Tips:
- Travel after labor day oftentimes gets dirt cheap and its after the brats go back to school.
- Use a site like cheaptickets, google flights or travelocity and you can use a calendar to see the cheapest days of the week/month
- Check the package price on cheaptickets against booking each piece independently, you’ll see you don’t always get the best deal booking it together.
- Make sure your passport is valid for whatever the country requires
- Go apply for global entry, best $100 I’ve spent traveling all over
Alternative to global entry is download the free Mobile Passport App. You enter all your entry documents and send once you land at the airport. They have a separate line through Customs for those that use this app and I have had at most 8 people in front of me, while the standard line was in the 400+ range. Beat my luggage to the carousel everytime.