Vacation Network News on KMOX - St. Louis
Saturday June 3, 2006

1. 80% + Load factors with the airlines this Summer means morepassenger bumping and calls for volunteers. Be careful what youaccept as compensation for your inconvenience.
   
2. Las Vegas update. What’s staying in Vegas now?
   
3. Best Fares –Tom Parsons with the latest in air fares from St. Louis.
   www.BestFares.com
   
4. The Baseball Hall of Fame – What you want to know about visiting one of America’s great sports shrines.
   www.BaseballHallofFame.org
   
5. The Louie List: Taking your cell phone to Europe on vacation and other ways to stay in touch.
   
   A. If your U.S. phone is with a GSM carrier such as T-Mobile or Cingular. You can ask for your phone to be opened to International roaming, People will reach you on your regular number but you may pay $5+ per min. in fees.
   
   B. Ask to have your GSM phone unlocked then purchase a local SIM card in Europe with its own number and minutes account which you may add to as necessary.
   
   C. These SIM cards are also available from www.Telestial.com a San Diego company that can help you with any of these options. Example a SIM for Germany is currently $60 and includes $15 air time credit with local calls starting at .07$ per min.
   
   D. If you will have your laptop with you and you are a Skype user that service is available from internet cafes and may be free of charge depending on connection method.
   www.Skype.com