Travel Advice
Advice before you travel
- Make sure all passports are valid and in date. Check www.ukps.gov.uk for guidelines and information.
- In the past, babies and children could be included on a parent or guardian’s passport. The law has now changed, and all children up to the age of 16 must hold a child’s passport, which is valid for 5 years. After the age of 16, an adult passport can be applied for.
- Make a note of your passport number to keep safe in case you lose it.
- Check whether your destination requires you to have a visa and make arrangements for one well in advance of your trip.
- Take all documents with you including your travel insurance certificate and emergency contact details.
- At home lock all doors and windows and cancel milk and newspapers.
- Leave a key and your contact details with a friend who you know you can trust.
- Don't take large quantities of cash. Instead take travellers cheques and/or credit cards.
- Make sure you have with you the emergency numbers to cancel your credit cards.
- Leave your valuable jewellery at home: do not be a target for thieves and muggers.
- Check in advance your baggage weight restrictions to avoid paying excess baggage charges at the airport.
- Also check with your airline in advance their policy when it comes to taking liquids on board an aircraft.
- Read up on your destination to find out more about the culture, customs and laws.
The Foreign Commonwealth Office is running an ongoing campaign called 'Know before you go' which will provide help and advice when preparing for a trip abroad. Visit www.fco.gov.uk/travel for further information.
Travel advice during your journey
- Don't leave your home address visible on your baggage.
- Keep all valuables, passports and money in your hand luggage. Never pack these items in checked-in baggage.
- Keep your luggage with you at all times.
- Leave in plenty of time to get to the airport/port by the stated check-in time.
Travel advice for when you arrive at your destination
- Check that the electrical fittings and heaters etc. in your hotel room are safe, health and safety standards are not always to the same standard we have in the UK.
- At your hotel, keep valuables and cash in a safe deposit box or in the hotel safe.
- Never leave belongings unattended or with strangers, especially at airports, stations, on the beach or places of entertainment, or unattended in a vehicle.
- Do not pack valuables, money and fragile items in the baggage that you check in at the airport etc., keep them with you at all times during your journey.
- Check your baggage for damage each time you reclaim it and report any damage or evidence of tampering immediately.
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