More Travel Tips

Home
Up
Alpine Bargains
Amazing Arcola
Boomers' Travel Tips
Branson Fishing
Bucks County Wine Events
California Budget Skiing
Chicago New Year's
Christmas in Country
Destination Sites
Disney Holiday Magic
Good life in Sweden
Grand Canyon Project
Historic Hotels
Illinois Wineries
Lake Tahoe
Less Travel 2006
Llittle House
Make Car Shine
More Travel Tips
NC Wine Events
New Mexico Skiing
New Jersey Tourism
PA Travel Guide
PA Wine Events
Phoenix Celebrates
Plan Ahead
Pottery Museum
Remember Doctor Visit
Rosarito Popular
Seattle Destination
Sicilian Treasures
Ski Choices
Southern Indiana
Summer Planning
Summer Travel Tips
Taking Better Pictures
Titanic Museum
Travel Choices
Travel Club
Travel Features
Travel Diet Tips
Travel Survey
Travel Tips
VT Quilt Festival
Washington's Whiskey
Western NC
Wonderful Galena
10 Travel Tips Seniors

Travel Tips for the Savvy Senior Traveler

For many Americans, along with retirement comes the luxury of time to travel. After decades of working, seniors relish the idea of hitting the road in their RV or taking to the skies for a European vacation.

Here are some suggestions to help seniors have a more organized, safe and cost-efficient trip:

Leave a Detailed Itinerary -- Give a detailed travel itinerary to a friend or family member including the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the people and places where you will visit, plus flight information and airline ticket numbers. If traveling overseas, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs suggests also including a passport number, date and place it was issued, and credit card and traveler’s check information.

Pack Medications Properly -- Refill prescriptions before leaving for your travels, and keep phone numbers for doctors and pharmacies close at hand. Also, consider packing a note from your doctor explaining why the medication is needed. If traveling overseas, be sure to pack medications in carry-on baggage and always in their original bottles.

Carry Prepaid Phone Cards -- Include prepaid phone cards on your travel checklist. According to the Independent Traveler, a comprehensive online travel guide, prepaid phone cards are the easiest, simplest and cheapest way to make calls when traveling, especially during hotel stays and when traveling internationally. Cards such as the Sprint Prepaid PhoneCard have low per-rate minutes and can be used throughout the United States and internationally. Travelers will never have to scramble for payphone change or rack up hotel calling charges again.

“About one-third of vacationing Americans use prepaid phone cards as their primary means of communicating while on the road,” said Brad Kropf, director, prepaid solutions at Sprint. “By offering prepaid phone cards that are both convenient and affordable, Sprint is helping seniors stay connected while traveling throughout the country and abroad.”

Take Preventative Measures -- If traveling overseas, research the country or countries you plan to visit and determine if you should be immunized against any endemic diseases, or if you need a vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, typhoid or hepatitis A. Aside from your doctor, the travelers’ hotline at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a great resource: (877) 394-8747.

Avoid Overexposing Photos -- If you are traveling by airplane and returning home with exposed film of your adventures, pack it in your carry-on luggage -- never check it, as the baggage x-ray machines will overexpose those precious shots. X-ray machines for carry-on luggage are considered safe, but you can always ask for hand inspection.

For more information about Sprint services, call (800) PIN-DROP or visit www.sprint.com .

Courtesy of ARA Content

Home
Up
About Us
America's Seniors WebMall
Aging News
California Report
Caregiving
Community/Workplace
Fitness,Health
Election 2008
Grandparents
Health Care Policy
Hispanic Seniors
Medicare News
Contents/Sitemap
Prescription Drugs
Pharma Suits
Restaurant Reviews
Rural Seniors
Safety & Security
Growing New Parts
Seniors Commentary
Seniors' Entertainment
Seniors Headlines
Seniors Finances
Seniors' Issues
Seniors Relationships
Seniors Rights
Social Security News
The Virtual Family
TSN Radio on Web
Veterans' Tribute
White House Cards
Privacy Policy
Sitemap Contents
Consumer Alert