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Travel Advice & Tips
To make your travel easier, Airguide
provides you with the most up to date
information about airlines, airports and
destinations, but surprises and changes are
commonplace in the world of international
travel. Here are some helpful tips and general
advice. Some of the tips may seem obvious for
the seasoned traveler, but we feel it never
hurts to go over the basics.
Air
Travel
Tips
The
Air Traveler's Ten
Commandments
Thirteen
Murphy Laws For Frequent
Flyers
How
to Complain About Your Airline
Service
Baggage
Basics for Checked and Carry-on
Items
Compensation
for Flight Delays and
Overbookings
Fly
Rights, A Consumer's Guide to Air
Travel
U.S.
Department of State Travel
Warnings
Jet
Lag Tips
Health
Tips
Features
Baggage
Basics for Checked and Carry-on
Items
Bird
Flu Risks for Air
Travelers
Tips
for Travel Under the New Security
Rules
Things
You Should Not Bring on
Board
Travel
Tech: Playing It Safe With
Security
Increase
Safety by Flying
Smart
Avoiding
Serious Consequences from Air
Rage
Other Features & Interviews
Inside
Air Travel
Global
Perspectives
Feature articles on destinations, hotels and
resorts, culture and etiquette, and epicurean
insights.
Sky
Talk
Conversations with top flyers, newsmakers
and trendsetters.
Also See: Air
Safety &
Security
Travel
Safety & Security
Update
National and international travel security,
safety and health news update.
Other Articles on Airline Passenger
Rights
Know
Your Passenger
Rights
Air
Rage: Readers Speak
Out
Airplane
Horror
Stories
Poll:
Will a new bill of rights really improve air
travel?
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Travel
Tip "Number One" has to be: Plan your trip
as far in advance as possible. This will enable
you to get the best deal in terms of fares, and
let you sort out any difficulties while there is
still time. After you have bought your ticket,
especially if you have checked in at the
airport, it is too late to discover that there
are no facilities for getting your disabled
grandmother's wheelchair on the aircraft.
The
Air Traveler's Ten Commandments
- Plan the
flight well in advance, taking a day flight
if possible, and/or arriving when it is
bedtime in the zone of origin; adapt
gradually.
- Lead as
quiet a life as possible during the 24 hours
before the flight.
- Cut back on
or stop smoking before and during the
flight.
- Drink little
or no alcohol in flight.
- Avoid
temptations to overeat during the
flight.
- Drink plenty
of nonalcoholic, non-sparkling fluids during
the flight.
- Wear
loose-fitting, comfortable clothes and
shoes.
- Have a 24
hour rest period after a five-hour time
change.
- Never attend
important functions, nor make important
decisions, after an east/west or west/east
flight.
- Consider
taking a mild, quick acting sedative if
crossing time zones. Always check with your
physician first.
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