Your luggage should be strong and durable. It may get beaten up along the way. Also, please check out the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website for a list of prohibited items and other security measures for travel.
- Keep your passport on you at all times!
- Have a durable name tag on the outside of your luggage.
- Put all your valuables, medications, documents, and film in your carry on.
- Pack one change of clothes, basic toiletries, etc. in your carry on in case of delayed luggage.
- Two copies of your passport face page in case of a lost or stolen passport.
- You may want to carry money and your a passport in a pouch or belt. Choose one that goes around your waist and under your pants. This can be obtained from a luggage/travel specialty shop or even a superstore (Note: You can get those that fasten around your neck, but they are not quite as secure.)