Cool Travel Tips
Following are popular travel tips that should make your travel explorations more fun. Many also include videos from Instagram or YouTube that cover a similar topic.
Disclaimer: These tips do not constitute legal advice. There may be circumstances not covered.
Cool Travel Tip: Get $3,800 if your airline loses your baggage!
According to the Department Of Transportation, if your airline loses your baggage, you are entitled to be reimbursed up to $3,800 for items you buy while they recover your lost belongings–if at all.
- TIP 1 – Take a few quick photos of the items in your bag while packing so you can prove what was lost.
- TIP 2 – Don’t accept a “negotiated” amount up front–their job is to try to save the airline money. Yours is to recover your losses.
They will try to negotiate the amount and may try to give you a voucher worth a fraction of the worth. Wrong–they cannot dictate the amount if it is “reasonable.” Ask for a claim form, then go buy what was in your luggage (similar quality and cost to what was lost), include your receipts, and they are required to pay for it.
Cool Travel Tip: How to avoid long lines at airport security
It is frustrating to arrive at the airport one hour early, only to discover the security line looks like it will take almost that long–and you could miss your flight.
Watch this video to learn of a service that allows you to reserve your space in the security line in advance.
Cool Travel Tip: How to avoid food poisoning during your trip
www.keepfoodsafe.org gives simple yet effective tips for food safety:
- Bring with you—hand sanitizer, non-perishable snacks, medications for common travel illnesses, and water purification tablets.
- When you are dining—avoid buffet-style restaurants, find the recommended tourist restaurants, and say no to ice in your drinks.
- While enjoying your trip—use bottled water for brushing teeth and wipe down surfaces with antibacterial wipes before eating.
Cool Travel Tip: Bumped from your flight? Get 400% of your flight ticket price!
When you are denied boarding, follow these four steps.
- Voucher or Cash? Sometimes they will get you on the next available flight, and offer you a travel voucher. But should you take it or ask for cash?
- Look Up Amount Owed. Visit AirHelp to see how much money they owe you https://www.airhelp.com/en/overbooking-compensation/
- Talk to Boarding Gate. Show your original flight receipt to the attendant at the boarding gate and the compensation you are allowed–based on the delay. You’ll get 200-400% of a one-way price.
- Get Paid. The airline will pay you cash or credit on the same day at the airport.