Comments on: July’s 5 Must Know Travel Tips

By: Peter Press

Peter Press — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:18:03 +0000

1. You do not need to carry your passport around any city. A color copy is fine. You do need your passport to check into any foreign hotel. A safe in the room or at the front desk is the only place to store your passport. Be sure to check the date on your passport since it is not valid within 6 months of the expiration date upon your reentry into the USA.

By: daryl

daryl — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:34 +0000

Always carry your passport with you! Most countries require it of foreigners.Dont leave it in your hotel. I keep important info in my PDA phone under password protection. I dont see a problem with sending it to yourself as an email. The encryption for email is practically bulletproof. The problem with the email is to make sure that you dont compromise your security using a public internet connection or internet cafe. Make sure to use the extra security option and check to make sure you dont leave your logon and password in the machine.

By: daryl

daryl — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:48:42 +0000

Always carry your passport with you! Most countries require it of foreigners. I keep important info in my PDA under a password. There is no

By: Allison Moore

Allison Moore — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:51:36 +0000

Am I missing something or are you actually leaving your passport in your hotel room? Why would you do something so risky! Leaving it at the front desk or in a safe isn’t much better since dishonest hotel employees can access it. I always keep it in my travel pouch around my neck under my clothes.

By: Tyler Burgess

Tyler Burgess — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:33:57 +0000

I always choose a seat as far back in the plane as I can get. My brother-in-law works for the FAA and he says that in an crash, the impact of the plane usually comes from the back to the front, crushing the first seats first. So I’d rather be where there is less impact. And yes, I am in the back of the customs line, but happy.

By: Donald Newcomb

Donald Newcomb — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:14:26 +0000

You can sit at the front of the plane if you like. In the event of a hijacking the passengers at the front are the first ones picked to be hostages.

By: Mark Heffron

Mark Heffron — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:54:07 +0000

Regarding a copy of your passport on a USB flash drive — the security protocol at many Internet cafes will not allow you to run the executable program required to enter your password. Thus you can’t get at the information on your flash drive. I’ve run into this pretty consistently.

By: Yvonne Kendley

Yvonne Kendley — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:25:22 +0000

Regarding the tip of leaving your passport in the bottom of a Kleenex box shocked me. Never leave your passport in a hotel room, whether it’s hidden or not, unless it is in a safe. That’s one of the first rules of travel.

By: R Holm

R Holm — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:36:27 +0000

Aren’t you supposed to have your passport on your person when out-and-about?

By: Deborah Thompson

Deborah Thompson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:16:45 +0000

RE: Passport copies
Not only should you carry copies of all important documents, give a set to a trusted friend/family member back home. They can fax them to you in case of emergency (most hotels/hostels have a fax).

Also give and get a set from at least one of your traveling partners. When our rental car was stolen (never leave your information in the car!), I had a copy of my friend’s important papers. That made it much easier to replace the passports.