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Avoid-Getting-Sick Secret
Sanitise “high touch” areas. Germs linger longer on non-porous materials
like plastic. When travelling via plane, train or bus, wipe down common
surface areas such as tray tables, seat armrests, lavatory door handles with
an alcohol-based wipe or gel before you use them. If you’re staying at a
hotel, do the same for the TV remote controls, bathroom door handles and
telephone. Source: Mother Nature Network
Frequent Flier
Secret
Frequent flier and hotel points programs
can deliver things that you couldn’t
access yourself at almost any price. Soldout events, meet-and-greets backstage,
cooking classes from celebrity chefs–
these are the sort of things you can’t do
yourself but that big travel companies
can put together for you. Auctions for
experiences can get you especially good
value since most people don’t know
about them, which means the bidding
stays thin and you don’t have to trade
too many miles for a memorable event.
The Starwood program, Delta, American
and Hilton all let you bid on admission
to concerts, sports events and movie
premieres. Source: USA Today.
Packing Secret
(Source: Mother Nature Network)
Follow the “Trilogy Rule” while packing your
clothes. Three pairs of socks, three pairs of
underwear, three shirts. Wear one, wash
one, dry one. You can get more miles out
of leg wear, so two pairs of pants and one
culturally appropriate pair of shorts or a skirt
should suffice. Choose light, flowing, quickdry cotton-poly blends in matching colours
that handle wrinkles well.Remember, if your
clothes take up more than one-third of your
bag, you are probably taking too much.
September-October 2015 Travel Secrets 57