Spring Break is coming up!
Getting away. Typically a great thing. However, more often than not, the days leading up to travel can be stressful with additional tasks piling up with preparation for departure.
We’ve created a helpful checklist of travel safety tips to make sure you are prepared to have a worry-free and safe getaway:
- Don’t bring all of your credit cards. Sort through your wallet and only bring very necessary items. Leave all of those store credit cards and other random club cards you carry around in your wallet at home. Pick up a smaller billfold so it’s not as cumbersome and obvious to carry around. Also, make sure to limit the amount of cash you have on you.
- Make copies of important documents. If you’re traveling to another country, you will certainly want to make a copy of your passport. Bring copies of other important information as well, such as your flight and hotel reservations.
- Call your bank. This is one we’ve probably all forgotten to do at least once. It can be a total pain, and slightly embarrassing, when your credit card gets declined, though, ultimately, we’re probably glad it does. Don’t forget to call the number on the back of your bank card to let them know when and where you will be traveling.
- Unplug or switch off lights and appliances you aren’t using. Unplugging appliances that are not necessary to have in use, such as your entertainment center and your coffee pot, are great ways to prevent the possibility of an electrical fire while away, not to mention, this can save you some money on wasted vampire energy. If you’re a Zuli Smartplug user, our Smartplugs are actually able to cut off power supply to these appliances as well.
- Check all your windows and any back or side doors. Make sure all potential entrances to your home are securely locked.
- Schedule lights. Setting your lights to go on for certain hours of the night can create the illusion of you being home (even when you’re enjoying a mojito on some tropical beach watching the sunset.) This is a typical way for warding off potential burglars. However, do you remember that scene in Home Alone where Harry and Marv (the burglars) have learned who’s not home by determining what houses have the lights go on at the same time every night? Mix up the times and even which lights you automate. With the Zuli app scheduling feature, you can schedule your lights to go on at a different time every day you’re gone.
- Have your heat set so your pipes don’t freeze. This is an important one if you live in below freezing climates. Most of those on the East Coast would agree. Make sure you have your heat set to a temperature to prevent your pipes from bursting. Definitely NOT something you will want to come home to.
- Hand out your contact information. You probably don’t want to do this to everyone in your office, but make sure you give your flight number, hotel contact information, foreign mobile number (if applicable), etc. to a close relative or friend so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
- Prepare medications. If you have any prescription drug needs, make sure you have enough to last you throughout your trip. You may want to take into account any potential delays in travel as well. Additionally, remember that over-the-counter medications are not the same in other countries. If you are someone who relies on certain products from your local drug store, you may want to make sure you grab some travel sizes for your journey.
Hopefully, after you get these items squared away you will have a bit more peace of mind knowing that you have taken necessary travel safety tips to prepare for your trip.
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