Travel Tips

Travel is fun. But many travel and tours become night mare as some minor points are ignored. It can happen to even the most seasoned travelers. One of invitees to attend a seminar from US researched well and found out the common greeting in the Middle East is “asalum alaikum’. He decided to impress people. Having arrived at the airport, he made happily greeted the customs officer, only to undergo more than 2 hours of check. He doubted that he is not pronouncing it correctly. At the seminar venue, he checked with a few friends and to his horror, he found out that he completely mispronounced it and had a different meaning altogether.

Just think “What's your biggest travel mistake so far?” If you haven’t any, you are lucky.  Meanwhile, just see below a few tips to avoid some of the common travel mistakes:

1. Look carefully at flight times and dates. For example, if the travel time is shown as 3.30, it refers to early morning flights. Had it been 3.30 pm, in most cases it would be 15.30.
2. Be careful about the seat upgrades. It can create a mess in the choice of your seats.
3. Before cancelling a credit card, just check whether you have made any reservations with the credit card. Because, along with the cancellation of the credit card, the reservations will also get cancelled.
4. Beware that the hotel room rents can change. Hence, ensure with the hotel that the prices are fixed for you.
5. If you are planning to travel by road, check you car or SUV thoroughly. Get international driving license if necessary.
6. Categorize the items for travel (i) Top Priority – Travel Documents such as Passport, Tickets, Credit Cards, Valet and Visa. If you are on a business trip, ensure that you carry business related essentials (ii) Medicines, Keys and Mobile (iv) Others such as dress, books and food.
7. Before leaving home, ensure that the electricity and water are put into safe mode while your valuables are kept in bank locker.
8. Also ensure that the flat or house is properly locked.
9. Check the cuisine of the city or country you travel and ensure that you can get the type of food you want.
10. Consider the weather and climate at your destination.
11. Book rooms for every night you intend to stay. Travel is tiring and you always need enough rest.
12. Carry a good map. Now-a-days, you can choose GPS Maps.
13. Ensure that the camera, mobile and other electronic items have appropriate specifications to the areas you travel so that you use or recharge them without hassle.
14. Check out the travel warnings, if any issued
15. Take travel insurance, if you think it is a good idea.
16. Make a checklist of the above and other issues peculiar to your case at least two weeks before your trip and ensure compliance.

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