• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Work With Me
  • About Me
  • Support
  • Meet My Travel Agent
  • Shop
  • Explorer’s Club
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Halee with a Flair

Travel, Fashion and Lifestyle Blogging

  • Cruising
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Fashion
  • Disney

My Perspective: Airline Tips and Tricks

September 12, 2016      2 Comments

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today starts the new schedule of the blog/youtube series postings.  I am very excited to be kicking things off and look forward to the road ahead.  This first video is based on my views of domestic travel as a mom and a business traveler.  There are a lot of factors to consider when booking air travel and I hope this helps!

My favorite airline to fly is Southwest.  I love the friendly atmosphere and the free checked bags are a huge plus for me.  When I travel if I can avoid carrying a ton of luggage through the airport, I will do it.  I tend to cruise and fly a lot with my daughter.  Not having to carry my luggage plus hers is a giant bonus.  The factors I consider when checking bags are how quick my connection flights are.  If I have more than a 45 minute layover, I check my bags.  When I go on cruises I bring my own snorkel equipment so with Southwest having 2 free checked bags it allows me to put my snorkel stuff in its own bag versus trying to stuff it in with my clothing.

At the airport I prefer to just have a small shoulder bag with me.  My bag usually consists of my iPad (laptop as well if I’m on business), a change of clothes, a swimsuit, my make up, charging cords/power bricks, wallet/passport, photography equipment and travel documents.  I usually pack my actual purse in my checked bag so I’m not lugging that with my shoulder bag through the airport.  I usually wear very comfy clothes (yoga pants, zip up hoodie and flip flops).  It is easier when you are in a rush at security check point (let’s be honest, TSA glares at all the slowpokes going through the check point) to have shoes that just slide right off.  For those of you who would prefer to have socks, some slips with socks would work just fine too!  I’m just usually flying some place warm so flip flops reign supreme for me!

Next topic: liquids.  Aside from deodorant and perfume, I tend to not pack other travel liquids.  I will usually buy shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc when I get to my destination.  If I do have to put liquids in my checked luggage they go in a good gallon size ziploc bag.  I just don’t like the chance of anything opening or breaking.  It never fails that even when I have them in a bag that they still break open and make a mess of the other containers in the gallon size bag.

I have flown just about every main domestic airline.  Southwest and Jetblue tend to be my favorites.  I know that when I finally make it overseas that I’ll probably be using a larger carrier like Delta or United at some point and time.  I just really enjoy that southwest doesn’t have change fees which let’s me cancel and rebook travel with the remaining credit if the price has dropped.

If you have questions about points and awesome airfare deals I would highly suggest that you check out “The Points Guy” blog!  He is absolutely amazing and has given me hope for European airfare!

http://thepointsguy.com/

 

Stay tuned for news and tips.  There will be a new post and video this coming Friday!  Make sure you watch the video for some extra tips and stories! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  If I don’t know the answer, I will help you find it 🙂

 

Twitter and Instagram @haleewithaflair

 

 

 

 

Liked it? Take a second to support Halee with a Flair on Patreon!

Related

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Howie (Mr Bacardi) says

    September 20, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    Enjoyed the scope! Very similar travel preferences (btw, window seat) I try to fly SW as well, mainly because you can cancel or change w/o penalty. At a previous job I was American to the bone. I still have 200K miles to use. I have had gold status with Hilton since 2000, tho now it’s cause I spend a lot on the Amex card. I took the SW card last year and got the 50K miles.

    Reply
    • hjr3860 says

      September 26, 2016 at 3:27 am

      Window seats are the best! I try to get miles any way that I can. You’ll have to come stay at my Hilton with all your points!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Welcome!

Welcome!

Thank you for stopping by. My name is Halee and I'm a blogger from Rochester, NY that focuses on travel, fashion and lifestyle posts. Find out more about me and what I post in the About Me Section!

Pinterest

Facebook

Facebook Pagelike Widget

Twitter

My Tweets

SUBSCRIBE

For the latest and greastest adventures
Loading

Blog Archive

Does anyone else sit at a bar in port and look out Does anyone else sit at a bar in port and look out at their ship and say “That’s my girl!”? 🚢 😆 🍹 

Port: Cozumel, Mexico 🇲🇽 

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

#travel #cruiseship #oasisoftheseas #royalcaribbean
Humbling and true ❤️ What is a humbling momen Humbling and true ❤️

What is a humbling moment you’ve had while traveling?

#travel #quotes #quoteoftheday
In honor of commemorating my 1 year anniversary of In honor of commemorating my 1 year anniversary of being in Paris, I’m raising a glass to magnetic  eyelashes and the best macarons from @laduree 🇫🇷 

Swipe over ➡️ to see some delicious Macarons! ❤️ Outfit from @torrid 

Is Paris on your bucket list? 🍾 

#paris #maracons #parisfrance #laduree #ladurée
I received a fun opportunity from @graylinerome in I received a fun opportunity from @graylinerome in my email this week. They invited me to a virtual tour of Rome ❤️ 🇮🇹 

Make sure you check in here on IG to see updates tomorrow!

For my full Rome, Italy Travel Guide head to my blog in my bio!

#rome #italy #dreamfromhome #graylinerome #iloverome
If you could go for a walk on the boardwalk on an If you could go for a walk on the boardwalk on an Oasis Class ship, where would you go first?

The Hot Dog Stand 🌭? The Carousel 🎠? A drink at the Bar 🍺? Something sweet from the Candy Shop 🍭?

#travel #cruise #royalcaribbean #oasisoftheseas
“Mardi Gras is a State of Mind.”-Ed Muniz Ma “Mardi Gras is a State of Mind.”-Ed Muniz 

Mardi Gras is an amazing time to be in New Orleans! Start planning your trip for next year 🎭 

Tonight we are making a king cake kit that my cousin from New Orleans sent us 💜💛💚

#travel #neworleans #fattuesday #kingcake #nola #mardigras
Reminder: All candy will be 50% off tomorrow ❤️ 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Last year I was on my way to Paris. What a difference 😳 Swipe over to see Paris ! Dress from @torrid ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

#valentinesday #valentines #valentine #pinkaesthetic #plussizebeauty
Do you have a travel card? I love maximizing my p Do you have a travel card?

I love maximizing my points with @americanexpress and @delta ❤️ This card has been a game changer for my travels!

#travel #amex #delta #amexplatinum
Was it really a year ago that I was packing up my Was it really a year ago that I was packing up my suitcase for my first visit to Paris? 🇫🇷 

My husband and I left on Valentine’s Day last year for our first solo trip in the nine years we had been together. ❤️ 

Pro Tip: Get to Trocadero at sunrise, it is so worth it! 🌅 

#paris #travel #sunrise #eiffeltower
I know we have a lot of cruise fans here! Let’s I know we have a lot of cruise fans here! Let’s see who is the crowd favorite 🚢 

For me it is a tough choice because it depends on the vibe of the vacation. If I’m partying with a group of friends, @royalcaribbean is my choice 💙 However, if I’m looking for a refined, relaxing adult getaway, @celebritycruises makes my heart so happy ❤️ 

#travel #cruise #cruising #cruiseships

Copyright © 2021 · InfluencerTP on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in