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matter where you'll be traveling as newlyweds, be sure to
line up the details before you depart!
Set your honeymoon budget.
Discuss your travel desires and destination ideas.
Find a travel agent and get estimates.
If the price tag for your dream trip is a bit too high, think
of ways to save money. Investigate frequent flier programs
and search the Internet for special offers.
Reserve your airline tickets and/or cruise tickets.
Research hotels, get room rates and availability and reserve
your room.
Reserve a rental car.
Consider learning important key-phrases of a foreign language
if you're traveling abroad.
Research recommended and required vaccinations for your destination.
Apply for your passport if necessary.
Apply for a credit card if necessary.
Get travel insurance if necessary. Research travel insurance
offered by your credit cards, travel agent or an independent
agency.
Research and schedule tours, entertainment tickets, a restaurant
table and any other endeavor requiring an advance reservation.
Make a packing list and a shopping list.
Re-confirm all reservations.
Get airline tickets and all necessary vouchers. Read the materials
carefully for accuracy.
Buy traveler's checks.
Ask the Post Office to hold your mail.
Postpone your newspaper delivery.
Photocopy your passports, credit cards, insurance, traveler's
checks numbers and wills. Give a set to your parents and put
a set in your luggage.
Re-confirm overseas flights.
Buy books and magazines for the trip.
Be sure to remember your prescription medicines (in their
original containers). Also write down the names and phone
numbers of your medical providers.
Make a list of friends and relatives (and their addresses)
to whom you may send postcards.
Make arrangements for travel to and from the airport.
Leave a copy of your itinerary and a set of house keys with
a neighbor or close friend in case of an emergency.
Water your plants, dispose of perishable food and be sure
your home is prepared for your departure.
Label your luggage on both the inside and the outside with
your name, hotel address and phone number.
Lock your luggage.
Exchange about $50 into small bills in the currency of the
country you'll be visiting.
Have fun!
