- Good Things Come to Those Who are Prepared to Wait at the Airpor
When flying this holiday season, plan for delays, and prepare accordingly. While there were many reports about improved on-time arrivals and departures during the busy Thanksgiving weekend, you should still prepare for delays for the holidays. If you are traveling with children, be sure to bring snacks and games, even for short flights. If you have plans to be at an event at a certain time, don't risk flying the same day. If you are flying or connecting on the last flight of the night to your destination, consider bringing a few toiletries and fresh underwear to get you through an unplanned overnight stop- over. If a big storm is approaching your departure, destination, or one of your connection cities, ask your airline if they have space to allow you to fly out before the storm. The airlines want you to get to your destination and may make schedule changes for free if unfriendly weather is approaching.
SeatGuru.com
Travel Tip Category: Holiday Air Travel
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- Passport
Sign your passport, and fill in emergency information: Update and sign your valid passport, and a visa, if required. Don't forget to also fill in the emergency information page of your passport.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Qipit
Qipit itinerary, passport and other important documents: Make sure you are protected in case of theft, loss or other emergency by making easy to access digital backup copies of important documents. Qipit (www.qipit.com), a free service, turns any camera phone into a mobile scanner so you can convert important documents (travelers checks, driver's license, passport or itinerary), into enhanced easy-to-read digital copies that can be saved online, emailed or faxed right from your phone to anywhere in the world.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Insurance
Review your insurance coverage: Confirm with your medical insurance provider that your policy applies overseas and if it covers emergency expenses such as medical evacuation. If your coverage does not cover you abroad, consider supplemental insurance.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Local Laws
Familiarize yourself with local conditions and laws: While visiting a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. The State Department website at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html has useful safety and other information about the countries you will visit.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Don't Be a Target
Don't make yourself a target: To avoid being a target of crime, do not wear flashy clothing or jewelry. Further, do not carry excessive amounts of cash. Lastly, do not leave your luggage in public areas and do not accept packages from strangers.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Trust Your Instincts
Make smart choices and use your common sense. Ask for your room to be located close to an elevator and away from exits. Avoid booking a ground-floor room or a room that has easy access from outside. Always keep your room double locked and be sure to use the dead-bolt.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Privacy Please
When traveling alone, simply keep a low profile. Use covered luggage tags and include your office address instead of your home address. Check-in using your last name and first initial only. Inform the hotel not to release your information to anyone and ask them not to deliver any packages to your room.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Stay Connected
It's a good idea to email your upcoming travel itinerary to a colleague, friend or relative so someone will always know your whereabouts. Be sure to carry a cell phone when traveling alone, and of course sending an e-mail from the road to keep people informed is a good idea.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Tray Table
• If you’re flying and don’t have enough room to place your widescreen notebook on the coach class tray table, consider investing in Keynamics’ Aviator Laptop stand, which positions your notebook at an angle to make the most of the available space. www.keynamics.com.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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