Peak-season travel with gifts in the luggage and a house to shut down behind you. This holiday travel checklist covers the bookings, the gift logistics and the leave-the-house routine — the same list every Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Can I bring wrapped gifts through airport security?
Wrapped gifts may be opened for inspection, so pack them unwrapped with bags and tissue flat in the suitcase — the gifts section handles it.
What should I do to the house before holiday travel?
Thermostat down but not off, timers on lights, mail held, perishables out. The leave-the-house section is the part everyone forgets in the rush to the airport.