The UK, USA and Europe among other worldwide locations have some very strict security measuresin place when it comes to air travel. Toensurethat dangerous items cannot get onboard a flight and cause safety or securty risks to you and other paasengers.
Know What You Can Take on a Flight.
The rules on what you are allowed to take on an aircraft as hand luggage are very strict and it is advisable to check directly with the airline you are travelling on as to how much hand luggage and the size and shape you are allowed.
Rules on Liquids
You are still allowed to take liquids onboard a flight, however there are restriction in place on what you can take in your hand luggage. Liquids include everything such as sprays, gels and pastes and creams. For a full list of these items then please read our post on carry on restrictions.
Dangerous and Restricted Items
Airline security means that you will not be allowed to carry onboard any object that is considered dangerous inyour hand luggage that may cause injury to you or other passangers and these items will be confiscated by airport security if yous should attempt to.. Some items that are not allowed in your hand luggage might be premitted in hold luggage though. The list below is a guideline as to what you can and cannot take in your hand luggage, but other restrictions may apply so its always worth checking with your airline before you pack.
Item Allowed in Hand Luggage Allowed in Hold Luggage
Corkscrew No Yes
Spoon Yes Yes
Knife(with a sharp or No Yes
pointed blade/or a blade
no longer then 6cm)
Small Scissors Yes Yes
(with blades no longer
than 6cm)
Larger Scissors No Yes
(with blades longer
than 6cm)
Round-ended/blunt Yes Yes
Scissors (of any
length)
Disposable Razor Yes Yes
Nail Clippers/file Yes Yes
Tweezers Yes Yes
Kniting Needles Yes Yes
Sewing Needles Yes Yes
Umbrella Yes Yes
Walking stick/ 1 Yes Yes
cane, walking aid
Strike anywhere matches No No
(non safety matches)
Fireworks, Flares No No
or other pyrotechnics,
including party poppers
and toy caps
Cigarette Lighter No (may carry a single No
lighter on your person)
Contact Lens Solution Yes (but no more than Yes
100ml)
Electronic Items
Nowdays almost all electronic items are premitted onboard a flight and are find to take in your hand luggage, although may devices cannot be used at certain times of the flight: This included things like, mobile phones, laptops, ipods/ipads, camcorders, and cameras, Pagers, Blackberrys and PDA's, hairdryers, straighteners, travel irons and electric razors.
Sports Equipment.
The only item of sports equipment permitted in the cabin is a parachute, all other items must be stowed in the hold of the aircraft, however in the case of diving equipment then oxygen cyclinders are not premitted on a plane at all and some airlines may restrict the carriage of firearms.
Medical Supplies.
All medical supplies are allowed onboard a flight and in the cabin itself. However on certain itemssuch as medical liquids or gels then airline or airport clearance may be required, especially if measuring over 100ml.
Baby Food and Milk.
Security has been relaxed on baby supplies, however certain restrictions still apply. You are only premitted to care baby milk or made formula ifyou are a parent travelling with the child and any sterlising fluid must be contained within a baby's bottle.
With global warming on everyone's lips, eco-friendly holidays are becoming increasely popular with tourists.and holiday rentals are no exception. With many of the holiday rental websites adding dedicated sections for owners who have eco-friendly rentals and promoting these with featured listing, how can you make your holiday rental eco-friendly and join this growning trend?
So you holiday home may have been purpose built but without the evironment mind, but no fear there are still a number of things you can do to make your holiday rental appeal to eco-friendly tourists and save you money at the same time.
Become Energy Efficent
Make sure your holiday rental is properly insulated around the doors and windows and install ceiling fans as a cost effective alternative to air conditioning. Buy energy efficent applicances and make sure you have your fridge and freeze set at the proper temperature as setting it to low will actually cost you more money and use more energy.
Collect Water
Depending on where your holiday rental is located you may already have a cisterna to collect unused water such as rainwater for use in your home. If you don't look at how you can adapt your holiday rental to make use it. It could be as simple as a drum under the guttering to be used for watering the gardern and plants.
Recylce and Encourage Guests to
Invest in a recylcing bin for your holiday rental. Once that has several seperate compartments, one for plastics, one for food waste, one for glass or cardboard. If you can't get a purpose made recycling bin then look at getting 5 different bins and labeling each for a certain use, cardboard, glass, plastic, organic waste, and metals. As well as labelling them clearly, make sure to include your request for guests to recycle within your house book with clear instructions as to where they should dispose of the bags when they are full.
Reuseable Recycled Shopping Bags.
Most supermarkets now offer reusable shopping bags or baskets made from recycled good. It worth investing in several of these to leave in your holiday rental with a note in your house book to encourage guests to take these and make use of them instead of bringing home handfuls of plastic bags with the shopping. If you cannot get hold of the reusable shopping bags, than as a minimum install a plastic bag holder in a cupboard or under the sink so that guests collect and re-use these instead of just throwing them in the bin.
Eco-Friendly Household Products
Invest in eco-friendly cleaning products to be used in your holiday rental along with recycled and chlorine-free toilet rolls and biodegradable rubbish bags for your guests to use.
Recommend Local Green Companies and Produce.
Included in your house book a list of local produce markets and store that yout guests can visit and look at local attractions and activities that promote being green and are eco-friendly that you can advise your guests off.
And finally once you have made your home eco-friendly make sure you tell everyone about it. Include the details in your house book, update your rental ads to clearly state you are eco-friendly and tell everyone what you are going to help the environment and tell your guests how they can help.
