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8 Tips for Holiday Travel<br />
by Shinika LaShea Hayes<br />
3. Plan Your Connections<br />
Carefully<br />
When booking your flights,<br />
check your search carefully<br />
for sufficient layover time.<br />
This will allow you to build<br />
your flight with time for<br />
flight delays and weather<br />
woes, particularly,<br />
important during the<br />
winter months. Peak travel<br />
times often bring peak<br />
travel delays, and your<br />
connection is more likely<br />
jeopardized. Avoiding tight<br />
connections will save you<br />
time from running through<br />
the terminal and missing<br />
your flight.<br />
4. Leave Early<br />
1. Avoid Peak Travel Dates<br />
<strong>The</strong> day before Thanksgiving is the outbound<br />
?avoid? day as a thumb rule. Traveling on<br />
Thanksgiving Day is often more affordable. Try and<br />
fly home on any day other than Sunday, you?ll likely<br />
pay less (Mondays-Wednesdays are usually the<br />
cheapest days to fly.) Christmas and New Year?s,<br />
the peak is different each year as it depends on the<br />
day the holiday falls. Take the option that will allow<br />
you to maximize long weekends without taking too<br />
many days off work. Try using search engines that<br />
will allow you to input flexible travel dates; these<br />
will show you the best deals for those dates.<br />
2. Know Your Airports<br />
I cannot stress that<br />
everyone is traveling and<br />
you will face longer lines in<br />
TSA, more traffic on the highway to and from the<br />
airport, full parking lots, and full shuttles. It is<br />
important to factor this into your plans, leaving<br />
early will decrease the stress level of the possibility<br />
of missing your flight or the family photo because<br />
you?re stuck in traffic or still at the airport waiting<br />
for a shuttle.<br />
5. Pack Light<br />
Knowing what you can and cannot take on your<br />
carry-on bag is a headache for travelers. You can<br />
pack liquids and gels that are in 3.4oz or smaller<br />
containers, packed within a single, quart-size,<br />
zip-top, translucent plastic bag. You cannot have<br />
Using alternate airports during holiday travel is a<br />
must. You can usually find deals on flights, rental<br />
cars, parking, and hotels, which will save time with<br />
less traffic? saving both time and money. Smaller<br />
airports see fewer flights and typically, fewer<br />
delays? not a minor consideration during the busy<br />
holiday travel season.<br />
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