The free holiday traveler departure checklist
The holidays are for being with the people you love, not for worrying about winter roads, busy airports, or the house you left behind. Most holiday trips go wrong in small, preventable ways — a gift left on the table, a pipe left to freeze, an itinerary nobody shared. This checklist covers the practical work of leaving well, so you can arrive ready to enjoy the visit.
What’s inside
- If you’re driving: winter roads — tires, battery, brakes and fluids, a winter emergency kit, and checking weather and road conditions along your whole route
- If you’re flying: build in breathing room — buffer time for connections and delays, essentials in your carry-on, flight status checks, and airport transport arranged ahead of time
- Gifts, tickets, and documents — a gift list checked off as you pack, ID and insurance cards, tickets and reservations backed up, and chargers for every device
- The home you’re leaving behind in winter — heat left on so pipes do not freeze, mail on hold, lights on timers, and a trusted neighbor or family member with a key
- Sharing the plan with family — your itinerary shared at both ends, who is checking on the house, and a simple check-in when you arrive
- The plan most people forget — the short list that makes sure your family would never have to figure things out at the worst possible time
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Who’s behind this checklist
Journey Secure is an Authorized Independent General Agency for Return Assured℠. The membership’s benefits are provided through APASI, which has been providing travel assurance since 1994. The idea behind everything we do is simple: a Return Assured℠ membership costs $350 once, for life, and if a member passes away more than 75 miles from home, one call has everything arranged and paid for to bring them home — so their family never has to figure it out at the worst time. The checklist is free whether or not the membership is ever right for you.
Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The checklist is a free download, no payment and no obligation. We make it because leaving well is the whole point of what we do — and because some readers will later decide the membership is right for them.
Will you spam me?
No. You’ll get the checklist right away, and after that an occasional email — seasonal reminders and planning tips, a few times a year, not a few times a week. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing is immediate and permanent.
What is Journey Secure?
Journey Secure offers the Return Assured℠ membership: lifetime travel protection for people who spend time away from home, including holiday travelers visiting family far from home. If a member dies more than 75 miles from home, one call at the time of death sets everything in motion — identification, preparation, transport home, and the paperwork — with the costs covered. It is not insurance; it’s a membership, and it’s one $350 payment for life. You can read more at journeysecure.com.
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