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Become
A Travel Pro In One Easy
Lesson
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by: Joyce
Jackson
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I
focus a lot on helping the
first time or inexperienced
traveler head out prepared and
confident in themselves.
Starting out as a new traveler
can be intimidating. How do
you jump into the gigantic
travel fray and survive? How
can you learn to love delays
and long lines?
Get prepared.
What exactly does that mean?
It means being confident in
what you are doing, where you
are going and how you are
getting there. Basically, it
means being comfortable with
yourself when you leave home.
OK, so what. How do you do
that? Follow these quick tips:
Tip #1
Know your destination.
Do some kind of reading before
you go. Know how long it’s
going to take to get there,
and the time zone. Understand
how the currency converts and
get a handle on local customs.
Tip #2
Be prepared before you leave
home.
Make sure you have the
essentials you will need,
especially for a safe trip.
This includes a hide away
money belt, copies of your
passport, one credit card,
debit card, ATM card and
traveler’s checks. Take no
more than $500 cash. Make sure
someone has your itinerary in
case of an emergency.
Tip #3
Travel light.
Pack for only five days. Carry
one bag. Your bag should be a
soft sided, durable carry bag
of ballistic nylon. It needs
to have a padded carry strap
to sling it over your
shoulder.
Tip #4
Leave early.
Wherever you are headed, no
matter what type of
transportation, leave early
for you departure terminal. It
means less stress for you . .
. a lot less stress for you.
Tip #5
Look like you have traveled
all your life.
Appearance matters. If you do
the above tips you will look
and feel like a veteran
traveler. Veteran travel pros
DO get a higher level of
treatment and service from
people who work within the
travel industry.
Tip #6
Expect things to go wrong.
Most things run pretty well in
the travel industry. There are
inevitable delays and
cancellations. After all,
it’s a dynamic industry and
getting the mind boggling
number of pieces to work all
in sync is a real juggling
act. If you expect delays you
are better prepared to deal
with them. If things go well,
and they usually do, you get a
nice mental lift as you
travel. The more travel
experience you get the better
you get at knowing where
delays usually occur and can
either plan for them or try to
avoid them.
Tip #7
Be polite.
This follows Tip #5 and #6.
While it is your hard earned
money that is paying for your
travel you are one of
thousands of travelers a day
moving around the globe.
Almost three-fourths of these
people are inexperienced
travelers. Many are stressed
out, tired, cranky and rude.
If you are polite you will
feel better and get better
treatment.
See you on the road! Joyce
travels and writes
extensively. Her travel tips
from 30 years of traveling
appear on her website:
http://travel-packing-tips.com |
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