A plane ticket means his turf... and that's okay, I'm not against it per se, but you should have an escape route. A way to leave should you need to... someone to check in with... someone who knows where you'll be and will check in with you... and a word that if missing from a phone conversation means you need help regardless of how happy you claim to be. Like a 'safeword' but instead sometimes referred to as a 'duress' word.

So, where you'll be meeting... in a city where you can easily get a cab? or in the country... where you might want your own rental car?

A local contact you already know or can make the acquaintance of through this forum?

And of course your cell phone, fully charged and set up for quick dial to boot.

Doms with experience meeting new subs, especially those met online, will be familiar with the routine and won't object.