08/02/2023
Summer â23 Travel
Tips: with the horrid tales of flight delays, delayed/lost baggage, tarmac delays of hours in high temps, itâs time to think practically when traveling by air. My personal rules at the moment:
1. If you can drive to destination, drive.
2. Use carryon bag only. Donât check a bag! You donât need all those shoes and cosmetics.
3. If you must check a bag, track your bag! I love my Apple air tag. Use your airlineâs app for bag tracking.
4. Download and follow your airlineâs social media accounts. Unacceptably service or lost bags? Say that on their X account, Insta, and Facebook.
5. Never board a plane w/o snacks and several bottles of water in your backpack/purse/carryon.
6. Have a paper copy of your boarding passes (old school) along with your electronic one. Donât throw away your baggage claim ticket until you have that baggage in your hand.
7. Sit in your assigned seat and donât change with a friend or family member until that plane has reached altitude (obviously families with small children, elderly or special situations may call for something different).
8. Use independent flight tracking apps (Flighty, Flight Aware, etcâŚ). Often these update in advance of your airlineâs.
9. Pay attention to weather and alerts of potential delays for your day of travel. Airline may offer opportunity to change flight in advance due to weather. If you have flexibility, that could help. Get a good weather app.
10. Itâs impossible to travel w/technology todayâyou must have, and know how to use, a smart phone. Remember your charger and a portable power pack for it.
11. At least one, if not two credit cards, and one should be different from your bankâs debit card. If you get delayed, you need $ options.
12. Travel insurance.
13. Pack patience and a smile. Youâre able to travel freely, and thatâs not to be taken lightly. And remember, the employees at airports, airlines, etcâŚare having a rough time too!
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