals and Great Adventures......Page 7 2 Travel: Making Your Age Pay Off......Page 11 3 Airfares: Improving with Age......Page 15 America West Airlines......Page 18 American Airlines (AA)......Page 19 Delta Airlines......Page 20 Horizon Air......Page 21 Southwest Airlines......Page 22 US Airways......Page 23 Air Canada......Page 24 Air Jamaica......Page 25 Cathay Pacific Airways......Page 26 Iberia Airlines of Spain......Page 27 Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)......Page 28 Virgin Atlantic Airways......Page 29 4 Hotels and Motels: Get Your Over-50 Markdowns......Page 31 Amerihost Inn......Page 34 Baymont Inns & Suites......Page 35 Candlewood Suites......Page 36 Choice Hotels International......Page 37 Clarion Hotel & Clarion Suites......Page 38 Country Hearth Inn......Page 39 Days Inns Worldwide......Page 40 Downtowner Inns......Page 41 Exel Inns of America......Page 42 Four Points Hotels by Sheraton......Page 43 Hawthorn Suites Hotels......Page 44 Hilton Hotels......Page 45 Historic Hotels of America......Page 46 Homewood Suites by Hilton......Page 47 Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts......Page 48 Knights Inn......Page 49 Loews Hotels......Page 50 Marriott International Hotels......Page 51 Microtel Inn & Suites......Page 52 Omni Hotels......Page 53 Park Inn......Page 54 Quality Inns, Hotels & Suites......Page 55 Radisson Hotels & Resorts......Page 57 Red Carpet Inn......Page 58 Renaissance Hotels & Resorts......Page 59 Sandman Hotels......Page 60 Sleep Inn......Page 61 St. Regis Hotels......Page 62 Super 8 Motels......Page 63 Villager Lodges......Page 64 Wellesley Inn & Suites......Page 65 Wingate Inn......Page 66 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts......Page 67 Affordable Travel Club......Page 69 Del Webb's Sun Cities......Page 70 Evergreen Bed and Breakfast Club......Page 71 Jensen's Residential Communities......Page 72 Robson Communities......Page 73 US Servas......Page 74 Women Welcome Women World Wide (WWWWW)......Page 75 6 Beating the Costs of Car Rentals......Page 77 Auto Europe......Page 81 Budget Rent a Car......Page 82 Europe by Car......Page 83 National Car Rental......Page 84 Renault Eurodrive......Page 85 U-Save Auto Rental of America......Page 86 7 Saving a Bundle on Trains, Buses, and Boats in North America......Page 87 Alaska Railroad......Page 88 Amtrak......Page 89 Ontario Northland......Page 90 Via Rail Canada......Page 91 Going by Bus......Page 92 Gray Line Worldwide......Page 93 Greyhound Canada......Page 94 Peter Pan Bus Lines......Page 95 Alaska Marine Highway......Page 96 8 Cutting Your Costs Abroad......Page 97 Europe by Rail......Page 100 Eurail Passes......Page 101 Eurostar......Page 102 Balkan Flexipass Senior......Page 103 Austria......Page 104 Bermuda......Page 105 Britain......Page 106 Denmark......Page 110 Finland......Page 111 France......Page 112 Germany......Page 114 Hong Kong......Page 115 Japan......Page 116 New Zealand......Page 117 Norway......Page 118 Portugal......Page 119 Scandinavia......Page 121 Spain......Page 122 Sweden......Page 123 Switzerland......Page 124 9 Trips and Tours for the Mature Traveler......Page 127 Adventure South......Page 128 CIE Tours International......Page 129 Collette Vacations......Page 130 Eldertreks......Page 131 Fun & Fitness Travel Club......Page 132 Globus & Cosmos Tours......Page 133 Go Ahead Vacations......Page 134 Golden Age Travellers Club......Page 135 Grand Circle Travel......Page 136 Horizon & Co.......Page 137 Hostelling International USA......Page 138 Mayflower Tours......Page 139 Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT)......Page 140 River Odysseys West (ROW)......Page 141 Senior Tours Canada......Page 142 Trafalgar Tours......Page 143 Vantage Deluxe World Travel......Page 144 Vista Tours......Page 145 West Coast Rail Tours......Page 146 10 Cruising the Oceans, Rivers, and Seas......Page 149 Avalon Waterways......Page 150 Costa Cruises......Page 151 Elderhostel's Adventures Afloat......Page 152 Norwegian Coastal Voyage......Page 153 Royal Caribbean International (RCI)......Page 154 Saga International Holidays......Page 155 11 Intergenerational Adventures......Page 159 Country Cottages......Page 160 Elderhostel Intergenerational and Family Programs......Page 161 Familyhostel......Page 162 Grandkids and Me Camps......Page 163 Grandtravel......Page 164 Rascals in Paradise......Page 165 Sagamore Grands Camp......Page 166 Sierra Club......Page 167 Strathcona Park Lodge......Page 168 Warren River Expeditions......Page 169 12 Singles on the Road......Page 171 Tours for Solo Travelers......Page 172 Connecting Solo Travel Network......Page 173 Go Solo Travel Club......Page 174 Going Solo Travel Club......Page 175 O Solo Mio Singles Tours......Page 176 Solo's Holidays......Page 177 Hook-Ups For Solo RVers......Page 178 Loners of America (LOA)......Page 179 RVing Women......Page 180 S*M*A*R*T......Page 181 13 Learning After 50......Page 183 Chautauqua Institution......Page 185 The College at 60......Page 186 Elderhostel......Page 188 National Academy of Older Canadians (NAOC)......Page 191 Semester at Sea......Page 192 Senior Ventures in Oregon......Page 194 University Vacations......Page 195 Utah State University Summer Citizens......Page 196 Institutes for Learning in Retirement (ILR)......Page 197 Elderhostel......Page 199 Gunflint Lodge......Page 200 Over the Hill Gang (OTHG)......Page 201 Compass Holidays......Page 202 The Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society......Page 203 Elderhostel Bicycle Tours......Page 204 Laid Back Tours......Page 205 Wandering Wheels......Page 206 