Tips on how to make the most of your travel experiences
Allow enough time at the airport for check-in
• You will need your government-issued photo I.D. for check-in for domestic travel and a passport that is valid for six months with at least 3 empty pages in it for international travel.
• With an E-ticket, you will only need your I.D./passport and the confirmation number for check-in. There [...]
• Use a universal list to make sure that you do not forget anything
• Make your own list
• Add to your list as you remember things
• Check off your list as you pack
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• Look at your itinerary and choose clothing for the places that you are going to and the activities that you will be doing
• Keep track of what the weather will be at your destination and choose your clothing accordingly
• Choose lightweight clothing that is wrinkle resistant
• Choose coordinating clothes that can be mixed and matched. All [...]
• Valuables: camera & extra batteries, binoculars, passport or ID, health record, jewelry, travel itinerary & documents
• An emergency set of clothing
• Reading materials, games, writing materials
• Snacks
• Prescription medications & prescription
• Photocopies of passport, driver’s license, health-insurance card, vaccination certificate, credit cards, eyeglass prescription
• Emergency kit: band aids, Pepto Bismol tablets, Imodium, ibuprofen, antibiotic [...]
• Itinerary and travel documents
• Printouts of reservations
• Passport and vaccination certificate (if needed), driver’s license
• Health record
• Prescription medicines, vitamins
• Cash, ATM & credit cards, frequent flyer card or #
• Photocopies of passport, driver’s license, health-insurance card, vaccination certificate, credit cards, eyeglass prescription
• Photograph of luggage contents (in case of loss)
• Contact-lens solution, extra [...]
For international travel you check in with an airline representative at the international check-in desk. Self-service check-in for international flights is available at some airports. For domestic travel you may be able to check in with an airline representative but this is not offered at all airports. You will then need to check in by [...]
• Wear comfortable clothes that are not tight. Take a lightweight sweater, fleece or sweatshirt – it is usually cool in the cabin. Wear compression hose during a long flight.
• Take a neck pillow.
• Take reading materials and things to keep you occupied during the trip.
• Buy a bottle of water before you board. Drink [...]
• Use a digital camera.
• Take extra batteries and a memory card.
• Take many pictures and delete as you go along.
• Take pictures of tourist attractions and the unusual.
• Put people in your pictures. Take a second shot of a person immediately after the first.
• Look for unusual angles and use a foreground.
• Make a [...]
Make copies of your ATM and credit cards, passport or ID and keep them with you but not with the originals or put them in in the safe at the hotel.
Carry a copy of your health record with emergency contact information.
Keep cash in 2 places on you - in a pocket and in a money [...]
Put your name and address in the inside of your checked bag as well as on the outside
Always put your important items in the same place.
Hang crumpled clothes in the bathroom where the steam will help release wrinkles.
Start tipping the cleaning staff on the first day of your stay at the hotel or on the [...]