1. Airline Safety Tips: Before you head out for your travel adventure, even if it's just an overnight trip, confirm your flight at least 48-hours in advance. You can do this online or simply by calling the airline. Be sure that your luggage, from carry-on bags to checked luggage has your identity tag placed on your bag with your name, address and phone number on the tag. Instead of checking-in your valuables and medications, put them in your carry-on bag. Travel as lightly as possible. Make sure you arrive at the airport at least 2-hours before your flight and immediately check-in. Once you get to the airport security checkpoints, your boarding pass, plane ticket, license and, or passport should be easily accessible. Remember to remove all heavy metal, belts, and jewelry, as well as straggler coins in your pocket. You'll be asked to take your shoes off; wearing slip-on shoes will make this process much quicker. All laptops and electronic devices will go through the X-ray machine in individual bins, along with your carry-on bags and jacket (if you're wearing one). Never leave luggage unattended for any reason whatsoever and do not ask a stranger to watch your bags for you, you must always keep your luggage with you at all times. Before boarding, even if you're an hour early, stay close to your departure gate for any announcements. Board when your name or section is called. As soon as you find your seat, place your bags in the overhead compartment, sit down and relax. If you have any questions or concerns about anything, ask the flight attendants, they are there to help.

2. Child Safety: Traveling with children can seem like a daunting and overwhelming experience. However, if you plan ahead and follow FAA guidelines, as well as a few simple tips, it can be quite easy. If you're kids are young, make sure you have lots of easy-to-pack games in your carry-on for them to play with. Toys aren't always the best choice, especially if they are toys that have a lot of loose pieces. Toys with sharp edges could be confiscated during check-in, at the safety checkpoint. Include some of their favorite snacks and any medications required. FAA requirements are that children under 40 pounds must have some kind of child safety seat. Keep your child calm and in control throughout the duration of your flight, which means keeping them occupied. Instead of seating your child in the aisle, seat them in the middle-seat or by the window. Keep your child belted in their seat at all times.

3. Driving and protecting yourself and your car against carjacking: Be smart. Be safe. Avoid a carjacking and being robbed. When driving, be sure to keep doors locked and windows closed at all times. If you're parking, try to park in a well lit parking spot, close to the entrance of where you're going. Carjackers hang-out around stop signs, stop lights, intersections, shopping malls, self-serve gas stations, ATMs and other locales. To avoid being carjacked, drive purposefully and be aware of your surroundings. Before heading to your rental car, be sure to have your keys in hand and look around before getting in.

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