ABTA – The Travel Association is giving its top ten essential travel how you can help Brits enjoy a bother free holiday because the great summer exodus gets into full swing.
ABTA expects 14 million Brits to holiday overseas between July and September. For those that haven’t already booked, it’s not too late, with availability in Mallorca, Turkey and the Canary Islands. As always if you’ve left it late the more flexible you’ll be, the higher your possibilities of securing a whole lot.
* Check your passport in a good number of time – Avoid the additional expense of getting to fast track your passport renewal by checking it’s expiry date long before you travel, also understand that if you’re travelling outside of Europe many nations require you to have six months validity after your departure date, in case you don’t you can be refused entry.
* Weigh your luggage – It could be really easy to head over your airline’s baggage allowance, so that you can avoid a luxurious supplement on the airport weigh your bags before you permit home.
* Let your bank know you’re heading overseas – banks are always at the look- out for fraudulent transactions so in the event that they don’t know when or where you’re overseas they are going to often block your card.
* Be cautious what you bring back – If you’re travelling outside of Europe it is usually illegal with a view to bring back food stuffs – see the complete list of what that you may and can’t bring back.
* Make your drinks last more – spirit measures overseas are generally a lot more generous than within the UK, so get monetary savings and your liver by inquiring for a mixer in preference to more alcohol.
* Buy travel insurance – Avoid the opportunity of sky high medical bills by disposing of travel insurance. Do you know treatment for a broken leg within the US costs around £44,000
* Get vaccinated – If you’re travelling outside of Western Europe, North America or Australasia there are some nasty but preventable diseases you may catch, so go and spot a health care professional to get all of the necessary jabs.
* Lunch just like the locals – Ever wondered why between one and 3 inside the afternoon the whole lovely tanned locals disappear from the beach leaving us Brits on our own It’s since the sun is simply too strong and so they go and feature a leisurely lunch within the shade. So avoid the red lobster look and go and join them!
* How to say a number of words within the local language – it won’t take long and it’ll be greatly appreciated.
* Learn travel tips before you go.