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Credit cards - make sure that your card isn't about to expire while you are away. Order travellers' cheques and local currency.
Apply for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - For healthcare in a European Economic Area country, or Switzerland - You can apply online, by phone or by post. Regardless of how you apply, you will need to have the following information to hand for everyone you are applying for: name and date of birth and NHS or national insurance (NI) number.
Check with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for last-minute travel advice
Up to date passport/visa
Make sure all the details on your Driving licence are correct - if you have moved update your change of address. Some countries require that you carry an International Driving Permit (IDP) to drive a private motor vehicle overseas. International Driving Permits are issued by the AA, RAC and Green Flag.
3 Weeks Before You Leave:
Find out if you or any of your party need a Visa for travel
Ensure that you and your family all have EHIC -European Health Insurance Cards - and that all details are correct
Find out whether vaccinations or medications are required and make the necessary appointments
Confirm details of travel arrangements to and from the airport
2 Weeks Before You Leave:
Ensure that the family has all necessary clothes, shoes and other items they will need
Order your foreign exchange: currency and travellers cheques
For top travel tips, read a guide book about the area you are visiting
Visit the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office for travel advice about the country you are visiting
1 Week Before You Leave:
Ensure that you have received all tickets and paperwork from your travel company
Make 2 photocopies of all travel documents, including: passports, driving licences, visas, insurance details, British consulate details and itineraries
Leave 1 set of photocopies with a trusted friend or relative and take the other with you seperate to the original travel documents (incase of loss or theft)
If any prescription medication is being taken abroad, bring documentation for the medication and sufficient supplies
Confirm any petcare, housesitting or childcare arrangements
3 Days Before You Travel:
Confirm luggage weights and sizes with your airline. Take a look at the UK airport cabin baggage restrictions for a guide to what is permitted.
Plan your route from your home to the airport, ensuring that you have all contact details for the airport hotel/car park you are staying at and the airline you are flying with
Leave house keys and hotel contact details with a trusted friend/relative
If you have a house alarm, ensure that your trusted friend/relative/neighbour has details of your alarm company if necessary
1 Day Before You Travel:
Pack hand luggage (see below for our 'what to pack' guide)
Prepare travel snacks for the journey
Fill the car with petrol, check tyre pressure, oil levels, etc. for journeys to the airport
Reconfirm flights with airline
The Day of Travel:
Check teletext for flight delays
Put all tickets, visas, foreign exchange and passports safely in a travel belt and keep these documents on you at all times
Check that all electrical appliances are switched off and unplugged
Securely lock all windows and doors
In winter, turn water off at mains to keep pipes from freezing
...Have A Great Holiday!HAND LUGGAGE | |
| All Passport (and Visas) | Tickets |
| Itinerary | Money |
| Credit Cards and ID (Driving Licences) | Valuables: camera, laptop etc. |
| Medication (if prescription take documentation) | Travel Sweets |
| Books or Magazines | Sweatshirt / Jumper |
| Change of Underwear | |
MAIN LUGGAGE | |
| Clothes | Toiletries |
| Jacket | Swimwear |
TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN | |
| Activity Books / Magazines | Travel Sweets |
| Child Travel Sickness Medicine | Snacks and Drinks |
| Change of Clothes | Jumper |
| Favourite Teddy / Toy | Blanket |
TRAVELLING WITH BABIES | |
| Nappies / Changing Mat | Baby Wipes |
| Bottles of Milk | Nappy Cream |
| Baby Food | Soothers |
| Passport | Money |
| Favourite Comforter | Blanket |
| Several Changes of Clothes | |
What to Pack:
UK airports start to return to normal for this time of the year after extra security measures were put in place last week. For updated news regarding what you can carry in your hand luggage please go to our UK airport update
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