Sunday 14 April 2013

Some Tips - Be safe and enjoy your overseas trip

You've got your tickets and your bags are packed and you are ready for an overseas trip. Your passport has been renewed. We give you a few tips to make your trip extra ordinary and your stay hassle free.


Before departure, organize easy ways to access your money overseas, such as credit cards, travellers' cheques, cheap limo service and cash.

Check with your bank whether your ATM card will work overseas.

Remember to make two photocopies of your passport, tickets, visas and travellers' cheques. Keep one with you, and leave another with someone at home.

Take out a comprehensive travel insurance that will cover overseas medical costs.

Activate global roaming on your mobile phone, but remember it may not work in remote areas.

If you have to carry documents, passport and valuables, keep it in a money belt. Never leave your bags unattended or with strangers.

Never carry anything in or out of another country for someone else and never accept to take care of others' luggage.

While overseas, try to comply with local dress codes and be aware of cultural sensitivities.

Do not entertain visitors in your hotel room. Try to meet them in the lobby. Don't accept an invitation to go out with a stranger alone.

Check your overseas medical insurance coverage: Ask your medical insurance company if your policy applies overseas, and if it covers emergency expenses such as medical evacuation. If it does not, consider supplemental insurance.
Familiarize yourself with local conditions and laws: While in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. The State Department web site at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_4965.html has useful safety and other information about the countries you will visit.

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