Hey Pandas, What Are Your Most Useful Travel Tips? (Closed)

Love your wallet & always check different booking websites (Booking, Agoda, Priceline, etc.)! The prices there are ALWAYS different & you can save up to a few thousand.

Use a carry on that is soft so you can smoosh it under the seat in front of you instead of dealing with the overhead. If you really don't want to check baggage take a travel pillow take the foam out and fill it with clothes. It will be a bit lumpy but you aren't wasting time at the carousel are you?

There are apps for EVERYTHING. Your airline, the airport, the ferry, the rail, parking, buses, museums, the hotel. Even if you booked through Expedia, make sure you have the app. Everything from room service menus to same-day rail ticket sales are all on their apps.

And make sure are logged in and have account info handy before you travel.

Make sure to leave room for enough rest. It makes it so much easier to appreciate the rest.

Dont visit the US, according to BP its the worst place on earth.

Stay home. Save money, and you're a lot safer.

Stay with the people your travelling with you don’t want to get lost in a country you don’t know. And especially don’t lose your brother when you are responsible for him.

Any native that offers help is most likely scamming you. Worst experience? India. Every person.

Do your research.

You do not want to get there and not know what to do because they you will have to use up more time to find what you wanna do.

To help recover from possible jet lag quicker when you arrive in a new time zone try and “stay up” until it is what would be your normal bed time back home. Your body’s circadian rhythm will adapt more easily if it works with the familiar night time sleep routine.

Always be aware of your surroundings. If you're in a foreign country, know your embassy's local

if you're planning going on a roadtrip. Never ever book your hotel, at the last second. in summer most of hotels are full, and whatever the size of your bank account you won't be able to find any room. And when you have 400 - 500 km behind (and have to do more on the next day) it can trully turn into an absolute nightmare. Always book your hotels before taking the road

As a runner, look at running places and the rules of the potential trails before you go. Once I went to a Cross Country camp, and we all got together to run at a loop, but apparently we weren't allowed. Coach got a serious talking-to😄

If you are traveling internationally, always get travel insurance but REMEMBER THIS: Make sure your travel insurance agency has service representatives available 24/7 (not just the medical emergency hotline but all services). I've been stuck in a foreign country after a flight cancellation and had to wait 8 hours for my travel insurance agency to open their office at 9am in America in order to find out how to use/activate my benefits. 24hr customer service is a must!

Looking to bring more stuff on board but already hit the maximum bag allowance? Bring a big coat and stuff the sleeves with stuff. You can even zip it and stuff the mid-section with stuff as well. Airlines don't typically count outerwear as a carry-on/personal item, so you can end up bringing another bag worth of clothes stuffed in the coat. I've done this more than once!

I have 4 tips: TSA Precheck, TSA Precheck, TSA Precheck, and TSA Precheck!

Don't come to Kolkata.

Two things:

If you are visiting the USA, there is an app that can tell you what the crime rate is in certain cities and what type of crime is most common. Many times a tourist from another country will head to a big city and get a cheap hotel on the sketchy side of town. Better to look at the maps and find out the safest place so you don't spend your holiday trying to report a theft and trying to get back home.

Also do not do the tours. When you are on the tours, they take you to the common places other tourists go to which are usually overcrowded and you have to follow their schedule...usually including taking you to the most expensive areas of town. Planning out your trip, with flexibility to change things if you spend too much time checking out shops or sites, can make the visit more memorable.

And always ask the locals where they like to eat. Some of the better places to eat are off the beaten path, less expensive and well worth the trip.

Stay out of Delaware. We're full.