General Travel Tips for Airports and Flights

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Booking Cheap Flights:

Before you book your international travel, search "List of Low-Cost Airlines" on Wikipedia.com
It will list the carriers by country, so you can shop around for the best fares. Some of the airlines only fly between certain cities, so you may want to be flexible with your itinerary depending on how you can get to different places.

By Nikki and Leon

When traveling in China or anywhere in Asia for that matter, I would recommend buying tickets in Asia as opposed to purchasing them in advance in the U.S. The same applies to booking hotels. I found it to be far cheaper to make travel, hotel arrangements once I arrived in Asia. Check out ELong.net for great deals on flights and hotel bookings for most Asian countries.
I was able to book some really nice hotels for very cheap using ELong.net

By Steve

Use skysaver.com to compare discount airline prices. This is different from the other airfare websites because it includes the discount airlines.

By Kate

ID your Suitcase:

Put some sort of identification inside your suitcase, as well as outside, in case your luggage tag gets torn off or broken.

By Glenda and Larry

Are you Breastfeeding?

If traveling with an infant have them take a bottle or breastfeed on takeoff and landing to help reduce the air pressure for the baby

By Sarah and John

Flying with Ryan Air?

If you are flying Ryan Air, KNOW THE RULES. For example, you must print your boarding pass in advance or they will charge you 40 euro to print it at check-in. Also, there is a weight and size limit for your luggage and carry on bags. Make sure you are within the weight limit because the fees are extraordinary (15 Euros per kilo). If you have extra weight, pack the extra weight into a carry on bag. You can only bring one carry on the plane, so when you get to the gate and they catch you with two bags, they will make you check the second bag under the plane. The difference is that once you are at the gate, they only charge a flat 30 euro for your extra bag instead of 15 Euros per kilo.

By Nikki and Leon

10 Travel Tips to Get Through Airport Security Faster:

1. Carry a bag on wheels.
The stores sell great carry-on bags with wheels and pop-up handles. You can store all of your personal items and electronics in one place so your hands will be free. If you are organized, you will travel more comfortably and more quickly.

2. Print your boarding pass in advance.
If you do not have any luggage to check, you can generally proceed straight to security with your boarding pass.

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By Nikki

Need a Wheel Chair?

If you need a wheel chair, get it when you first go into the airport and the attendant will get you through security on a priority basis and take head of the line and take you to your terminal.
In England we weren't aware we had to change terminals and their help was great.

By Arline