Wanderluster's Guide to Streamlined Travel

WANDERLUSTER'S GUIDE to

STREAMLINE D TRAVEL

Thanks to heightened security, delays, cramped seats, limited bag storage, and a variety of other problems, few of us actually like to fly. While you can’t overcome every problem, a few tips and strategies can make your flight a heck of a lot better.

Like most people nowadays, I hate to fly. I enjoy a wellpacked bag and a good vacation, but I’ll avoid the airport any chance I get. I’d rather pay more to take a bus or train to most destinations and lose a lot of time in the process. Like most people, I confront the frequent frustration of air travel because I have no other practical alternative. When forced into a situation you don’t like, you have to make the best of it, so I decided to find ways to improve upon the most common complaints. In this post, we’ll go over how you can prepare yourself for the inconveniences of flying so a trip to the airport will be bearable.

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With so many website comparison tools, you should take advantage of their price alert features. It takes five minutes to set up and can save you $50 or more.

Once you have a trip in mind, do the following steps: 1. Go to the comparison website, such as kayak.com or hipmunk.com.

2. Log in (or sign up) and click on the alert icon.

3. Input your travel points, dates and flexibility, and maximum price you are willing to pay.

4. The comparison website will send you results every day or week based on your alert preference.

Extra tip: Set up your alert once you have a trip in mind. That way, you can see the pattern of the price change for your desired flights, giving you a greater chance to find the cheapest option.

BOOKING YOUR FLIGHT

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

American citizens can enter

places without having a visa in their US passport.

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Travel visas can take up to eight weeks process. Ensure you allow plenty of time to do this prior to booking your travel.

The fee ranges from $55 to $225 depending on the service selected. The processing time can take anywhere from five business days to five or six weeks.

When you apply for your passport, you must present an original document as evidence of U.S. citizenship (which will be returned to you after your application is processed), photo identification, and a photocopy of that identification.

The Acceptance Facility or Passport Agency where you apply may be able to make the photocopy for you.

Code / Code / Codigo

Passport No. / No. du Passeport / No. de Pasaporte

See Page 27

Endorsements / Mentions Spéciales /Anotaciones

05 May 2025

Date of Expiration / Date d'expiration / Fecha de caducidad

05 May 2015

United States

Authority / Autorité / Autoridad

Date of Issue / Date de délivrance / Fecha de expedición

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Sex / Sexe / Sexo

CINCINNATI, OHIO

Place of Birth / Lieu de naissance / Lugar de nacimiento

12 SEP 1988

Date of Birth / Date de naissance / Fecha de nacimiento

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nationality / Nationalité / Nacionalidad

STACEY VENUS HANGYEE

Given Names / Prénoms / Nombre

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Surname / Nom / Apellido

P USA 233745929

Type / Type / Tipo

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

P < U S A L E U N G < < S TA C E Y < V E N U S < H A N GY E E < < < < < < < < < 233745929<USA880912F62505054327653385<431859

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18% use a self-check-in kiosk, which averages 8 minutes.

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by Alaska Airlines in 1999.

10% check-in at curbside, which averages 13 minutes.

Avoid lines and wait times at the airport by checking in to your flight prior to departure.

You can do so online as early as 24-48 hours prior to your scheduled departure time.

CHECK-IN FOR YOUR FLIGHT

THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME

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Stow everything except your ID and boarding pass in your carry-on. This way, when you get to the front of the security line, you are not finding stuff in pockets, messing with your phone, dropping things or keys. By the time you get in the security line, you should be as close to ready to go through the actual security machine as possible.

Take inventory of what you will need to do when you get to the front of the security line. Do a quick mental review of everything you are wearing that you will need to remove (such as shoes, jewelry, watch or jacket), and what you have inside your carry-on bag that might need to be taken out.

SECURITY CHECKPOINTS

Airline Pilots and Copilots are required to eat different meals, in case one gets sick from food poisoning, or any other food-borne illness, the other can take over.

PLAN FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN Establish what meal options will be available and whether you care. On a brief flight, you might be more concerned with getting work done than chowing down a snack. Conversely, you might plan to eat on a flight so as to save time on the ground. On an international flight, eating a meal helps pass the time, but you might prefer not to be interrupted if you’re on an overnight trip and want to sleep. Plan your meals as part of your flight schedule, don’t make them an afterthought.

SIT TOWARDS THE FRONT Even in the context of scoring a free meal, it’s nice to have a choice if it’s available. Your chances of that happening will be greatly increased if you’re seated towards the front of the plane, since service generally starts at the front and works backwards.

You can maximize your chances of scoring a good seat by checking in online as soon as the option is available.

Higher-status fliers will be able to pick seats ahead of time, while some bargain airlines will also let you choose seats in advance for a fee.

CHOOSE A SPECIAL MEAL ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS If you have specific dietary requirements (such as vegan, vegetarian, low-salt, kosher or halal) then make sure you lodge that request at the time of booking. One bonus of ordering special meals is that you’ll usually score your meal before the main service.

PACK YOUR OWN If you’re particularly finicky in your food choices, or don’t see the point in paying over the odds for a bag of crisps, you can take your own food or snacks on board.

Some bargain airlines try and argue that this is banned, but in reality you’ll usually be able to get away with it.

What foods to take? The obvious choices are fresh fruit (which you won’t often see on a flight anyway) and nuts (compact, filling, high in protein).

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