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Tip 44: Hotel apps are becoming more useful

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Recently I had an overnight flight and arrived at the hotel many hours before the typical check-in time. I had assumed I would have to check my luggage with the hotel desk and walk around town sightseeing for a few hours before I would be able to access my room, however I had “checked in” to my hotel via the mobile app which I can only believe is what led to me being so lucky as to have priority to a ready room.

Just has checking in to planes as soon as possible allows you to pick good seats, it appears hotel app Check-in also has advantages. In addition, you can use these apps to order room service, request items you forgot, or ask for more towels, etc. We also enjoy having a “mobile key” where our phone serves as a replacement (or backup) to a physical key.

In essence, hotels are becoming more “digital” so you just may want to take advantage of that on your next stay!

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Tip 42: Toddler travel tips

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Years ago my 3 year old refused to go the bathroom for more than 7 hours at Disney World because the automatic flushing toilet terrified her. Eventually a seasoned Mom suggested I put my purse in front of the toilet sensor to keep it from triggering the flush and that did the trick!

The other good trip I remember is to being zip lock bags to hold partially eaten meals. Especially on vacation, kids are often too excited to sit for a meal so they leave too much food behind and then are hungry a couple hours later.

Here is some other good advice we found:

https://www.parents.com/fun/vacation/traveling-with-kids/traveling-with-toddlers-10-expert-tips-from-a-globetrotting-mom/

https://lifehacker.com/eight-expert-tips-for-traveling-with-your-toddler-1724779450

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Tip 41: Research your visa requirements

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Recently I have learned I need a visa to travel to Australia and Cuba. While I expected the visa I needed for China last year, these came as more of a surprise. Fortunately, however, I found out about them ahead of time and they can both be processed rather quickly.

How do you know if you need a visa for your travels?  Here are a few sites that can help you figure that out:

CIBT Visa site – use the search box

Travisa site – use the search box

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Tip 39: Calming travel anxiety

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While none of us @leadtravelpray are truely anxious travelers, there are situations that definitely make us uneasy or stressed. Missed flights, sick relatives that we are rushing to be near, turbulence, close connections, lost bags….we have experienced these things multiple times and more. Each leads to stress and concern, but we know many people to are anxious just at the idea of travel itself so that is our focus of this tip.

Mostly we use prayer and meditation to get to a calmer state. Yoga and essential oils are also becoming part of our occasion routines. What do you find makes you most calm?

Here’s some good advice we found to pass on to you:

https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/types/travel

http://travelwithkate.com/2014/04/21/5-tips-for-dealing-with-travel-anxiety/

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/overcome-travel-anxiety-1654.html

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Tip 38: Gas or no gas in your water?

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Yep, it’s a thing. In parts of the world, you’ll be asked if you want your glass of water to have “gas” or “no gas”.  You might also be asked if you want “sparkling” or “still”.  As you might guess, no gas and still are the same as regular water.  Sparkling and gas water have bubbles/carbonation. So which do you prefer, gas or no gas?