Travel Tips

As America’s International Travel Expert® Stuart Gustafson has accumulated some impressive travel numbers (and they keep growing as he travels about 50-60% of the year). Some of his numbers as of September 2026 are
> 90 countries visited
> 267 different cruise ports
> 57 cruises
> 1,530,798 lifetime PAID flight miles on United Airlines
> Not tracked, but probably another 500,000 flight miles on other airlines and “unpaid” flight miles on United

Transparency Notice: Stuart is a part-time independent travel advisor (remember, he travels a lot). Information about him and his travel advisor services is available at travel.stuartgustafson.com.

Over his decades of travel, Stuart has learned many travel tips (and tricks) that have served him well, saved him time (and money), and have made his many travels much more enjoyable. He had planned to incorporate them into a book titled Traveling Like a PRO!, and had participated in a small-group webinar with Jack Canfield, Co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series. After reading some of the book’s content, Jack said that he learned something new about travel (specifically keeping vaccinations up to date), and offered the following quote.

While the book with the tips was certainly doable (and he has published 15 books), Stuart decided to make them more accessible to a wider audience by posting them online. Below are the details of the travel tips (and the number grows over time):
> Tips are organized by category (see category listing links below)
> Individual tips are $1.29 (USD) each; groups of 5 or more are discounted about 40%, payable through PayPal
> Tips are in PDF format, US Letter size, and are written for U.S. travelers
> They are copyrighted meaning they are for your personal use only
> New tips are added from time to time
> As dynamic as the information is on the web, tip accuracy is only guaranteed at the time when it is published

Click Here for a free sample tip.

Travel Tip Categories and number of tips (September 28, 2026):
100 – Cruising (8)
200 – Electronics (5)
300 – Flying (3)
400 – General Travel (10)
500 – Health & Safety (4)
600 – Loyalty Programs (4)
700 – Travel Essentials (16)
800 – Travel Planning (5)
900 – While You’re There & Once You’re Back Home (18)