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Stress-busting ways to reduce holiday tension amid airport delays
02.04.2022 - 14:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There have been plenty of long, long days at Manchester Airport for passengers in recent weeks. One mum was forced to endure a queueing nightmare TWICE after her flight was grounded for over 24 hours.
For Sam Willan, global VP of marketing for student travel marketplace StudentUniverse (studentuniverse.co.uk), travelling “doesn’t need to be” stressful, but “preparation is key, especially these days”. Here are his top tips:
The best way to avoid last-minute stress? Get your travel admin to-do list sorted early, particularly as there are extra factors to consider nowadays. That way, you can tick things off in bite-sized chunks at a pace that suits you.
“Be sure to have all the right documentation,” says Willan. “With travel rules varying from country to country, travellers should ensure they check both airline and destination requirements, with plenty of time before their departure. The last thing travellers want is to be turned away at the check-in desk for an expired passport, or not having completed the right forms or taken the correct test.”
The pandemic has given us a warped sense of time, so dust off those passports and check expiry dates well in advance, so you’ve got plenty of time to renew them without giving yourself a heart attack – and spending a small fortune in the process.
Travel insurance has always been important – perhaps now more than ever, if you’re worried about losing money due to sickness and cancellations. Spend some time researching the best insurance for your needs, and find out about cancellation policies etc.
Covid rules haven’t entirely disappeared around the globe, either. “While England has dropped arrivals testing, lots of popular holiday destinations still have requirements in place,
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