What do I need to do before I leave for a trip?

What do I need to do before I leave for a trip?

Joel Widzer (Travel Strategist) gives expert video advice on: What do I need to do before I leave for a trip?; How long before a trip should I start preparing?; What are the differences between domestic and international travel? and more...

Before you leave on a trip, you want to make sure that you take some basic steps. What you want to do, first of all, is close up your house. You want to maybe tell a neighbor that you're going to be gone, and have them maybe look after your newspaper or your mail, or you can put those on hold with the post office and the newspaper. The other thing you want to do is make sure that you have all of your papers in order, such as if you're going to have to have a passport, to make sure that you have that with you. Make sure that you have your insurance card with you. Also, the credit cards that you're going to take with you on your trip. Make sure that you have your house closed up, as well as your paperwork in order, before you go.