1 - 2 months before you travel
- Ensure you have a valid passport and necessary visas.
- Consult Your GP, check what vaccinations you may need.
- Visit your dentist and have a check-up.
- Know your destination, buy a good guidebook. Find out about local laws and customs.
- Ensure you read the holiday brochure/guide and check the facts relating to health requirements and vaccinations.
- If you are travelling in Europe - pick-up a copy of 'Health Advice for Travellers' from your post office, apply for the EU Health Card (formally E111) see EU Health Insurance Card for details
- Get holiday insurance and check that the cover is appropriate (please use the holiday insurance quote form on the right of this page).
- If you are driving to the airport, have you booked airport car parking?
- If you are driving to the airport, book your airport car parking.
- Buy a First Aid Kit and any medicines e.g. re-hydration sachets.
2 Weeks in advance
- Take enough money for your trip and some back-up funds e.g. travelers cheques, sterling or US dollars.
The week of travel
- Start to pack, pack any items bought specifically for your holiday, remember if you are flying, all electrical items MUST be packed in your hand luggage.
- Pack your medication in your hand luggage.
- Ensure your holiday insurance policy documents are in your hand luggage.
- Make a list of emergency telephone numbers and ticket and flight details - leave copies with family and friends.
- Leave a spare key with a trusted neighbour, friend or relative and ask them to keep an eye on the house while you're away.
- Finish packing your bags, remember anything you need during a flight or during your journey should be kept in your hand luggage.
- Ensure you have all travel tickets, passports and some cash in your hand luggage.
The Day of Travel:
- Make sure you take your holiday insurance policy documents and the 24 hour emergency phone number.
- Double check you have all essentials, passports, tickets, money, wallet, suitcase!
- Plug in an electric timer switch into a lamp socket and set it to come on each night when it gets dark.
- Remember to lock the door behind you, close & lock all windows, turn everything off, it's wise to unplug all electrical items.
- Keep your calm if something should go wrong, remember you're on holiday, enjoy, relax and stay safe!
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