If you're traveling during the Holidays like we are, here's our tips! You better be sure we're checking this list twice!
Here's our Stress Free and Money Saving Tips for Holiday Travel
BEFORE YOUR TRIP
- Pack holiday-themed activities or movies to keep kids occupied during the trip and when you arrive!
- If traveling with young children, find creative ways to reassure them that Santa will find them wherever they are!
- Download airline, hotel, and car rental apps and be sure to create logins and have reservations loaded
- Use online check-in and mobile boarding passes to save time.
- Check in for your flight and confirm your flight or travel details a day before and again the morning of your trip (some airlines charge to check in at the airport and more to check bags when you arrive)
- Sign up for alerts from your airline or travel provider for real-time updates
- We like TripIt because it keeps everything in one place!
- If you have access to lounges through a credit card be sure you’ve signed up for it ahead of time
PACK SMART
- Keep essentials (ID, tickets, medications, chargers, and anything you’ll need immediately) in your carry-on
- Bring a portable charger
- If you're traveling with gifts, avoid wrapping them if they are in your carry- on security might ask you to open them.
- Get our FREE Guide for How to Pack Smart and Travel Light
ON THE TRAVEL DAYS
- Allow extra time for holiday traffic en route to the airport and extra time for parking
- Arrive Early and Plan for Longer Lines to drop bags and get through security
- Remember a lot of credit cards give credits for TSA Precheck and Clear so don't let those go to waste
- If you end up getting through in a breeze, enjoy the lounge
- Crowds can be stressed, and stressful, but maintaining a positive attitude helps you and others - consider bringing along something to brighten the day for staff and flight attendants and parents or kids who are having a hard time.
- Plan something special upon arrival or enjoy the uniqueness of traveling during the holidays.
MORE TIPS
- Keep a positive attitude but be prepared for delays and inconveniences and just in case
- Bring snacks and a water bottle in case of unforseen turbulance.
- Know what your travel insurance and/or credit card coverage will cover just in case - often it will cover baggage delay, hotels for trip delay and more.
- Listen to 10 Things You Need to Do Before Traveling
Are you traveling this holiday season? Let us know where you’re headed and what tips you would add?
Happy Holiday Travels!
