Holiday Travel Tips
The holidays are almost here! Are you traveling during the holiday season?
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You may be heading to see you family or flying to the Caribbean to escape the cold. You are not alone. This is the busiest time of year for traveling. I wanted to share some holiday travel tips to make your travels merry and bright. Reservations, Reservations, and More Reservations
During the holiday season, you want to make sure you have reservations for everything. Be sure you book your reservations, before you leave home. This can include your hotel, car rental, airport parking, dining reservations, shuttles, and more. Something as simple as making a reservation for airport parking, will save you time and stress.
Leave Lots of Extra Time
You are not the only one traveling this time of year, so plan ahead. Leave lots of extra time to get to the airport or to get from your hotel to your dinner reservation. Everything is super busy this time of year, so plan ahead and leave lots of extra travel time.
Pack Light
We know this is a tough one during normal travels. Over the holiday season, you have the added Christmas presents. Ship your presents and toys, before you leave home. It actually may be less expensive than luggage fees. In addition, packing light means you can carry on your luggage vs checking it. This can save you a lot of time, before and after your flight. Plus, you are guaranteed to have your luggage once you arrive to your destination.
If you do bring any presents in your carry on luggage, be sure you do not wrap them. TSA security may unwrap them for you. Plan on having unwrapped presents and wrap them when you arrive.
Online Check In
Take advantage of online check in for everything. You can check in online for your airline or your hotel. The online check in is especially important for your flights this holiday season. The lines at the airline counters are going to be long. If you take a few minutes and check in online, before you arrive to the airport could save you a lot of stress.
Follow the Rules
If you are flying, double check the current TSA requirements in your airport. Each airport is slightly different with their rules. At least, this is what we have found during our travels. Double check the requirements for your airport. The security lines will be super long. I have seen travelers get through the long line to find out they left a water bottle in their bag or they have a shampoo larger then the required amount. The TSA removed the item and then made them get in line to go through the scanner again. This does happen all of the time and can be super stressful. Be sure you follow the TSA rules, before heading to the airport.
Get Up Early I know this is your vacation and you want to sleep in. On your travel days, get up early. Most travelers are on the road during the day. Get up early to get a head start on all of the other travelers.
Finally, one of my best holiday travel tips is “go with the flow!” Things will happen during any travels. Just remember whatever happens will be something that you will laugh about during future holiday dinners. Contact me at 804-585-3143 or info@vintageexplorer.com.