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When travel or packing is your assignment and you need expert input, Susan Foster is the person to contact. Check through our instant press materials if your deadline is tomorrow (or today), or interview Susan for a quote if your time permits.

Susan Foster as a Media Resource

Susan Foster, author, packing expert, and spokesperson, is media savvy and available to help you.

Newspapers and Magazines:

Do you need background information for your next travel or packing article? Is your deadline is near and your article lacking in quotes or expert commentary? Travel writers, columnists, and editors appreciate Susan Foster as a resource for her usable quotes, clear travel tips, and straightforward information. Contact Susan for a personal interview.

Radio:

Susan Foster has entertained listeners on hundreds of radio shows and appears on many stations around the country as a repeat guest. Her engaging personality and solid information mean that listeners enjoy AND learn. Susan is the perfect guest -- prepared, professional, and interesting. Contact Susan to be a guest on your show.

Spokesperson:

Are you looking for the perfect talent for your media campaign? Susan Foster represented Dodge Grand Caravan as “packing and travel expert” for Strat@comm in the November 2007 Dodge VANtastic Holiday Voyage Challenges. Susan’s role included personal appearances and a satellite media tour.

Other opportunities include representing Johnson & Johnson o.b. Products for Edelman as "packing expert". Her experience representing many major companies in the home sewing market and current involvement in the travel industry make Susan Foster the ideal "step right in" spokesperson for your product.

Susan is available to appear as talent in Radio Media Tours, or Satellite Media Tours.

Susan's areas of expertise include:

• Health and beauty products

• Fashion, clothing, and home sewing

• Packing for travel

• Travel: travel safety and security; travel goods

• Women's products and issues

Media clips and references available upon request

Contact Susan Foster: Susan@smartpacking.com
Smart Travel Press PO Box 25514 Portland, OR 97298
503.452.9384 phone
503.452.7558 fax

To request more information about Smart Packing for Today's Traveler or to arrange for an interview with Susan Foster, contact Kate Bandos at KSB Promotions at 800.304.3260; kate@ksbpromotions.com Contact Susan at 503.452.9384; susan@smartpacking.com.

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Includes how to pack right for every type of trip, sail through airport security, minimize baggage fees, and so much more.

When travel today is more irritating than ever, all the solutions are right here. Your comfort begins with smart packing. From airport delays, to no food, to suitcase and baggage restrictions, to changing clothing styles – no wonder travel is a nightmare. With Smart Packing, you can transform business and vacation travel from hassle-filled to worry-free. You'll travel confidently and comfortably, knowing that you are ready for every situation.

Smart Packing shows you the pathway to hassle-free travel:

· What to take on cruises, family vacations, summer vacations, business travel, and on adventure, golfing, and other sports trips
· How to organize, plan, and stay calm and in control on any trip whether you travel by car or plane
· How to transform family summer vacations from stressful to joy-filled
· The best days and times to travel
· Dozens of ways to avoid and handle lost luggage
· The essentials for carry on and the new airline and TSA rules
· The best ways to protect laptops and other electronic gear

Smart Packing for Today's Traveler shows you how to pack less and have more to wear. You'll discover everything you need to travel with confidence and comfort, easy as 1-2-3.

To get started, click here. Tips for Travelers: April 20Includes how to pack right for every type of trip, sail through airport security, minimize baggage fees, and so much more. When travel today is more irritating than ever, all the solutions are right here. Your comfort begins with smart packing. From airport delays, to no food, to suitcase and baggage restrictions, to changing clothing styles – no wonder travel is a nightmare. With Smart Packing, you can transform business and vacation travel from hassle-filled to worry-free. You'll travel confidently and comfortably, knowing that you are ready for every situation. Smart Packing shows you the pathway to hassle-free travel: · What to take on cruises, family vacations, summer vacations, business travel, and on adventure, golfing, and other sports trips · How to organize, plan, and stay calm and in control on any trip whether you travel by car or plane · How to transform family summer vacations from stressful to joy-filled · The best days and times to travel · Dozens of ways to avoid and handle lost luggage · The essentials for carry on and the new airline and TSA rules · The best ways to protect laptops and other electronic gear Smart Packing shows you how to pack less and have more to wear. You'll discover everything you need to travel with confidence and comfort, easy as 1-2-3. To get started, click here.Includes how to pack right for every type of trip, sail through airport security, minimize baggage fees, and so much more. When travel today is more irritating than ever, all the solutions are right here. Your comfort begins with smart packing. From airport delays, to no food, to suitcase and baggage restrictions, to changing clothing styles – no wonder travel is a nightmare. With Smart Packing, you can transform business and vacation travel from hassle-filled to worry-free. You'll travel confidently and comfortably, knowing that you are ready for every situation. Smart Packing shows you the pathway to hassle-free travel: · What to take on cruises, family vacations, summer vacations, business travel, and on adventure, golfing, and other sports trips · How to organize, plan, and stay calm and in control on any trip whether you travel by car or plane · How to transform family summer vacations from stressful to joy-filled · The best days and times to travel · Dozens of ways to avoid and handle lost luggage · The essentials for carry on and the new airline and TSA rules · The best ways to protect laptops and other electronic gear Smart Packing shows you how to pack less and have more to wear. You'll discover everything you need to travel with confidence and comfort, easy as 1-2-3. To get started, click here.

