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Some Travel Basics

1. Just like the pilots, they use checklists for every phase of  flight.  Pre-flight, taxi, takeoff, cruise and landing.  You need to do the same for your flights and trips.  The better you plan the more options you have and less interruptions.
2. Plan as far in advance as you can.  You have more choices and lower costs.
3. Be mindful of seasonal weather and how major airports can be affected.  Especially connecting airports and hubs.
4.  Use available travel apps:  more choices and market price transparency.
5. When booking flights, monitor the percent arrival and departure times.
6. Fly direct and even non-stop if you can. This avoids delays and missed flights.
7. Practice mindful packing. Less is more!
8. Preplan flight gadgets by having a travel gadget pack that has your essential charging and storage media.