旅行達人教你10條假期出行祕訣，告別麻煩

1. Book early

1.早預定

Last-minute bookers pay 15 percent more than travelers who reserve in advance.

最後一分鐘才訂票的人要比提前預定多付15%的錢。

2. Work with a travel agent

2.和旅行社合作

Travel agents often have access to extra amenities and added benefits and help you avoid travel mistakes. They can also be a tremendous help in the event something changes or goes wrong on your trip.

旅行社通常能得到額外的便利和好處，還能幫你避免一些旅行失誤，在旅行突發狀況時也能爲你提供極大的幫助。

3. Be flexible

3.靈活安排

If your schedule permits, avoid peak travel days. Leaving a day or two early and staying a day later can save you a lot of money and time spent in transit.

如果時間允許，要避開出遊高峯。提前一兩天離開或多待一天能爲你省很多交通中花費的錢和時間。

4. Watch the weather

4.關注天氣

Even if the weather is fine in your part of the country, keep an eye on your destination, and remember that when there’s a weather event that impacts some of the country’s busiest airports, the effects ripple out all over the country.

即使你所在的地區天氣很好，也要關注目的地的天氣，記住有天氣狀況會影響國內某些客流量最大的機場時，全國都會受影響。

5. Consider alternate airports

5.考慮備用機場

One way to beat the crowds and cut down stress during the holidays is to fly in and out of airports that are traditionally less crowded.

度假期間避開人羣減輕壓力的一個方法就是進出通常不太擁擠的機場。

6. Download travel apps

6.下載旅行應用程序

Before you head to the airport, load up your mobile phone with helpful travel apps, including the one for your airline. Other apps to download: a hotel booking option, a car rental company option, and airport maps.

去機場前要在手機上下載有用的旅行應用程序，包括你選的航空公司的應用程序，還可以下載一個預定酒店、租車公司和機場地圖的應用程序。

7. Ace security

7.安全應急預案

You never know when you’re going to get flagged by the TSA. You can save yourself a lot of time and security line headaches by applying for TSA Precheck.

你永遠不知道什麼時候會被海關扣留，申請好美國國內航班機場快速安檢能讓你節省很多時間也能避免安檢排隊的頭疼。

8. Pack smart

8.聰明的打包方法

Never pack anything you can’t live without in your checked baggage; medicine, mobile phone, and glasses are all items that should always be in your carry-on bag.

必備物品絕對不要放在托運行李裏，藥品、手機和眼鏡都該裝在隨身攜帶的包裏。

9. Have a plan for delays and cancellations

9.要有延期和取消的預案

There are a few things you want to do simultaneously if your flight is extremely delayed or canceled. Get in line to talk to a gate agent, but also try using the airline app you downloaded to make changes on your own. Social media accounts are often staffed with troubleshooters who can put you in touch with the correct department for help.

如果你的航班延誤時間較長或取消了你要有幾種預案。排隊去詢問登記處的服務員時也要使用你下載的航空公司應用程序自己調整。社交網站上也要加一些能幫你解決問題的人，以便能幫你找對部門尋求幫助。

10. Pack some patience

10.要有耐心

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of year for travel, so expect heavy crowds and allow plenty of time to get to your destination safely.

旅遊旺季是一年中出行人數最多的一個時期，所以你要對擁擠的人羣有心理準備，並安排好大量的時間以便安全到達目的地。

（翻譯：菲菲）