Beating the "Home for the Holidays" Hassle; Biztravel.com offers weary travelers advice on how to make it home for the holidays in time to fight with the family over dinner.Business/Travel/Technology Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 The holiday season has traditionally been one of the busiest travel times of the year. This year, with more people expected to travel by air than ever before, passengers flying home for the holidays will most likely encounter interminable in·ter·mi·na·ble adj. 1. Being or seeming to be without an end; endless. See Synonyms at continual. 2. Tiresomely long; tedious. in·ter delays, overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. flights and other travel nightmares. What can you do to beat the crowd and maintain that holiday mood? Leading columnists Joe Brancatelli, Christopher Elliot Elliot is a common last name, and may refer to any one of the various people bearing that name. See . It is also a first name, once rare, now becoming more common. As a first or last name, it can be spelled Elliot, Eliott, Eliot, or Elliott. and Randy Petersen Randy Peterson is editor and publisher of Inside Flyer magazine, sponsor of FlyerTalk, an online travel bulletin board. Peterson is frequently called upon by news media for opinions about the frequent flyer and travel industry. offer travel tips on www.biztravel.com that will help you keep your schedule and your sanity Reasonable understanding; sound mind; possessing mental faculties that are capable of distinguishing right from wrong so as to bear legal responsibility for one's actions. SANITY, med. jur. The state of a person who has a sound understanding; the reverse of insanity. intact. -- Fly early in the day DOT statistics reveal that flights scheduled to depart and arrive early in the day have a better on-time performance. But flying early has another advantage: if your selected flight is canceled, you'll have a better chance of being rebooked on a flight later in the day. -- Travel light Airlines are now much more strict with carry-on baggage, with an absolute maximum of two bags of reasonable size. But be warned: several airlines reserve the right to force you to check one of the carry-on bags on full flights. Assume holiday flights will be full and consider traveling with only one carry-on bag. -- Manage checked baggage better Check your bags if you're on a nonstop flight since airlines rarely lose bags that go in a straight line from your origin to your destination. On direct or connecting flights, examine the 3-letter code on your luggage checks. If the bags are mis-tagged, they're guaranteed to get lost, and it's not hard for a bag to be misdirected. One example: LGA is LaGuardia airport in New York, but LGW is Gatwick Airport in London. -- Ship parcels, don't check them Reduce your stress level by mailing your gifts or sending them by a reliable overnight courier or package express service such as UPS or Federal Express. It may cost a few dollars, but the stuff will get there and you don't have to carry it. For additional information on how you can avoid some of the most commonly frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: travel complaints, visit www.biztravel.com. By taking a few extra precautions precautions Infectious disease The constellation of activities intended to minimize exposure to an infectious agent; precautions imply that the isolation of an infected Pt is optional, but not mandatory. , you can ensure that your flight home this holiday season will be as stress free as possible. Once you get there, of course, you're on your own. |
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