🧳 BEFORE YOU LEAVE:

• Make a packing list before you start packing.
• Check your passport expiration date well before an international trip.
• Make sure you have enough blank passport pages for your itinerary.
• Take a photo of your passport and keep it somewhere secure.
• Keep digital copies of important travel documents.
• Check whether your destination requires a visa or travel authorization.
• Check entry requirements before every international trip.
• Don’t wait until the last minute to check travel requirements.
• Check your airline’s baggage rules before heading to the airport.
• Weigh your luggage at home if you’re close to the airline’s weight limit.
• Put your name and contact information inside your luggage.
• Use luggage tags that are easy to recognize.
• Take a quick photo of your luggage before checking it.
• Pack medications in your carry-on rather than checked luggage.
• Bring enough prescription medication for the entire trip plus some extra.
• Keep important medications in their original containers.
• Don’t put irreplaceable items in checked luggage.
• Pack one change of clothes in your carry-on.
• Pack basic toiletries in your carry-on in case your luggage is delayed.
• Wear comfortable shoes when traveling.
• Break in new shoes before taking them on a major trip.
• Check the weather for your destination before packing.
• Don’t automatically pack for the weather you hope you’ll have.
• Leave a little room in your suitcase for souvenirs.
• Don’t overpack just because you have room.