{"id":94608477,"date":"2011-12-01T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/travel-tips-first-time-flyer\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T18:05:11","slug":"travel-tips-first-time-flyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/travel-tips-first-time-flyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Tips: First Time Flyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2011\/12\/firsttimeflyertraveltips.jpg\" alt=\"Travel Tips: First Time Flyer, Flickr: re-ality\" title=\"Travel Tips: First Time Flyer, Flickr: re-ality\" width=\"254\" height=\"339\" \/>If you&rsquo;re a newbie to flying, chances are you&rsquo;re nervous. The media and news sensationalism about the <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/tsa\/default\">TSA<\/a><\/strong> doesn&rsquo;t always help when it comes to making travelers feel at ease.<\/p>\n<p>But flying for the first time doesn&rsquo;t have to make you feel too nervous. Here are some <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/travel%20tips\/default\">travel tips<\/a><\/strong> to help you through the big moment:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay Positive<\/strong>: A healthy mental attitude can be really key to a good flight. In his book, The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale says, &ldquo;Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.&rdquo; Think of all the positive aspects of flying, such as ease of commute and how much longer it would take you to arrive at a destination via other means of transport, and keep your chin up!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay Hydrated<\/strong>: No matter how long the flight, the key to enjoying an altitude of 20,000 feet plus involves hydration. Studies have shown that people are comfortable at a 50% humidity level, and as you fly, the cabin humidity can fall to as low as 1%. Bottom line? Bottoms up (the non alcoholic kind!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consult Your Doctor Before You Fly<\/strong>: If you&rsquo;re prone to anxiety and other medical conditions, you may want to consult your doctor to make sure he approves your condition to fly. He may prescribe you a mild sedative to take during the flight if necessary. The bottom line? Enjoying the flight is key!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bring Relaxing Music<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"\/news\/improve-your-in-flight-entertainment-with-promusicfm\">If music soothes you while you travel, program your iPod or phone to have a soothing playlist<\/a><\/strong>, even if it is meditative music or the sound of waterfalls. Put a few tunes that will give you energy &ndash;if that&rsquo;s your thing&mdash;so you can brave the flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the Inflight Entertainment<\/strong>: Flying is a great way to catch up on the movies you may have missed at the theater; plus, the entertainment will make you forget you are up in the air. Also, remember to reserve any special meals in advance because you certainly don&rsquo;t want to arrive at your destination too hungry! And last but not least, make sure you get your miles for your first <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\">cheap flight<\/a><\/strong>. You may end up a frequent flyer!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPhoto: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/re-ality\/31632243\/sizes\/m\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">re-ality <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re a newbie to flying, chances are you&rsquo;re nervous. The media and news sensationalism about the TSA doesn&rsquo;t always help when it comes to making travelers feel at ease. But flying for the first time doesn&rsquo;t have to make you feel too nervous. Here are some travel tips to help you through the big [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-travel","category-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97169449,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608477\/revisions\/97169449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}