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Thousands of travel tips flood the internet and the ever-present airport magazines, but with all the advice and catchy titles like “10 best travel tips”, the truth is that the most important advice is often ignored.
However, the most basic, and most often ignored, is pre-travel planning advice, where the most confusing questions crop up, such as:
1. How do I travel?
2. How much do I want to spend?
1. How much luggage should I carry?
2. How do I get to the airport?
How do I travel: Deciding which means of transportation to use is one of the most basic travel decisions you can make but, because of external circumstances, this decision is often confusing to most travellers. The single most important factor for choosing a mode of transportation is the distance of the journey; people travelling short distances often prefer to take their car which might also be relatively affordable. However travelling long distances more often than not requires the use of air transportation. Deciding whether to drive your car to the airport is also crucial, and, as the majority of airports charge a fee for this service.
How much do I want to spend: Carefully deciding how to spend your money is the new reality of today’s travellers. With so many options available to the modern day traveller, the most basic questions to ask are:
Will I need a multiple flight ticket?
Do I prefer to buy from the internet?
Do I have enough time to opt for an off season ticket?
While multiple flight plan options may offer some reduction in cost, buying from the internet always offers an array of options and promos to consider. Buying well ahead of time also gives the option to buy off season or reduced-price tickets.
Knowing if you’ll be taking your car to the airport can also help determine or calculate how much you’re willing to spend. There are various fees charged by different airports so talking to travel advisers or visiting airport travel information centers can be really helpful. It may even be a good idea to check out the cost difference between local airports too.
How much luggage: Out of all the skills a traveler should aim to acquire, travelling light is number one. Taking less luggage prevents the need to hand your bags over to strangers, reduces the likelihood of losing gear, and also lessens the rising baggage fee that is witnessed at most International airports. Ultimately, travelling light means paying light.
How do I get to the airport: Most of the time travellers find it difficult to determine how to get to the airport; whether they would have to take a taxi or take their own car? Taking your own car can be a far better option than public transport, particularly if you have sports equipment which can be somewhat cumbersome to take onto the London Underground for example. You can make excellent savings on airport parking just by booking early, so you can enjoy a relaxing start to your adventures abroad.
What more can I say? Wherever you are going, plan wisely and enjoy yourself; after all, home is where the heart is.
These are very helpful tips indeed. It is important for every traveler to monitor and anticipate his expenses. This will prevent delays and other future problems. If you have a car, then you can use the service that airport parking offers. There are some airport parking lots that give discounts and special offers.
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You make some excellent points. We are trying to plan our vaction this summer. I will be bookmarking this
Don’t forget to ask yourself if there are toll roads when driving. These have caught me by surprise a couple of times going to and from airports even.
I’m traveling soon, so these tips are very helpful!
Unfortunately we don’t get to travel often but I agree that pre-planning is very important. When we’re taking the kids somewhere I always overpack and then wish I hadn’t. lol
these are great tips i will tell my hubby about because he travels so often thank you
Great tips! Unexpected fees are the worse, we always try to figure everything out!
You have great points! Recently, I was looking into airfare vs. train travel, comparing expenses. I was surprised to discover that airfare, for the particular trip, was priced very competitively!
I hate unexpected fees that pop up when you get to a destination.
Parking is an expense that many don’t consider. I recently went to a conference that the parking was $20, if you let the lot for any reason and then came back you had to pay again. I made that mistake and one day of parking was $40, a three day conference was $80 just to park.
luggage tips are always helpful