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Travel services and the airlines have created a system to screw us. Travel today is so complex, If you buy tickets through services like Travelocity, Expedia or Priceline, that contract with different airlines they can place unnecessary restrictions on our ability to make changes. This is the story of how Travelocity sold me a flight plan with three carriers and managed to "steal" my money because I wasn't able to make the first leg of my trip. Before you book with any of these travel services you check with the Airline to see their policies regarding credit for missed flights, standby, and their prices. You can often get the same or better prices by booking directly without the restrictions of the agencies. For example, US Air has no stand by policy. If you miss a flight you are SCREWED. Also, check into booking each leg of your trip one way, instead of round trip. When you book round trip, if you miss the first flight you forfeit the return flight!

What do you plan to do once you get out of school this summer? While you can go travel as a tourist, or just stay at home and relax, there is another idea that is been becoming more and more popular among socially conscious teens with a real desire to help people in need and make the world a better place. Have you considered travelling abroad as a volunteer? Today, many teens are spending their summer breaks traveling the world, helping people in need and experiencing completely different cultures and societies.

If the idea of attending a teen camp appeals to you, then you should sign up and enjoy the opportunity to give back. What are your skills? How can you help? Beyond this, you also should be sure that the cause is important enough to you to stick it out. Remember volunteering abroad is not just a holiday, you will be expected to care, to work and to participate fully. Therefore, it is important to be sure you have something to contribute and a willingness to do so.

After you have figured out the issues described above, the next step is to find a volunteer program that works well with your skills and intentions. While there are some government backed programs and religious organizations that run volunteer programs, more often than not these outfits have the resources to have full time aid workers as opposed to volunteers. However, much of good work being done around the world today is being done by secular non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Some NGOs are certainly well funded and have resources, but many of them are desperate for volunteers and already operate regular volunteer programs.

You can find these NGOs and usually detailed information about their volunteer programs on the Internet. This can be time consuming because most volunteer programs have strict guidelines and terms which may not be compatible with your intentions or requirements. Nevertheless, once you actually start looking you will realize that there truly are thousands of NGO sponsored volunteer programs that would be perfect for teenagers looking to spend their summer break productively.

Airline passengers for the first time will be asked to provide their birthday and gender when booking tickets. Bob Orr reports on the new Secure Flight program.