How to Pack to Avoid Luggage Fees

By Janice Russell

Tired of sitting on your suitcase to make it everything fit? Arms weary from carrying multiple bags? Or are you just tired of waiting in line to check your bag at the airport?
Whether you going across the state or across the globe, you'll need to pack a few things for your vacation or business trip. Organizing Professional and travel aficionado Janice Russell has visited six of the seven continents. From low weight limits in South America to extreme weather in Antarctica, Russell has managed it all — with just one suitcase.
In this straightforward guide, Janice explains the reasons we overpack and offers step-by-step instructions for how to assess your needs, find the right items and fit them into your suitcase for easy transport. Janice shares the secrets of organized packing from start to finish with:

-Tips for choosing the right suitcase,
-Guidance for making decisions about what to take and what to leave behind,
-Detailed instructions on the most efficient way to pack,
-The secrets of taking less with you while still having it all,
-Plus, a special section on packing for a business trip without checking a bag.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Janice Russell
• Release date: May 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301145898

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How to Pack to Avoid Luggage Fees

By Janice Russell with Jennifer Suarez

Copyright 2013 Janice Russell

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Cover Photo: Janice’s 24-inch suitcase, which she is about to retire because it’s so heavy.

Cover design by Jeremy Taylor.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Why We Overpack

Chapter Two: Choose Your Luggage

Chapter Three: Plan Your Packing

Chapter Four: What to Pack

Chapter Five: How to Pack

Chapter Six: Final Thoughts

Appendix: Resources

About the Author

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Introduction

Almost every airport I've entered has a luggage store. The idea of buying luggage seems to make sense because traveling is when you need it. But I've noticed the luggage stores are always located after the security lines. At that point, most people have already checked in their luggage.

Of course, if the store was placed before security, that could be useful. I have witnessed more than one person show up with an overweight bag, forced to go buy an extra suitcase to avoid hefty fees.

Packing and lugging your luggage is one of the most stressful and annoying parts of travel. If you're flying, there's the weigh-in and that embarrassing moment when YOU have to buy the suitcase. Or, there's the joy of having a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official runs his or her gloved hands through your underwear.

Let's not forget the fun of achy shoulders and arms as you lift and carry bags or drag your bumbling, broken-wheeled suitcase behind you like a sad puppy. Even if you're driving, you've got to lug, carry, drag and hoist your stuff from your house to your car, your car to your destination, and you may even be paying extra to have a porter manage it all for you.

Tired yet? It's almost enough to make you want