I’m sure, I’m the only person who’s ever experienced a stressful vacation or business flight. Whether by fault of my very own or because of inclement weather I’ve missed my flight or realized that I have lost baggage for an important business trip or found nobody helpful in the search of obtaining information about my delayed or cancelled status.
On my recent flight this week, while I waited in line for the security check point, the departure screen above me updated my flight with a red “DELAYED” status; I swiftly made a split second decision that allowed me to fly stress free from San Francisco, on home. During boarding, I observed overwhelmed travelers, delayed by two or three days, standing in long lines and dealing with frustrated airline agents. Does any of this sound familiar? In an effort to ensure that there are fewer travelers in distress including myself, I am compelled to share my personal travel tips and those of others bellow to ensure your next flight is a happy one, complete with stress free memories. Safe travels!
Before The Flight
Get to know the surrounding airports within driving distance of your inbound and outbound flight. This information is valuable when you have to make last minute travel changes due to delayed or missed flights and can be rerouted to another airport.
No More Delayed/Cancelled Flights
Instead of standing in line for an agent to help you change your delayed flight, call your airline’s 1800 number and speak to a customer service representative (typically they are under less stress and more helpful) and move to the next flight available, or fly into a different airport.
Use Technology To Fly
Layovers, cancellations or delays don’t stop Laura Esquivel (Washington, DC) from putting a damper in her travel schedule. She doesn’t leave home without her wireless internet air card, it’s allowed her to quickly find alternate flights when faced with inclement weather delays.
Tiffany Garcia from Dallas, Texas uses WalkingHotSpot uploaded from Handango.com for internet access. A $20 onetime fee provides her a lifetime subscription, to turn her phone’s internet into a Wi-Fi hot spot for up to 3 computers at once. This nifty application allows her to log on the net without a physical air card and instead use her phone to find a hot spot. She LOVES it!
A List Of Many
Making a list and checking it twice helps Long Beach, California resident Elizabeth Garibay avoid stressful situations. She makes a priority list a week before her travel of the items that are absolutely essential. She also reviews airline baggage weight limits and security regulations online to avoid surprises.
I always pack an extra set of clothes (business or pjs) in my carry on, in the event my luggage is lost in the abyss I have a back up.
This And That
Traveler Raquel Guerrero (Ft. Worth, Texas) always carries a set of flip flops to ease her way through security.
A large bag for women or a man bag for (you guessed it) men, is essential to Margarita Arevalo from College Station, Texas to help carry snacks, something to read, and a sweater for the cold plane ride.
Most importantly, in an effort to shoo away creepy guys, Cristina Jimenez (Seattle, Washington) recommends women to wear a ring on your engagement finger-unless you want to hang out with creepy guys, in that case never mind.
On my recent flight this week, while I waited in line for the security check point, the departure screen above me updated my flight with a red “DELAYED” status; I swiftly made a split second decision that allowed me to fly stress free from San Francisco, on home. During boarding, I observed overwhelmed travelers, delayed by two or three days, standing in long lines and dealing with frustrated airline agents. Does any of this sound familiar? In an effort to ensure that there are fewer travelers in distress including myself, I am compelled to share my personal travel tips and those of others bellow to ensure your next flight is a happy one, complete with stress free memories. Safe travels!
Before The Flight
Get to know the surrounding airports within driving distance of your inbound and outbound flight. This information is valuable when you have to make last minute travel changes due to delayed or missed flights and can be rerouted to another airport.
No More Delayed/Cancelled Flights
Instead of standing in line for an agent to help you change your delayed flight, call your airline’s 1800 number and speak to a customer service representative (typically they are under less stress and more helpful) and move to the next flight available, or fly into a different airport.
Use Technology To Fly
Layovers, cancellations or delays don’t stop Laura Esquivel (Washington, DC) from putting a damper in her travel schedule. She doesn’t leave home without her wireless internet air card, it’s allowed her to quickly find alternate flights when faced with inclement weather delays.
Tiffany Garcia from Dallas, Texas uses WalkingHotSpot uploaded from Handango.com for internet access. A $20 onetime fee provides her a lifetime subscription, to turn her phone’s internet into a Wi-Fi hot spot for up to 3 computers at once. This nifty application allows her to log on the net without a physical air card and instead use her phone to find a hot spot. She LOVES it!
A List Of Many
Making a list and checking it twice helps Long Beach, California resident Elizabeth Garibay avoid stressful situations. She makes a priority list a week before her travel of the items that are absolutely essential. She also reviews airline baggage weight limits and security regulations online to avoid surprises.
I always pack an extra set of clothes (business or pjs) in my carry on, in the event my luggage is lost in the abyss I have a back up.
This And That
Traveler Raquel Guerrero (Ft. Worth, Texas) always carries a set of flip flops to ease her way through security.
A large bag for women or a man bag for (you guessed it) men, is essential to Margarita Arevalo from College Station, Texas to help carry snacks, something to read, and a sweater for the cold plane ride.
Most importantly, in an effort to shoo away creepy guys, Cristina Jimenez (Seattle, Washington) recommends women to wear a ring on your engagement finger-unless you want to hang out with creepy guys, in that case never mind.
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