Planning a fall or winter vacation trip this year?
A few smart tips from a variety of sources might come in handy.
As shared by travel experts as well as on social media and elsewhere, here are some surprisingly helpful and practical tips travelers might want to consider as they prepare to see friends and family again this holiday season.
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The best advice, of course, is always to think twice, but check them out to think and think about it.
17 Travel Tips for Fall and Winter
1. Book early to save money, including Christmas and New Year travel.
“I would say it's not necessarily too late to book some vacation trips” Kate Camarro, co-owner of Dream Vacations in York County, Pennsylvania, told FOX43.
Book early this year to save money on fall and winter travel, experts say. This includes Christmas and New Year getaways. (iStock)
She added that while it's a good time to think about flights, it may be too late for some.
2. Leave your trusted family or friends know your travel itinerary in advance.
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3. Pack lightly.
4. Pack layers you can add or remove easily.
Allow extra time to travel.
5. Check if you can access airport lounges.
6. Fly nonstop whenever possible.
If you must have connecting stopovers, choose those connecting airports carefully – to start, look at the weather forecast, experts advise. (iStock)
7. If you must have connecting stopovers, choose those connecting airports carefully – to start, look at the weather forecast.
8. Fly early in the day, advises almanac.com.
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“Weather issues at one airport cause delays throughout the system, so fly early in the day,” he suggests.
“The earlier you fly, the less likely these cascading delays will hit you.”
“Weather issues at one airport cause delays throughout the system” so consider flying early in the day whenever possible. (iStock)
9. Make sure your car is ready for winter either way if you plan on cold weather driving this year.
10. Well in advance, look for great travel tips and information in city guides, local blogs, podcasts and more.
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11. This means thinking about restaurant reservations well in advance. Fall and winter can be excellent times to secure a hard-to-get reservation at most popular restaurantsadvise the experts.
12. Allow extra time to travel, no matter where you're going and no matter the size of your travel group.
Consider these 17 practical tips for fall and winter travel this year. (iStock)
13. Stay hydrated.
14. Protect your skin.
15. Carry with you a photocopy or digital scan of your most important travel documents, including those of the children or grandchildren travel with you.
16. Assume there will be delays. Plan accordingly.
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17. After returning from your trip, consider waiting a bit to unpack your suitcase, especially if you stayed in a hotel, according to a doctor.
“Here’s why you shouldn’t unpack your suitcase right after you get back from vacation,” Dr. Jason Singh of Loudoun County, Virginia, recently said in a viral TikTok video.
After returning from your trip, consider waiting a bit to unpack your suitcase, especially if you stayed in a hotel, a doctor advised. (jacoblund)
“Listen to me, especially if you stayed in a hotel. And it’s because of bedbugs,” he also said, as reported by Fox News Digital.
“Bed bug eggs typically hatch in six to 10 days, and the nymphs need a blood meal shortly after hatching to continue development,” he added.
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“Now if your the suitcase remains closed and undisturbed for at least two weeks, well, any bed bug eggs or nymphs present will probably die of starvation or drying out, so now you have a reason to be lazy, just like me,” he said. he declared in his video.
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“And just let your suitcase hang to the side.”
Sydney Borchers of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
