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Day 2 of The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show will feature a best -selling author, a Mom, a Professor and two Grannies.

After drawing an estimated 3,000 attendees on Saturday, the show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City has on tap for Sunday:

• Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places To see Before You Die, will discuss some of the most interesting places to visit around the world.
• Emily Kaufman, The Travel Mom, will tell how to take the stress out of planning and taking vacations.
• Steve Silosky, the Traveling Professor, will show how to see Paris and save money.

• Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser, known as the Nannies on Safari, will preview their upcoming trip to India.

In addition, Wendy Wu will unveil China's "off-the-beaten-path" spots worth exploring, Friendly Planet Travel's Peggy Goldman will show  how to compare offers to get the best deal, and Sandy McDowell will give tips to get the best bang for your vacation buck. Plus, planning a N.J. vacation. 

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

TV travel show hosts Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser suggest these products to make your trips easier and better:

 ScottEVest – comfortable, with lots of pockets, some hidden. www.Scottevest.com

1. Sony Cybershot cameras
2. LA Fresh – cleaning and personal hygiene lotions and products in easy-to-carry sizes. http://lafreshgroup.com
3. Sample-size products
4. Instead of books,  an Ereader, Kindle or Sony Pocket Reader.

 The Grannies TV show is carried on PBS – six new episodes are scheduled to debut in May, two each covering Peru, South Africa and India. They spoke at today’s Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show, attended by an estimated 3,000 people. The show will resume at the Pennslvania Convention Center tomorrow, 10 a.m.-4 p.m..  

Peggy Goldman of Friendly Planet Travel in Jenkintown, speaking at The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show, suggests these international adventures:

1. Costa Rica, 7 days. $899
2. Taste of Thailand, $1,299
3. Greece, including cruise to Greek isles, 8 days, $1,399
4. Best of Turkey, 14 days, $1,699
5. Ecuador, including stay at an Amazon ecolodge, $1,299
6. China: Beijn, Xi’an and Shanghai, 10 days, $1,359
7. India: Taj Mahal Express, 9 days, $1,199.

Prices include air, hotels, transfers, tours, some meals. Not including air fare to N.Y., Los Angeles or Miami; taxes and fees.   

Former Philadelphia Eagle Dhani Jones says his careers as a pro football player and a TV travel show host have made him better at both. And now he’s got a book that tells how.

“The Sportsman,” written with Jonathan Grotenstein, tells how the TV show, which  seemed like a distraction from his football career, actually served to “cross-train” him, enabling him to become a better, more globally aware person.

The self-proclaimed “travelholic” is on the road 100 days a year for his “Dhani Travels the Globe” show on the Travel Channel. It’s taken him to Thailand, where he tackled a style of kickboxing; Switzerland, for schwingen (wrestling); Australia for surf lifesaving; and Singapore for jai alai and dragon boat racing.  

He’s also been England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Cambodia, New Zealand, Croatia, Nepal, Brazil, and Mexico, tackling physical challenges.

The toughest? Climbing Mount Everest.

“You don’t know what it’s like not to breathe till you can’t breathe for 21 says, Dhani told attendees at The Philadelphia Travel Show this afternoon. “… You learn what you fight through t survive. I didn’t reach my goal, Island Peak, because of the altitude. ”

Travel guide writers Arthur and Pauline Frommer give tips on how to save money and what’s worth splurging on, at The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show.

The  industry experts told a standing-room-only crowd of about  175 how travelers can save money on air fares, car rentals, meals, hotels and tours. The savings can be used on air fares, which will continue to rise with climbing gas prices, and cruises.

Here are some of their tips:

Air fares
Airlines set sale prices on Monday nights, so book on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Never book more than four months in advance – you’ll pay full price.

If you want to upgrade to business or first class, check for discounts 24 hours before your flight and the day of the flight. 
For the best fares, check momondo.com and dohop.com.

Car rentals
Check breezenet.com for local no-frills rental agencies and priceline.com for savings from the major companies. 

Meals
If you want to splurge on food, do it for lunch: same menu for 30 percent less han dinner.

Choose food over the view.

Avoid coupons – the usually lead you to less-desirable restaurants.

“Never, never, never ask a concierge to recommend a restaurant,” Pauline says. “… Look at a guidebook, check Yelp.com or ask someone who looks like you.”

Accommodations
“A budget hotel can provide just as good a night’s sleep as a luxury hotel,” Arthur says.

The strongest trend in the industry is substituting apartment and home rentals for hotels. Check Homeaway.com, vrbo.com, rental.com and eventals.com.

Home swaps eliminate te cost of housing.  Philadelphia is a desirable destination for foreign travelers – from Australia, Germany, Paris.

Sightseeing
Nothing can beat exploring on your own two feet, Arthur says.
Walking tours led by graduate students can provide valuable info and insights, Pauline says.

Check the sights offered with City Pass programs – often the main attractions are free and the offered spots are less-desirable ones.

Cruises
The father and daughter disagree on this kind of vacation. Arthur says scrimping on a cruise is a major error. He recommends avoiding bargain cruises on ships that have become amusement parks.

Pauline says that as a mother of a 7-year-old daughter, “after camping in a National Park, there’s no vacation as cost effective as cruising.”

Onboard extras can boost the cost by 25 percent to 75 percent, so budget for (and avoid) them, she adds.

Get travel tips from professionals including Arthur and Pauline Frommer, ex-Eagles linebacker Dhani Jones and the Nannies on Safari tomorrow and Sunday.