| It sounds like a dream doesn't it? Hopping onto a | | | | to a survey by the Air Courier Association the |
| plane and taking a flight to the destination of your | | | | standard saving that travellers get when they act as |
| choice. Imagine collecting your flight tickets to New | | | | a courier is 85% on the normal flight price. There isn't |
| York, London, Goa - or wherever takes your fancy - | | | | a travel agent in the world that will match such a |
| and not having to pay a cent for them.For a few | | | | discount.So what are your responsibilities as a courier? |
| people, this dream is actually a reality. How? Simply | | | | Well it's as simple as turning up to the airport on time |
| put they have discovered a little travel secret - | | | | and meeting the courier companys representative at |
| namely that a lot of companies will actually pay the | | | | the destination airport. As soon as you walk through |
| travel expenses for you to oversee their package or | | | | the customs area at your destination, your job is |
| document from one country to another. Now this | | | | over.What are the drawbacks of this deeply |
| may bring to mind images of having to smuggle a | | | | discounted travel? Well for a start you're probably |
| microfilm past some dodgy russian customs ala | | | | only going to be allowed one carry on bag as your |
| James Bond, but the reality is nowhere near as | | | | luggage - so learning how to travel light & pack |
| exciting or dangerous - which is great news for the | | | | efficiently is essential. It's also important to have |
| budget traveller. The even better news is that with a | | | | some degree of flexibility in terms of when you're |
| little know how, any adult can act as a courier and | | | | able to fly, though usually you can get many flights |
| score free and deeply discounted flight tickets to the | | | | comfortably in advance. You also need to be at least |
| destination of their choice.It's completely legal and can | | | | 18 and obviously have a valid passport.Assuming |
| save you thousands in saved airfare every year. | | | | you're ok with these drawbacks, you can really fly to |
| Courier companies are continually on the lookout for | | | | just about any destination at incredibly low costs. |
| willing travellers to carry their items overseas. There | | | | You can learn more about how to be a courier at or |
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| the authorities - the traveller is paid with a deeply | | | | out to go? The whole world awaits you! |
| discounted (and sometimes free) air ticket. According | | | | |