We'll help you explore faraway places. For less.  Favorite Travel Tips
 Use gift wrapping tissue paper to fold your clothes to reduce wrinkling when traveling. Place cosmetics, shampoos, hair conditioners, and other items that may leak in zip-lock bags. Take extra zip-lock bags to hold wet bathing suits or soiled apparel. Also plastic bags may become soiled by a broken bottle, so it's a good idea to have extra on hand. Additionally, clear plastic bags are good for items, like underwear, you don't want handled by airport screeners. Avoid setting off airport metal detectors by wearing tennis shoes, instead of high heels, which are more likely to have metal supports. There are shoes now made especially for clearing screen devices. Avoid wearing underwire bras which may also set of airport metal detectors. - Don't put film in your checked baggage. The screening devices will damage it.
- Distribute your clothes and other contents amongst several bags to avoid overpacking. The screener may have to open your luggage and it is important to make it easier for them to close. Check with your airlines for luggage weight limitations.
- Avoid packing food and drinks in luggage.
- Distribute books and documents evenly throughout your luggage. It makes them easier to handle and will help prevent your suitcases from accidentally popping open.
- Pack footwear, like shoes, boots, tennis shoes on top of the contents in your suitcases.
Take with you on board the airplane important medications, nightwear, and anything else you may need in the advent your checked-in luggage is misplaced by the airlines. Keep ID and airline tickets accessible, even after you've been screened. You may be asked for them again. - Place the following items IN your carry-on baggage prior to entering the screening checkpoint:
- Mobile phones
- Keys
- Loose change
- Money clips
- PDA's
- Lighters
- Large amounts of jewelry
- Metal hair decor like barrettes
- Large belt buckles
Take your laptop and video cameras with cassettes OUT of their cases
Take OFF your outer coat, suit coat, jacket, or
blazer.
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