Priceline gives us this simple list to make travel during the holidays easier and hassle free. Of course, we can’t account for delays and weather, we can proactively make sure that we are ready to travel and ready for situations that we may face while underway.
Here are Priceline’s 12 rules
1. When buying tickets, make sure all names on tickets match up exactly with the IDs that will be provided at the airport.
2. Make sure the dates, times and airports are correct before committing to buy tickets.
3. Check flight status the day before the flight and again before leaving for the airport.
4. Try to get by with a single carry-on bag per passenger.
5. Weigh and measure all bags to make sure they conform to the airline’s requirements.
6. Ship presents on ahead instead of taking them to the airport.
7. Better yet, buy online and have presents shipped to the destination.
8. Bring a snack or eat hearty before the flight.
9. Take along some reading or other entertainment materials.
10. Wear a coat, even if flying to a warm weather destination (it makes a good blanket or pillow).
11. Take public transportation, or have a friend drive you to the airport to avoid the long-term parking fees.
12. Read an airline’s extra fee requirements before selecting that airline.
Do you have any tips to add to this list?
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
