Before You Travel:

• For up-to-date travel information visit the Transportation Security Administration at www.tsa.gov.
  
• If traveling to another country please visit the U.S. Department of State www.travel.state.gov for current regulations on international travel.
  

Pretrip Planing

• Share travel itineraries with at least one business colleague as well as family members. The itinerary should include flight information, local hotel information and local contact numbers. Advise all parties of travel plan changes.
• Carry any medical information that might be required should you be injured or incapacitated.
• Carry all documentation and receipts related to your trip and travel plans.
• Allow time for travel processing and allow airline personnel and security personnel to do their jobs.
• Clearly label all baggage, including carry-ons.
  

On The Day of Travel

• Arrive at the airport well in advance of scheduled travel.
  
• Re-confirm all flights with your airline carrier before leaving for the airport.
  
• Have available all trip documentation and receipts, including all travel identification.
  
• Be patient with requests for baggage checks and documentation.
  
• Limit carry-on baggage to briefcases and purses.
  
  

Time Factors

• The heightened security measures require more time to screen travelers. Clients should contact their airline to find out how early they should arrive at the airport.

Airline Travel Information:

For answers to frequently asked questions about airline travel visit the TSA
For Information on major U.S Airports Click here North American Airports information
Track airline flights at FlightView

Before the you arrive at the airport:

• Do not pack or bring Prohibited Items to the airport. Read the Permitted and Prohibited Items list.
  Pack travel-size containers less than 3 ounces comfortably in one, quart-size plastic, zip-top bag. Learn more.
• Place valuables such as jewelry, cash and laptop computers in carry-on baggage only. Tape your business card to the bottom of your laptop.
• Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal. Metal items may set off the alarm on the metal detector.
• All types of footwear are required to be removed and placed through the X-ray machine for screening.
  
• Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.
  
• Declare firearms & ammunition to your airline and place them in your checked baggage.
  
• If you wish to lock your baggage, use a TSA-recognized lock .
  
• Do not bring lighters or prohibited matches to the airport.
  
• Do not pack wrapped gifts and do not bring wrapped gifts to the checkpoint. Wrap on arrival or ship your gifts prior to your departure. TSA may have to unwrap packages for security reasons. At the Airport We encourage each adult traveler to keep his/her airline boarding pass and government-issued photo ID available until exiting the security checkpoint. The absence of proper identification will result in additional screening.
  
• Place the following items IN your carry-on baggage or in a plastic bag prior to entering the screening checkpoint:
• Mobile phones
• Keys
• Loose change
• Money clips
• PDA's (personal data assistants)
• Large amounts of jewelry
• Metal hair decorations
• Large belt buckles
  
• Take your laptop and video cameras with cassettes OUT of their cases and place them in a bin provided at the checkpoint.
  Take OFF all outer coats, suit coats, jackets and blazers.

Identification Requirements:
Subject to change without notice. For current and full information visit www.travel.state.gov

• Domestic Travel: Domestic (within the United States) travel by U.S. citizens: a government issued photo I.D.
  
• International Travel: Air travel flying out of the United States now requires a passport.
  • U.S. Citizens: All citizens, including children and infants, are required to carry a valid passport.*
    
    It is your responsibility to know what documentation you need in order to travel to/from your destination.
    If you are denied boarding due to lack of documentation or incorrect documentation, you will not be
    entitled to any refund nor will the travel agency or tour company be liable for any additional charges or fees.

   

Baggage Limitations & Baggage Weight Limits:
Please check with your airline for information on baggage restrictions.

• It is your responsibility to check directly with the airline carrier(s) for their baggage limitations.
• Limitations for scheduled air vary by carrier.
• You could incur additional expenses if you go over the limitations. (you will not be entitled to any refund.)
• Most airline carriers allow 2 pieces of checked baggage and one carry-on piece per ticketed traveler.
• Each piece of checked baggage may not exceed a weight of 50 lbs. for domestic travel and 70 lbs. for international travel.

International Travel Information:
Please visit the U.S. Department of State www.travel.state.gov for current regulations on international travel.

New Guidelines for travelers...
Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)

• Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid Passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable.
  
  
• As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries.
  
  

* The passport requirement does NOT apply to U.S. citizens traveling to or returning
directly from a U.S. territory. U.S. citizens returning directly from a U.S. territory are
not considered to have left the United States and do not need to present a passport.
U.S. territories include the following: Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.