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10 Travel tips
By Jeff Lakie
Going away on vacation should be an enjoyable experience but
everyone has a horror story to tell. Perhaps your hotel room was
robbed, or perhaps a careless spouse accidentally gambled away
more money than they realized, or perhaps you simply lost your wallets
somewhere between the airport and hotel. Here are 10 ways to make
sure that your trip is a success in spite of those obstacles.
1. Use a hidden wallet to carry most of your valuables and
identification.
2. If you feel comfortable sending it in the mail, mail a money
order or a traveler's checks to yourself at your hotel so that
even if you lose some of your money, more will be coming.
3. While you don't have to be too strict, you should have an
agenda and leave it with someone at home. This way, if
something happens in the area where you are vacationing, your
loved ones will be able to have a fairly good idea of where you
are.
4. Keep copies of identification at home, even if you take the
originals with you.
5. When you go on vacation, choose one credit card to bring,
rather than bringing all of them. This way, if your wallet gets
stolen, you will minimize your losses.
6. Another option is to choose a preloaded credit card, which is
really more like a debit card that you put money "on" so that if
you end up losing your wallet the thieves cannot wreck your
credit rating.
7. Bring important phone numbers with you on your trip and put
them in two different places. Bring a phone number that will
cancel your credit card; if you're traveling out of the country
bring a phone number to reach the embassy; bring phone
numbers of close family and friends who can help you if you
get into trouble; and bring phone numbers of the hotel and car
rental company as well.
8. You'll want to have your travel insurance information. Be sure
to keep a copy of your travel insurance at home as well as on
your trip so that a family member can access it if necessary.
9. Bring basic medical information with you, like blood type and
allergies, and make sure that the medical information is
translated into the primary language of the place you are going
to so that non-English-speaking doctors will have no problem
understanding the situation.
10. Know what kind of insurance is covered on your credit card, if
that is how you are using to paying for your trip. For example,
some credit cards cover car rental insurance, but may not
cover it in the country are you are going to. Be sure to know
what insurance you have before you leave.
About the Author
Jeff Lakie is the founder of Travel Information a website providing information on Travel
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