Summer is the time for vacations. During this time, we are actively making travel plans, booking tickets and packing our luggage. This post will help you enjoy your vacation, save money and prevent minor annoyances. Explore our life hacks and travel the world with pleasure!
Save on Reservations – Unknown People Pay Less
This interesting observation has been confirmed by many experienced travelers. Everything is very simple. If you are going on a trip or to a resort, then you have searched the Internet in advance for information about countries, cities, hotels, etc. That is, the search network already knows that you are interested in travel.
Therefore, when you start looking for air tickets, the first in your search query will be options with more expensive tickets. Try to search for the same tickets by turning on “Incognito” mode in your browser or using a new window in this mode. Perhaps you will find the same tickets, but at a cheaper price.
Buy Tickets at the Right Time
We can’t honestly say that the following trick works for all airlines without exception, but CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg says he uses it all the time.
Many airlines offer discounts on tickets from Monday night to Sunday night. Those who booked tickets at this time have exactly one day to redeem them. However, not all people redeem their tickets, so on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday these tickets are again available for purchase, and at the same low price. Thus, the best time to buy tickets is Wednesday at 1.00 am, the time of the airline’s central office.
Pack your Luggage Correctly
Anyone who has packed a suitcase at least once knows how much things wrinkle during transportation. To avoid wrinkling and not worrying about ironing, use this advice – try to roll things up instead of folding them. It also allows you to put a lot more clothes in your suitcase.
How to Iron without an Iron
If you still have a too wrinkled item, but you don’t have an iron at hand, then a hot shower will help you. Turn on hot water in the bathroom and hang your clothes over the steam. In just 10 minutes, the folds will be noticeably smoothed out.
Mini Cosmetic Bag
You are unlikely to have time to use up a full bottle of shampoo, toothpaste, makeup remover or lotion even in two to three weeks of vacation. However, all these things take up significant space in the suitcase and increase the weight of the luggage. Many travelers know this and use special 100 ml jars and travel cosmetic kits.
Tangled Wires
To avoid the hassle of tangling cables, charger and earbuds, store all the cables you need in the hard glasses case.
How to Charge Your Phone
The worst thing happened – you are already in another country, and the phone charge remained at home. Or the sockets at the point of arrival were of a different configuration. How can you charge your phone in such conditions?
In hotel rooms, waiting rooms, cafes or the foyers of large institutions, you will probably find at least one modern TV, which has a USB connector on the side. Through it, you can just charge the phone without spending a penny to buy a local adapter or original charging.
How not to Damage Jewelry
To preserve the chains, carefully lay them out on a piece of cling film, cover the top with another piece of film and smooth. Then you can roll it up or fold it like a handkerchief.
How not to Disappear if Documents are Lost
Be sure to take a photo of all the most important documents – passports, visa, insurance, tickets, confirmation of the hotel’s prepayment and send it all to your own mail. In this case, even if you are left without luggage, phone and documents, you can ask for access to the computer and at least prove your identity. We hope this advice will never be useful to you, but forewarned means forearmed.
Have a nice trip and Good luck!