Air travel can be stressful for most families. Air travel even for someone like me who flies nearly every weak can be stressful around the holidays. But there are things you can do to make it smoother and easier — beyond even the oft-repeated “give yourself extra time.”
Of course you should give yourself extra time to go through security when lines are long (and especially if you don’t have access to TSA’s PreCheck), you should give yourself extra time to get through busy airports, and you should be at the gate so you can board as early as possible if you need to fight for overhead bin space.
I’m going to lay out what I think are the six most important things you can do to get the best deal on travel and then make your holiday travels easier that may not be as obvious.