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10 Smart Travel Tips for Families

Insure Your Airport Experiences Are Quick and Easy

A very busy summer air travel season is forecast, as rising gas prices send many families to their destinations by plane this year. Full flights are anticipated, making planning ahead essential. Packing expert Susan Foster, author of Smart Packing for Today's Traveler (www.smartpacking.com), offers these ten tips for smart family travel.

1. Make plane reservations as soon as possible to lock in current inexpensive fares. As fuel prices increase, airfares will also.

2. Select seats when you make the reservation - this is the only way to ensure that you will be seated together. Waiting until you arrive at the airport will scatter each of your family members throughout the plane, or will require asking other passengers to accommodate you by moving seats when they are trying to get settled themselves.

3. Print boarding passes before leaving for the airport. If you have booked online, this option is generally available 24 hours in advance of the flight and will save standing in a check-in line at the airport.

4. Pack light. Many airlines are charging $25 each way for a second checked bag (most still allow one checked bag at no additional charge). Plus they also charge big fees that vary between airlines for checked bags weighing 50 pounds or more. Weigh each bag at home on a bathroom scale before leaving for the airport so you can lighten the load. Also measure each bag before packing as no bag may be over 62” based on linear measurement of length + width + depth. Larger bags may incur a large fee.

5. Take less. Organize what each family member wants to pack far in advance to allow time to wash favorite things and to encourage participation by each person. This minimizes complaints upon arrival, as each was part of the packing decisions. Plan to find a coin-operated laundry half way through the trip so you can pack half as much clothing. Tucking in a self-sealing plastic bag of laundry detergent saves money and hassles.

6. Self-sealing bags of several sizes are the travelers' best friend! Organize clothing by grouping adult’s items: socks in one container, underwear in another. Children’s clothing is easily organized by folding or rolling an entire days outfit together — pants, tee-shirt, underwear and socks — and tucking into a bag. Pop the dirty items back into the bag at the end of the day to isolate soiled clothing from clean.

7. Pack into as few suitcases as possible - the more bags the greater the chance that one will be misplaced or forgotten. Plus, a hefty fee may be charged for additional checked bags. Some airlines now allow only one checked bag plus one carry-on per ticketed passenger (young children who ride on a parent’s lap are NOT considered “ticketed”). Many families pack into community bags of one adult with one child per bag, for a family of four this means two checked bags plus carry-on.

8. Travel with your child’s safety seats and strollers whenever possible. Each airline has a slightly different ruling on traveling with this gear, so call or visit your airline website to check in advance so you won’t have any surprises at the airport.

9. Pack a backpack for each person. Parents can manage children better if they are hands-free, so purses and in-flight necessities are best carried in an adult backpack. Kids fly quieter when entertained, so allow them to choose their toys and to carry them. Smaller children manage better passing through airports, airport security, and aircraft aisles with small backpacks; bigger children can manage small rolling bags that will fit under the seat.

10. Savvy frequent flyer parents advise bringing on the following in your child’s carry-on:

• Gameboys, games and extra batteries and travel-sized games • Books (thin paperbacks are best!) and/or coloring/activity books and crayons • Portable DVD player (however battery length is usually only about 3 hours) • Pajamas and slippers for a long flight (if comfortable, children are more likely to sleep) • Hard candies to suck on, water or juice to combat pressure changes during take off and landing • Anything your child must have such as a favorite blanket or bunny.

Packing light will spare your back and your budget and minimize baggage hassles. Plan ahead, take less, and have a great vacation!

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