Travel Often? Check This Out

For people who travel frequently, whether it is for vacation or work, you should consider a few ideas so that you have as little stress as possible while on your trip. The fewer troubles you run into, the more you will enjoy your trip. Read these ideas to get started with these goals.

Make sure that all of your travel documents are in one place. This could include just your passport and credit cards; it could also include an immigration card that a foreign country might require you to carry on your person the whole time you are in the country, so pay attention to the specific requirements of each place that you go. You can buy a document wallet that straps inside your clothes, to prevent muggers from running off with your most sensitive items. Keep everything together so that you will be able to find things when you need them.

The Internet is a wonderful invention, but hotels and car rental agencies and restaurants can forget reservations from time to time. For this reason, you want to call or email ahead to the hotel directly to ensure that your reservations have been confirmed. Nothing would be worse than for you to shop for a hot weekend deal, only to arrive and find out that you do not have a room. Take the time to make one call and gain peace of mind.

If you’re going to London for two weeks, you might need a foot locker. Going to Jamaica for the weekend? You need a lot less. While many Americans like to pack as much as they can, you can be the exception. Figure out what you need ahead of time and only pack that stuff — leave the rest at home. If you can travel light, you’ll save money on baggage checking fees, and you’ll avoid throwing out your back because of the heavy cases you have to carry.

You can call hotels directly to see about getting a discounted price; after you have their number, though, you can go online and troll for bigger discounts. A hotel’s home page is rarely the best price that you can find; instead, go to large sites like Hotwire and Hotels.com to search for deep discounts. The purpose of these sites is the fact that they have the purchasing power to negotiate discounted rates — and you can take advantage of those rates.

You can also buy access to quicker and shorter lines for screening in American airports. There are several different levels of service that apply, but if you are at the airport all the time, there is no reason for you to spend hours and hours each week simply waiting for a TSA agent to look at your driver’s license and boarding pass. Instead, spend the money to get access to the upgraded screening lines.

The key with frequent travel is to come up with a routine so that you can plan your trip, pack, and head to the airport without any stress.