Lowered expectations = easier travel
- Don’t check luggage…ever. You can lose l hour each way (as well as your luggage) if you check your luggage. Most people wear 20% of their clothing 80% of the time. Eliminate the 80%.
- Wear the same thing twice. Nobody cares what you wear anyway. If you don’t believe me, ask a colleague what you wore the day before while attending a conference.
- Wear Tencel. It’s lightweight, needs no ironing and if it’s black, it won’t show dirt.
- Buy clothes from www.travelsmith.com They even have reversible clothing.
- Wear heavy shoes and pack light ones.
- Purchase a “Clear Space” card which permits you to avoid traditional security lines in favor of a “Clear Space” line, which is much faster. This service is only available at select airports.
- What happens if you forget your identification? You actually may get through security much faster! Recently, I was traveling to NYC with an individual who forgot her ID. The airline granted her a boarding pass without identification but placed her in a special security line that required her to go through special screening. That line was actually shorter and we were at the gate quicker.