Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Make Your Next Trip Hassle-Free With These Tips

By Arianna Taylor


Whether you're planning an exotic trip or taking a spur of the moment jaunt, sometimes, it's the little details that can be the deciding factor on how much you enjoy your time away from home. The tips and advice in this article can help make your travels a smooth and pleasant experience.

If you are traveling with your child, carry a photo of your child just in case he or she gets lost. It can be terrifying to lose your child. Nonetheless, something like this can happen sometimes. If you have a picture of your kids with you, it can help out if they get separated from you in a crowd and you need assistance finding them.

When traveling on an airplane, always be sure to have everything you would need for the next day in your carry on. Since your carry on is always with you, you can be sure that if they will loose your luggage that you will be able to get by on the next day. In most cases, airlines should have your luggage to you by then.

Travelling by plane can be a way to greatly reduce traveling time, while increasing time that can be spent enjoying the trip. Also, you are free to entertain yourself while the pilots and other staff take care of everything. You can sit back and enjoy the flight, while traveling in comfort.

Do not travel with wrapped gifts. When traveling for the holidays, it is tempting to get things done ahead of time and wrap all of your gifts, but don't! The TSA does not allow wrapped gifts onto airlines and they may need to unwrap the gifts to inspect their contents.

Always check out a visitor's center near your destination. They often have a lot of pamphlets on different attractions. A lot of these will even have coupons inside to get a discount. So not only will you find things to do, but you can save money while you do them!

Take a photo of your luggage that you are checking. It will save you a good bit of time and grief if it should get lost during transport. You will be able to present a photo of the bag to the airline and they will have no question as to whether the bag that they have found is yours or not.

Bring a gift for the flight attendants to gain special treatment. Flight attendants are generally treated very poorly, and if you bring them a treat, like a store-bought pie or something similar, they will recognize your generosity and treat you accordingly. Remember to thank them for doing their jobs. They are working for your safety, not as your maid.

Even if you don't have a digital music player, bring headphones on your flight. Many airlines have in-flight entertainment systems that are free to use but require headphones. Instead of paying $5 for the crummy airline headphones, bring your own and enjoy your flight in comfort and style.

While travel is intended to be fun and relaxing, it can also become very tiresome if you do not know the tricks to make your trip smoother. With the above tips, you will be able to put your new knowledge to use and make your next traveling experience easy and pleasurable.




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