Way to Go

"If you've ever checked out of a hotel only to find that you left your family's tickets, money, or other things in the room safe, lay out your clothes the night before, putting one of the shoes you're planning to wear inside or on top of the safe. There's no way you'll be able to walk away without your shoe—or your valuables." —Ellen Schollenberger, Redlands, Calif. Get more family-friendly travel tips right on your mobile phone! Scan our QR code, here, and then check back each month as we add more tips.

"The magnets you use on a refrigerator will also stick well to the inside of most hotel- and motel-room doors, transforming them into makeshift bulletin boards. Post theater tickets, itineraries, reminder notes, and any other useful information; then grab what you need before leaving the room for the day." —Karen Hartz, Millersville, Md. Get more family-friendly travel tips right on your mobile phone! Scan our QR code, here, and then check back each month as we add more tips.

"I apply vinyl bumper stickers—the kind that peel off without leaving a mark—onto our rental cars. With the car dressed up like it's a local, we don't have to worry about thieves who target tourists." —Chris Manos, Centennial, Colo. Get more family-friendly travel tips right on your mobile phone! Scan our QR code, here, and then check back each month as we add more tips.

"After spending two weeks in Alaska—one on land and one on a cruise—we had collected more souvenirs than we'd anticipated. Worried about overweight-luggage fees at the airport, we hauled our suitcases to the cruise ship's gym and weighed them on one of the scales. We kept rearranging the contents until each family member's bag weighed less than 50 pounds (but barely!)." —Nancy Boehmer, Bridgeton, Mo. Get more family-friendly travel tips right on your mobile phone! Scan our QR code, here, and then check back each month as we add more tips.