Customer Reviews:
 Great book December 7, 2005
Yes, it's old. Yes, much of the data is outdated. But what isn't usable is at the very least amusing.
Excellent advice in 1989 and still mostly good today October 27, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this book back in 1989 when it came out. I was sitting in some airport east of the Colorado river waiting for a connecting flight when I stepped into the gift/book shop to get a soda and a candy bar. Somehow I spotted this book and bought it, and spent the rest of my waiting period and flight reading it.
The book is full advice regarding air travel that was excellent at the time. I haven't read the book since then, so I'm sure that a lot is out of date. But, I still use some of the major principles from the book when I fly today, particularly those relating packing and boarding and exiting the plane.
One example of the out of date nature of the book is that the author suggests that wheeled luggage will never catch on because they are just too noisy and embarass the user. While that statement might have been accurate for an older person in 1989, wheeled luggage is common now, and there are few people alive today who would avoid a wheeled suitcase for that reason.
The book is well written and the author has quite a sense of humor. It had a lot of helpful information at the time.
Interestingly, at the end of the book, the author asks people to write to him (c/o the publisher) and states that he intends to update the book periodically. Its too bad that he didn't.
If anyone knows what happened to the author, please let me know!
Perfectly done August 14, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
OK, let's put some things in perspective here. This book was published in 1989 and the first three chapters on choosing your flight are totally out of date. Consider those three chapters a history lesson at best.
However, this book is extremely well organized and does offer good tips and advice. The writing is direct with no fluff unlike some of these new travel books. The author displays a good sense of humor which a nice bonus.
If you can get this out-of-print book for a couple of books somewhere, I believe it is well worth it.
It gets 5 stars from me not because it is a completely up-to-date book, but for the value I got out of it. How I wish this book would be revised for curent times!
 Business/Travel December 8, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, so I read this 1989 book about 5 years ago. It still has good advice for all but the most seasoned traveller.
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