A millionaire businessman has shared five things he does before every flight to have a smooth trip.
As we’ve settled into the new year and made it to February you might be thinking about your travel plans for 2025. You might be looking for holidays for the February half term or Easter but no matter where you go and when, it’s important to be prepared and do what you can to have an easy, stress-free holiday.
Mark Tilbury, a British entrepreneur, financial expert and self-made millionaire, has shared what he always does before going on a flight. According to his website, he is a lover of travelling so will be very familiar with airport procedures.
He posted a video on TikTok walking through the stages of being in an airport before boarding a flight. In the video he said: “Five things I do before every flight as a millionaire businessman. First I take a picture of my luggage just before check in so I can claim up to $3,800 (£3,064) if it gets lost or stolen.
“Second: I can bring an empty water bottle and fill it up after security to save on overpriced drinks.” Flashing a gold credit card he added: “Third: I use my credit card for free entry to airport lounges so I can load up on food before the flight.”
Mark continued: “Fourth: I put an Apple AirTag in my luggage so I can track it in real time. Fifth: I email myself copies of my passport and travel documents, in case I lose anything.”
The millionaire businessman wrote “airport travel HACKS you NEED to know” as the caption of his TikTok post. The video has already garnered a staggering 2.7 million views despite only being uploaded two days ago.
It has also received 127,000 likes and more than 1,500 comments. The top comment is by a user who asked: “What do you mean free food? How does the credit card do that?”
This comment got 496 likes, indicating these questions were also on the minds of many other people. Someone replied: “Some credit cards have free entry to airport lounges. If you have a credit card you check on the bank’s website if you have free entry.”
Finder, a website that compares deals on bank accounts, credit cards, car insurance and more, has created a table displaying which credit cards have free airport lounge access. These include the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, Capital on Tap Pro Credit Card, the American Express Platinum credit card, HSBC Premier card and the Santander World Elite Mastercard.
Further users who saw Mark’s TikTok video said: “Very smart – Apple AirTag in luggage” and “I never thought about AirTag!! Smart.”
Others said these hacks only apply to wealthy people – but this was disputed by one user, who commented: “I am a typical broke guy and still do those things.”
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