The death of a loved one can, of course, be extremely stressful enough. But what if on top of this you need to travel at a moment’s notice from one part of the country to another to arrive at the funeral services on time?

Check out Walecia Ronhard’s interesting article, “Dealing with the Dreaded Bereavement Trip,“ that discusses the emotional and physical difficulties that a senior may have to deal with when traveling to attend a funeral.

This piece also discusses ways ease the burden of bereavement travel by cutting expenses. Suggestions include last-minute air and hotel booking packages as well as contacting local organizations that may provide a volunteer to drive the elderly to relatively close funerals.

And what about funeral fares? Walecia Ronrad provides info concerning American, United and Delta’s bereavement discount policies, as well as the fact that JetBlue and Southwest don’t provide any bereavement discounts.

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