Holiday hacks for you and your family
Shaun Pozyn, Head of Marketing at kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) offered the following clever tips to make the most of your airport experience.
With the festive season fast approaching, many South Africans will be planning to go on holiday or visit loved ones.
Shaun Pozyn, Head of Marketing at kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) offered the following clever tips to make the most of your airport experience:
1. Take care of business online: “Most airline customers opt to use their laptops, tablets and smartphones. With pretty much everybody connected 24/7, checking in online is empowering, quick and easy”. Most of all, said Shaun, it lets you share the news that you are on your way to that island getaway with all your friends on Facebook.
2. Lighten your load: “Rather than queuing to check-in your luggage, you can use the bag drop facilities, once you’ve already checked yourself in and only have your luggage to be taken care of”.
3. Breeze through security: “Before getting to the airport, make sure you’re free of any metal that might set off the metal detector, such as copper change or a massive bunch of keys. Rather place that in your hand luggage and put it through the scanner. If you’re travelling with a laptop, take it out of its bag ahead of time and move swiftly through security”.
4. Safety first: “Remember the regulations on what you can carry in your hand luggage. Security staff are likely to confiscate nail-scissors, multi-tools and even toy weapons,” he warned.
5. Give Junior a tablet: “If you’re travelling with youngsters, you’ll be grateful for toys and games that keep them busy. But while Lego is excellent for kids’ creativity, the small parts will be tricky to retrieve from the floor of an airline cabin. This may be the one occasion to let the kids play on a smartphone or tablet, for as long as they like”.
6. Chew on this: “Small children sometimes struggle to equalise the pressure in their ears as the aircraft ascends and descends, so age-appropriate food and drink that encourages swallowing can help. If you’re worried that sugar will make them hyperactive, then cooled rooibos tea and snacks like droëwors will do the trick,. advised Shaun.
The Herald also went to speak to seasoned traveller, Joa-Marie Diedericks to get a few more tips about travelling, whether it be abroad or locally. Her tips deal with what you need to know about baggage, visas, and how to make sure you arrive at the airport on time.
Read next week’s Herald to get these tips.
