facts first presents 13 travel hacks
every traveler should know you can bring
your own alcohol this is one of the best
travel hacks every traveler should know
the alcohol that is served on a plane
can be very expensive if you want to
start your vacation mid-flight you don't
need to buy the alcohol on the plane you
can actually bring your own as long as
you bring bottles that are 100
milliliters or less and you keep them in
an 8x8 inch ziplock bag you can not only
carry it on board but you can drink it
on board if you don't want to drink the
bottles straight you can ask for a cup
of soda or juice to make sure alcohol
with this can be a huge money saver just
be sure not to get too drunk on the
plane as that can lead to some legal
problems clear your cookies to get
cheaper flights
some people believe if they continue to
refresh their page the price of the
flight will go down it's actually the
opposite many websites that help you
find the cheapest price such as kayak or
Skyscanner
use something that is called dynamic
pricing this means that when a
particular flight is in high demand the
price will go up when you clear your
cookies your browser will be private
this will stop the dynamic pricing and
you'll be able to get the lowest rates
possible you can be compensated for
delayed or cancelled flights there's
nothing more inconvenient than being
scheduled to board a flight that has
either been cancelled or delayed what
you might not know though is that you're
entitled to a refund for all of your
trouble
the airline won't tell you this but you
are entitled to up to six hundred
seventy dollars from the airline if you
are taking a flight that was delayed or
canceled visit get air help.com to find
out exactly what you're entitled to you
deserve to be paid for your
inconvenience do a search for flights
for the whole month if you have a bit of
leeway when it comes to your travel
plans check flight rates for the whole
month
if you
like a whole month view on the site you
can find the cheapest flight for that
month if you could leave at any time
during the month you can take advantage
of the lowest prices ask to be upgraded
every seat on a flight is not always
full some passengers will cancel their
travel plans at the last minute and some
flights just can't fill up on time
before the plane takes off this means
that there could be seats available in
first-class or business class if there
has been an airline error which does
happen and your seat is not available
you can ask to be bumped up to first
class for no extra cost the airline
usually won't offer it but if you ask
you do have a good chance of flying in
style
go left and skip the queue most people
are right-handed
therefore they automatically go to the
right if you go left you'll have a
better chance of getting a shorter wait
time this doesn't always work but it's
worth a try you can get a refund within
24 hours of your purchase if you booked
a flight
you'll often see that the flight is
non-refundable in many cases as long as
you cancel your flight within the 24
hour window you can be refunded the
airline just doesn't always like to tell
you this if you booked a flight and you
look the next day and you find a cheaper
one you can cancel your first flight and
then purchase the less expensive flight
carry an empty water bottle like the
alcohol the water they serve on the
plane can be very expensive if you want
to save some money once you board you
should carry an empty water bottle you
can fill it up once you get through
security and you'll have free water to
enjoy during your flight fear airsick if
you get airsick or if the turbulence on
the plane scares you you should book a
morning flight many of the factors that
affect the turbulence that you'll
experience on a plane occur later in the
afternoon this means if you book a
morning flight you'll have a much
smoother trip take photos of your
important documents things can go wrong
when you travel the airline could lose
your bags for several days
your bag could be stolen if this happens
you could lose all of your important
documents before you leave for your trip
you should take a photo or scan these
documents and store them in the cloud if
you lose something important
you'll always happen some of the things
that you should scan include your
driver's license passport and other
important documents charge your phone in
airplane mode most people already know
this one but if you don't you should
charge your phone when it's in airplane
mode it'll charge twice as fast if
you're on vacation and you want to
charge your phone before you leave your
hotel you can get out much faster if you
use airplane mode take a photo of your
parking space when you arrive at the
airport with all of the excitement of
your trip it can be easy to forget where
you parked when you get back from your
trip you'll want to find your car as
quickly as possible
well if you take a photo of your parking
space before you leave for your trip
even if you forget where you parked you
can look on your phone and you know
exactly where your car is located take a
photo of your luggage when it's being
checked in it's not uncommon for the
airline to lose your luggage when your
bags are being checked it's a good idea
to take a photo for proof subscribe for
more and here's a bonus one for you
smoking on an airplane especially in
flight is illegal if you must smoke
you'll need to step outside