Damselfish
Contributor
Even if a LOB doesn’t specifically recommend it, it’s still a good idea. Not only so your luggage arrives on time, but so you arrive on time. I find it more relaxing to arrive at least the day before and chill a bit. Have a nice dinner and check out the area. I might do same day for a short/low risk flight (which is rarely the case for us with connections) but wouldn’t plan a 5pm arrival, I’d be stressed out.
(But then, I prefer to stay a few days after too, extend the vacation. Beats rushing off the LOB early am, instead can take our time and be sitting around a pool someplace instead of an airport. Or diving some more.)
Another alternative to getting to your destination a day early, is to plan your flight with an overnight stopover if the times work. For us that can mean leaving our house at a more civilized hour, a good meal and sleep someplace, then another civilized-hour flight that can get us to our destination earlier in the day.
(But then, I prefer to stay a few days after too, extend the vacation. Beats rushing off the LOB early am, instead can take our time and be sitting around a pool someplace instead of an airport. Or diving some more.)
Another alternative to getting to your destination a day early, is to plan your flight with an overnight stopover if the times work. For us that can mean leaving our house at a more civilized hour, a good meal and sleep someplace, then another civilized-hour flight that can get us to our destination earlier in the day.
