Pandemic Travel Tips & Tricks

Now that we have covered the basics of hand hygiene and masking, let’s talk about a few other things.

Are you able to fly out of a small airport? The smaller airport, the smaller crowds, and that means less chance of exposure.  Anything you can do to avoid being crowded increases your chances of staying healthy.

Are you able to purchase or upgrade to first class tickets?  Again, this falls into the same bucket of having more personal space.  There are less people in first class, and that means less risk of being exposed to the virus.  And let’s face it, do you really need an excuse to splurge on first class?

If you can fly first class out of a small airport, bonus!!

Bring your own water bottle with you to the airport, and fill it prior to getting on the plane.  Almost every airport in the United States has stations where you can fill water bottles nowadays.

If you grab a bite to eat at the airport, stay physically distanced from others.  You can’t eat with a mask on, and that means distance becomes you best defense.

If you have a long flight, bring food with you on the plane.  Airlines aren’t serving food and drinks like they used to.  If you’re anything like me, being hungry can be really miserable and could impair your judgment.  I personally love bringing a big Stasher bag stuffed with snacks on the plane.

Here’s some of things that have become part of my standard flight kit:

These are available in fragrance-free, if you have sensitive skin. They are also sold in single packs for more portability.

I buy the big 1-Liter bottle and refill the smaller, travel-friendly bottles as needed.

These are a great alternative if you want to feel a little more pampered by your sanitizing wipe.

If you’re the lux eco-friendly type, this stuff is pretty fantastic. Downsides are that it sits on the pricier side of the aisle and the bottle isn’t refillable like Purell.

**The CDC recommends a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol to be effective. And remember than hand sanitizer isn’t a replacement for hand washing, it’s an accessory to it.

I always carry some of these because you never know when you are going to need them.

Always carry extra masks along, stored flat in a clean plastic bag.

**A quick note about masks, I personally prefer surgical masks. Surgical masks have been used for years and, quite frankly, there is not enough data on other masks to warrant me using a different type of mask.  You can easily see when surgical masks get soiled.  You also easily notice when they start to break down.

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