Traveling and Making Use of Your Free Time on Vacation

When sitting at an airport is a perfect time to keep you informed about my Travel Thoughts.  You have lots of free time at the airport and in between your flights.  International Flights offer the best quality time to make great use of your personal travel needs.  The Idea is to make use of your Free Time on Vacation.

Make sure that you have signed up for the Frequent Flyer programs and pay attention that you have called in the Frequent Flyer Number.  Most airlines have several Travel Partners that will give you mileage for your flights.  Example  US AIR is a partner with United, so you can earn Mileage Plus credits for you US AIR itinerary.  Every flight adds up and I highly recommend signing up for the larger carrier Frequent Flyers Programs to take advantage of increasing your value of your flight.  Lots of Mileage earns you a free flight.

Arrive early enough so that you can check your last minute emails and get caught up with your social media platforms.  There are some great platforms that offer you the opportunity to post information while you are away.  Hootesuite.com and Bundlepost.com are some of the ones that I use and are great for keeping you live while you are on Vacation.  Try them out and you will be amazed how can keep current with the Media World.

Call last minute reminders to family and friends (take time to make sure that you have wished your best friends a Happy Birthday etc or plant an ideas of traveling with you friends next trip).

Get the latest news and travel updates.  Example flooding in Europe that has caused the cancellation of a River Boat Cruise.  Recently there have been 3 sailing dates that have been cancelled due to weather and Flooding.  Keep in front of your itinerary with weather and travel advisories.

Check in for your flights early and allow some time to start reading that great book that has you name all over it.

Keeping informed is the best thing you can do to make your travels go smoother and hassle free.  Happy and Safe Travels

Jeanne Felix, .
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Blogging above the earth during a Flight on Vacation

Blogging above the earth above about 30,000 feet Is a great thing.  Unfortunately not every flight is equipped with the WIFI options.  I am flying to meet up with a Disney Cruise Experience .  Never have had the situation where I couldn’t be connected on our flight.

It is hard to imagine that you can actually communicate with people at a high altitude, but yes it is possible when you have the right flight and just pay a small fee to sign up.  There are times when you can continue to do business on your flight.  I have sat next to editors, publishers, attorney’s, moms, vacationers and many other business travelers.  When you have some time to actually sit down of a flight is a perfect time to be productive and connected with your public. 

I can say being a Travel Agent and being connected on a flight is really not necessary but something I enjoy.  When I experience something first handed,  it makes me want to write and tell you all about it.  Good experiences are things that should be shared.  

Crying children is a thing of the past.  Most parents are well equipped with the newest electronic gadgets and they sure keep the kids busy.  I believe that this technical world we live in has helped the travelling parents.  I feel the Adult Kids are just as entertained as the Kids with all the Ipad, Ipods,  electronic books, movies and games available.  Personally speaking, I am pre-writing my blog, my husband is watching 3 movies, my brother is listening to some great music and mom is just visiting with her neighbors. 

The Flights are perfect on Southwest and I have to take my hat off as the customer service and smiles are well received by all passengers.