The holiday season is the busiest because everyone wants to travel either for a vacation or to visit their family and friends. But with the onset of the holiday season, several nuisances come along such as soaring airfare prices, long queues at the airport, hours stuck at security, and terrible traffic. While we’re not suggesting you skip your holiday plans and sit at home, instead we got this complete guide which will help you survive this holiday season like a breeze.
Research and book in advance
One thing you must remember is that the closer you book your flight tickets to the holidays, the more expensive airfare prices you will get. Hence, always start your domestic flight search at least 70-80 days in advance and international flight search at least 60 days in advance of your scheduled travel. During this time airfare prices are expected to be lowest and you should book your flight tickets as soon as you get a cheap flight deal.
Pack Light
One major trick you must master to flow easily through the holiday queue at the airport is to pack light maximum a carry-in bag or best to not pack any bags at all except for your handbag of course. This will enable you to avoid the long baggage queues and enable you to check-in directly.
Plan your departure
When you leave home, it is important to remember that you might get a lot of traffic and long airport lines; hence, it is best to take a few hours extra at hand in addition to your required check-in time.
Take your entertainment along
You might be stuck in a jam in a taxi or your car on the way to the airport and then long-long lines at the airport can tire anyone out. Thus, it is best to carry your entertainment along, take portable charges, earplugs, your offline playlist, book, or whatever you like to keep yourself busy with.
Carry some snacks
Over this whole traveling and especially during the air flight, you might just too hungry and that is why it is best to pack some ready-to-go snacks so that you can keep your stomach from growling.
Don’t bring back gifts and cards
One thing you must remember is to not carry gifts and cards along with you on the air flight since that will mean you need to carry baggage implying longer waiting lines at the airport on your way back (when it is the time for everyone to return too). You could instead ship these gifts and cars to your friends and family.
Travel on off-peak days
One rule to live by, if you can is to travel on days when least of the others are expected to travel such as Tuesdays, Wednesdays are quieter than Fridays and the weekend. This is the time when everyone prefers to head off, hence it is best to avoid such days. Also, avoid the time right before and right after the festival or special occasion to travel to and back respectively. Not only will you get high airfare prices in this period but also major long waiting times for check-in, delayed air flights, traffic, etc.
Check alternate airports and odd hour flights
Another trick to help you survive the holiday season travel is to check if alternate airports other than popular ones suit your needs, if yes, then prefer to take your air flights from there. Also, it is best to take odd hour air flights such as late night or early morning air flights because they have cheap flight deals and also, will have lesser people.
In addition to all these tricks, remember to be prepared for the unexpected and also, just relax and try and sink in the vibe of the holiday to make the most of your trip. LatinOFare wishes you a very happy holiday!