Womantours......Page 207 United States Tennis Association (USTA)......Page 208 Van der Meer Tennis University......Page 209 Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)......Page 210 Elderhostel Walking & Hiking Programs......Page 211 Explore Holidays......Page 212 Interhostel......Page 213 Silver Sneaker Excursions......Page 214 Walking the World......Page 215 Sierra Club......Page 216 Gunflint Lodge......Page 217 Senior World Tours......Page 218 Golden Glides Silver Strides......Page 219 Beach's Motorcycle Adventures......Page 220 Retreads Motorcycle Club......Page 221 American Senior Golf Society (ASGS)......Page 222 The Golf Card......Page 223 Senior Golf Association of America (SGA)......Page 224 Fun & Fitness Travel Club......Page 225 Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness......Page 226 National Association of Senior Citizen Softball (NASCS)......Page 227 Softball Winter Camp......Page 228 National Senior Games Association (NSGA)......Page 229 Arizona......Page 230 Colorado......Page 231 Florida......Page 232 New Hampshire......Page 233 New York......Page 234 Utah......Page 235 Virginia......Page 236 15 Adventures on Skis......Page 239 Copper Mountain OHG......Page 240 Over the Hill Gang (OTHG)......Page 241 Seniors Alpine Ski Club......Page 242 70+ Ski Club......Page 243 Good Deals Everywhere for Skiers......Page 244 California......Page 245 Colorado......Page 247 Maine......Page 249 New Hampshire......Page 250 New York......Page 251 Vermont......Page 252 Wisconsin......Page 254 16 Perks in Parks and Other Good News......Page 255 Golden Age Passport......Page 256 AARP Park Programs......Page 258 California......Page 259 Connecticut......Page 260 Florida......Page 261 Hawaii......Page 262 Maine......Page 263 Michigan......Page 264 Montana......Page 265 New Jersey......Page 266 New York......Page 267 Pennsylvania......Page 268 Puerto Rico......Page 269 Texas......Page 270 Utah......Page 271 Virginia......Page 272 Washington, D.C.......Page 273 West Virginia......Page 274 Wisconsin......Page 275 Association of Jewish Sponsored Camps......Page 277 Elderhostel......Page 278 Voluntary Association for Senior Citizen Activities (VASCA)......Page 279 YMCA/YWCA......Page 280 Saving Money in Stores and Elsewhere......Page 281 Getting Help on Your Tax Returns......Page 284 Saving on Auto and Homeowner Insurance......Page 286 Benefits from Banks......Page 288 Local Senior Agencies......Page 289 Senior Legal Hotlines......Page 290 19 Volunteer for Great Experiences......Page 291 Elderhostel Service Programs......Page 292 Experience Corps......Page 293 Family Friends......Page 294 Foster Grandparents......Page 295 National Park Service......Page 296 National Trust Working Holidays......Page 297 Peace Corps......Page 298 RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)......Page 299 Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)......Page 300 Shepherd's Centers of America (SCA)......Page 302 Sierra Club......Page 303 Volunteer Senior Ranger Corps......Page 304 Volunteers for Israel......Page 305 Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)......Page 306 20 Over-50 Organizations......Page 307 AARP......Page 308 Alliance for Retired Americans......Page 309 Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus (CARP)......Page 310 Catholic Golden Age (CGA)......Page 311 Mature Outlook......Page 312 National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)......Page 313 National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)......Page 314 Older Women's League (OWL)......Page 315 Index......Page 317 Planning a trip, going back to school, looking for adventure? Well, have we got a deal for you! If you're over 50, you qualify for outrageous breaks, benefits, and money-saving offers. This bestselling guide, now in its 13th edition, is extensively revised year after year so that you'll never miss out on exciting discounts and special perks, including: Travel adventures, from whitewater rafting on the Salmon River to cycling in France to sea kayaking in New Zealand Terrific price breaks on airfares all over the world Over-50 discounts at hotels, motels, and restaurants Tennis camps, golf vacations, ski clubs, bike trips, and walking tours Trips and clubs for singles Significant breaks on automobile and homeowner's insurance College education for free--or almost free Big discounts on trains, buses, and car rentals And much, much more The over-50 set's bible for bargains, fromgolf to globetrottingInside this proven bestseller you will find even more information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks--only good if you are over 50! Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 includes amazing bargains on airfares, hotels, car rentals, public transportation,vacations designed for you and your grandkids, tenniscamps, golf vacations, ski clubs, bike trips, and free--or almost free--college educations. Presents information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks for people over 50, including bargains on airfares and hotels; car rentals and public transportation; vacations designed for grandparents and grandkids; bike trips and walking tours; golf, tennis, and other sports; and educational opportunities, along with an overview of organizations for those over 50 Provides information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks for those over 50. This title includes bargains on: airfares and hotels; car rentals and public transportation; vacations designed for grandparents and grandkids; adventure destinations; bike trips and walking tours; and, golf, tennis, and other sports.