While it’s not a new concept - shipping your bags ahead and having them already at your destination upon arrival - United’s new Door to Door partnership with FedEx is a great idea. Wealthy friends of Savvy Navigator who have been on our gay tours have been doing this for years and now the concept is kindly being brought to the masses. Imagine more hassle-free (well, less hassle free) movement through the airport, and avoiding those bag-check lines.

You have the benefit of being a carry-on-only traveler, but still have significantly greater wardrobe options while on your trip. For the Savvy Navigator spouse, this is HUGE!

If you’re a UA Global Services or 1k flyer, it’s even better, as the partners are offering a special 25% discount. Give this new concept a try, and let Savvy know how it goes.

Savvy Navigator has long been a fan of travel guru, Peter Greenberg. He has an interesting new book entitled Don’t Go There!, which enlightens us, in a most humorous way, those places to avoid. While Savvy Navigator spends most of his life telling folks where to go, this time it’s the other way around.

Here’s how Peter describes his new work:

“We’ve all suffered through bad vacations: tourist traps, endless lines, rundown hotels, and the worst airports on earth. Before you book your next trip, get all of the facts–that “idyllic” beachfront hotel could really be one of the world’s hellholes.In this follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, The Complete Travel Detective Bible, Peter Greenberg shares his experiences and hard-won knowledge of where not to go and why, so you can make sure your big vacation isn’t to a dismal destination.From dangerous roads, crime-ridden cities, and countries overrun with disease to depressing destinations, polluted beaches, and place that (literally) stink, the ultimate travel expert leaves no stone unturned, no garbage heap unexplored, to list the locations you should forget even exist. Backed up by information he has been compiling for years, Greenberg unapologetically exposes misrepresented resorts, corrupt countries, and cringe-worthy cruise ships so that travelers can confidently pack their bags and avoid vacation tragedy.”

Grab yourself a copy! I think you’ll enjoy it.