Tips For Safe & Stress-Free Holiday Travel
By Liz Kaadou
Aside from wrapping piles of presents, cramming through crazy crowds to shop, and adorning your abode with an abundance of decorations...if you plan on boldly jet-setting during the holidays you might as well prepare for the pandemonium. Insane year-end holiday travel definitely soars into first place as the busiest travel time of the year. Nothing can turn your fun festivities sour like overbooked flights, lost luggage, tipsy travelers or ridiculously long lines at the airport! Instead of reducing your vacation to a stress-filled situation, follow these savvy tips from WorldNomads.com and take your travels from tense to tranquil!
1) Secure your home before you travel! Cancel newspapers and install an automatic light timer programmed to go on and off at random times. Also, have a neighbor check you mail regularly.
2) Give yourself ample time to get you your airport gate, no sense in having to run through the airport.
3) Travel light with a hand-held luggage that fits in overhead compartments- this greatly reduces your stress from lost baggage's if you had to check them.
4) If you do check your baggage make sure and take pictures and make lists of the content inside prior to traveling in the event that something turns up missing.
5) Put only your name, cell phone number and email on luggage tags- it is advised not to put your home address.
6) In the event of long lines and delays, make sure and pack handy snacks, like dried fruit and nuts.
7) Wear shoes that are easy to take off for airport security checks.
8) Bring all essential medicines, hand sanitizer and if you want to be extremely cautious even a face mask for airport travel.
9) If you are carrying presents with you in your luggage, make sure they are unwrapped.
10) Drink responsibly, nothing makes you more of a target to thieves and pickpocketing than being under the influence of alcohol.
Visit http://safety.worldnomads.com for even more safety tips!
For holiday travel advice, visit RTM's Travel Advice & Tips section.
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