5 tips for easy holiday travel from Boston

Splurging on an upgrade can be just the perfect gift to give yourself this holiday season. Check out Delta’s new and improved Premium Select cabin. Available on most long-haul flights, Premium Select offers guests the chance to stretch out and relax with a wider seat, additional recline and an adjustable footrest and leg rest for a luxurious upgrade from Economy. But the enhanced experience starts even before you board the plane. Delta Premium Select passengers receive Sky Priority service, which includes a dedicated check-in counter, expediated security lines and baggage service. And then, once it’s time to board, Sky Priority is one of the first groups on the plane. Once on the plane, Premium Select passengers are treated to an enhanced meal service with complimentary wine, beer and spirits, plus Starbucks coffee and tea throughout the flight.

But what makes this experience extra special are the handmade amenity bags in each seat, which include in-flight necessities like an eye mask, socks, lip balm and other goodies to make your long flight as enjoyable as possible. Pricing on Premium Select seats vary, but in December from Boston there are roundtrip tickets from Boston to London available for around $1500, whereas a main cabin ticket is about $750.

One trap that even seasoned travelers sometime fall into is visiting destinations in their peak season. The savvy traveler always aims to visit in the shoulder season or at least on dates that are slightly off peak. We rounded up the best places to visit this year and the best part is they are all a nonstop from Logan. Read our guide to the best places to visit this Thanksgiving, but they are great options for December as well!

Lounge access is a game changer and if you are a frequent Delta flyer, you need to stop by the Sky Club in the satellite terminal near gate A18. The newly renovated Club is double the size of the previous space, with roughly 19,000 square feet and a capacity for over 400 guests.The Club features one standard buffet, one premium bar and three beverage stations. And at all times of the day guests can enjoy hot and cold food items, including some local specialties like clam chowder! And this is available year-round. Access to the Delta Sky Club is offered to passengers who are either Delta Sky Club members, flying in Delta One, have Sky Team Diamond, Platinum, or Gold preferred status (when flying internationally) or through a few credit card programs. 

Obviously, this holiday travel season is going to be a busy one, so getting to the airport a little early will cut back the stress of the entire ordeal. And if you followed #3, hopefully you will have lounge access, so you van further unwind by having a glass of champagne at the Sky Club before your flight so budget a little extra time for that!

Logan International Airport services over 135 destinations in 36 countries through over 1000 flights per day. So, if you can make it happen, choose a destination that is accessible via one of these nonstop flights so you get to your vacation directly after taking off from Boston. This minimizes the hassle of rushing to a connecting flight at another busy airport, the chances of your bag getting lost and of course the overall travel time. Some fun international destinations within nonstop distance from Boston include: Paris, London, Dubai, Tokyo and many others