Cancelled flights, delays and gate changes are things over which none of us have any control. Worse, such changes are usually made at last minute, after you’ve left for airport and after you’ve made that last-minute call to airline to make sure everything on schedule.

Even after 9/11.

It dropped off for a while, but only a short while, it's back near top again.

Knowing this, I have two new web sites planned that are going to be on travel themes. I won't tell you what they are just yet, but I will tell you how you to can capitalize on this theory, and how we can work as a group to cross promote each other.

My problem is that I just can't find time to get them done. But that's my problem, and I'll find a way to make it work.

I want you to think about creating a tourist guide book about an area that you know fairly well. In other words, if somebody wanted to travel to Atlanta, Georgia for whatever reason, what should they see and do while they are there?

But I think your guide book should be very different from tourist information that is already available. Sure you can mention all big attractions, museums etc. But it should also list things that you do in your area for fun, that are not typically listed in tourist information packages.

Not only could you offer hotel/motel listings, but you could also tell them why they should stay in a given area.

For me, trying to decide which hotel to pick is always extremely difficult. All you have to go by is advertising created by hotel. Wouldn't it be nice to have an unbiased opinion at least about what area would be best for kind of activities you plan to do?

For instance, in Cleveland area there is a little tiny amusement place that has batting cages, bumper boats, go carts, and video type games.

It's not a big place, but last time I was there they had a deal on go carts where you could buy an all day pass for about $18.00 and ride carts as many times as you like.

Now that may not appeal to you, but for a family with go cart age children that would be an absolute hoot!

There is also a little place where you can play polo with dodgem type cars.

These fun places are never advertised in tourist packages.

Have a section for seniors, a section for families with small children, a section for families with teenage children, and a section for young adults.