Summer Travel Tips

Whether you are hitting the pavement for a family road trip or jet setting off for vacation, always remember to prepare yourself and your family for smooth traveling.

1. Make sure all prescriptions are up to date and filled. If possible, it may be a good idea to pack additional epinephrine auto-injectors.

2. Always keep meal times in Mind. If you are driving, try to pack enough food to get you through until you reach your destination.

3. If you do dine out, seek out a place ahead of time that you know you will be comfortable stopping at.

4. Be sure to check out what medical facilities are near your surrounding area once you reach your destination

5. If you are flying, call the airline ahead of time and notify them of your allergy.

6. Prior to booking your flight, it may be a good idea to look for the airline's allergy policy.  See below for any example of Delta airlines accommodations.

"When you notify us that you have a peanut allergy, we'll create a buffer zone of three rows in front of and three rows behind your seat. We'll also advise cabin service to board additional non-peanut snacks, which will allow our flight attendants to serve these snack items to everyone within this area.

Gate agents will be notified in case you'd like to pre-board and cleanse the immediate seating area. We'll do everything we can, but unfortunately we still can't guarantee that the flight will be completely peanut-free."

7. Inspect your seating area, planes are not always cleaned after every flight.

8. Notify the other passengers in the area.  Most people will likely have common courtesy and avoid the offending food, however the airline likely does not have to announce it to everyone on the plane.

9. Be prepared and always have your epinephrine with you, not in you checked luggage!