Archive for the ‘Travel Tips’ Category

33 Travel Safety Tips

Smart Travel Insurance

Traveling to unfamiliar destinations can bring to you the sort of troubles you do not want to experience while on the road namely: robbery, rape, or murder. Tourists often fall prey to perpetrators because they do not prepare properly before embarking on a trip. Let’s examine some things you should do to prevent your travels from becoming a tragedy:

1. Never list your home address on the luggage tag. If on business, put the company’s address on the tag; if visiting friends you can list their address. Use covered luggage tags as well.

2. Stay with your luggage until the luggage is checked. If you must put your bag down, keep one foot on the handle.

3. Carry important papers with you; NEVER check anything that you simply cannot afford to lose. Photocopy your passport, driver’s license and credit cards. (more…)



Cruise Travel Tips

Multi Trip Insurance

Are you planning on going on a cruise? Well if this is your very first time, you may not be very sure what to expect. Having a few tips to help you out can be very helpful to you. So, here are some important cruise travel tips to keep in mind when you go on a cruise.

Tip #1 – Have a Carry On Bag – The first one of cruise travel tips that you’ll need to remember if you’re going on a cruise is to make sure that you have a carry on bag. Once you get on the ship, you’ll want to visit your cabin but you can’t expect your baggage to show up for awhile. So, it’s a good idea to have a carry on that has some clothes and a few essential toiletries on hand.

Tip #2 – Get a Map of the Ship – Cruise ships are huge. You don’t want to get lost and a map can definitely be a huge help to you. Make sure you have the map and take a bit to look it over so that you’ll be able to more easily get around the ship. (more…)



Simple Tips Anyone Can Use to Get Very Cheap Airline

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It is really no secret that the prices of air tickets keep rising year in and year out. It would be nice if the same was true for our salaries or hourly pay, but this just isn’t the case. Rising ticket prices are making air travel more and more expensive and many families are having to cut back on just how often they can take vacations. Finding very cheap airline tickets can nowadays can seem to be near impossible, unless you know what the best tricks are and how to spend your time most effectively in order to grab a bargain and really save. Finding a cheap flight might require you to spend a little extra time searching around than you might be used to, but you can end up saving hundreds of dollars on your next flight and this makes it all the worthwhile. This is definitely a good thing for many people and here are two tips to help you find cheap flights.

The first tip is one that isn’t common knowledge and is usually only applicable to international flights. Many carriers will partner up and share seats on international flights in order to reduce their costs. For most passengers they aren’t even aware that there may be two carriers selling tickets to seats on the same plane, however, what usually happens is that one of the carriers will sell their tickets slightly cheaper than the other. What does this mean for you? It means that you can easily save $100 or more just by purchasing your ticket through one carrier than the other and you still end up on the same flight, same plane to the same destination. This is a super easy way to knock some money off your next ticket. (more…)