| Notify Family, Friends and RelativesBefore leaving | | | | this does not mean you are covered for return |
| on holiday, make sure that you give all travel | | | | flights, transfers from destination to hospital, and |
| information to your family and close friends. If | | | | pharmacy costs.Travel InsuranceMillions of |
| anything should happen while travelling, multiple | | | | holidaymakers worldwide go on holiday WITHOUT |
| people know where you are and have a better | | | | travel insurance. How crazy can you people be, |
| chance of getting a hold of you and others who | | | | for the sake of completing a quick form, or |
| might need to reach you. Prepare photocopies of | | | | telephone conversation you can be covered for |
| your passport, airline tickets, accommodation | | | | any event whilst on holiday. It is so important that |
| booking form. It might also help if you leave | | | | people get back in to the habit of buying travel |
| telephone numbers of where you are stopping | | | | insurance. The decline in holidaymakers taking out |
| just in case anyone needs to get in touch with | | | | insurance is due to the increase in independent |
| you urgently.Do you have a valid Visa and/or | | | | travelling, many UK travel agents insisted that you |
| passport?ALWAYS check your passport and | | | | took out travel insurance as part of your |
| ensure that you renew your visa or apply for one | | | | booking.Confirm your ReservationsBe sure your |
| before departing. Make sure your passport does | | | | airline tickets and vacation rental booking is |
| not expire within 6 months of your date of travel. | | | | confirmed, otherwise you may have an |
| A large majority of countries insist that your | | | | unpleasant experience if the owners of the |
| passport be valid for at least that time period or | | | | property are out of the country and have not left |
| a year. Make a copy, in case you lose it while on | | | | the keys. Visit the airport website, or if you are in |
| vacation, you can send the copy to your | | | | the UK look on ceefax, or teletext for the latest |
| Embassy.E111 Medical form.Still thousands of UK | | | | flight departures and arrivals from UK airports to |
| holidaymakers go on holiday without getting a | | | | find if your plane is on time, back that up with a |
| signed E111 form from your local medical | | | | telephone conversation with the airline.Location of |
| practitioner. This form is free and means that | | | | the Vacation RentalWhen making your booking, |
| whilst you are in a country which is a member of | | | | you may want to find out if the property is |
| the European community you will receive free or | | | | located near a hospital, chemist, police station etc. |
| subsidised medical treatment. Be warned through | | | | |