Not a few travelers believe that air travel can be an awful experience for the most part. However not all travels experiences are terrible. Experts have come up with points that can make it pleasurable rather than horrible. Below are recommendations these experts suggest should be adopted.
Make a day of it
Modern air travel is so much faster relative to what most people used to endure — long train, boat, or car rides — that we’ve come to believe that we’ll be whisked from point A to point B with no deleterious effects.
This is foolish. Just because your flight is two hours doesn’t mean that’s all the time you’ll be committing to the journey. You could get stuck in traffic on the way to the airport. You could be delayed at check-in or security. The flight itself could leave late. You could get bumped! You could miss a connection. And on and on. Add to that the stress you’ll endure if you fly coach, with a cramped seat, and you’re confronting an ordeal.
The practice is to write off the travel day. Even if your flight is just a couple of hours, plan to spend the day on the move and unless there’s a business commitment mixed in, devote yourself to the journey. When you get to the airport with hours to spare, have a bite to eat and something to drink, do a bit of reading, board the plane, take your flight, and don’t rush at the other end. However, if you are flying with your family. It’s a different scenario but if it’s only you, Make the trip worthwhile.
Use the lounges.
Some travelers have airport lounge access thanks to their ticket or relationship with the airline or lounge through a credit card. But if you don’t, Well, it’s worth it to pay for daily access. In fact, most travelers routinely now do this.
They spend around $50, which actually can be a money-saving expenditure. Even if it isn’t, it’s much more relaxing to hang out in the lounge than it is in the terminal or by the gate. I’ll often spend a few hours doing this, becoming a sort of temporary citizen of the airport.
Stay overnight at an airport hotel.
This often isn’t as expensive as you might think. A night in a hotel that is close to the airport cost about $100 or less Again, you’re taking care of yourself with this move, reducing the stress of getting the airport on time. For early flights, I think this a total no-brainer. You wake up, maybe enjoy a free breakfast, and you either stroll over to the airport or jump on a shuttle. This works out best if the hotel is in the airport itself. Or nearby. Applying this rule gives you good results were great. Because you arrive for your flights with plenty of time to spare.
Don’t fly coach
This isn’t an option for many folks. But if you fly infrequently, Then it’s worth it to spend the extra money and enjoy a business — or even first-class experience when you take to the skies. And remember, you can often use a credit card or frequent flyer/miles program to upgrade from coach. Or you can simply pay some extra money at check-in. Or just ask for an upgrade.
Sleep.
Again, not an option for everybody. But if you are somebody who can sleep on a plane, and you favor coach, you can essentially pass the agonizing episode while blissfully snoozing. The trick, of course, is that you need to schedule the flights so you’re tired enough to zonk out. For this reason, overnight flights are a good choice.
Read a book
In-flight entertainment is great — a vast improvement over the single-movie showings in your youth. You can also use your flights to catch up on films you’ve missed in the theater. But sometimes all visual stimulation is fairly unrelaxing and can contribute to setting one on edge after you might have been stressed by the flying experience itself. But here is another option for you. Ensure you always have a book (printed or in a Kindle format) to get lost in. This is always a more calming experience before you know it you are already dozing off.
