International Travel Safety Tips

Being in a new place can be eye-opening and invigorating. You get to meet new people, learn about new cultures and traditions, and expand the horizons of your mind beyond the confines set by your usual environment. However, as much as cross-border travel can be exciting, it is important to keep safety in mind. It is highly unlikely that you will experience any hitches during your trip, but our California limousine service has taken the initiative to share a few tips with you that will further reinforce your security.

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Stash Extra Cash

‘Money makes the world go around’. We have all heard this. To make sure you are safe in case of an emergency, always keep a rainy-day stash hidden somewhere; preferably spread out in different places. In case you lose your wallet or ATM cards, you will sure be glad that you did. Keep a couple hundred dollars on you; hide them in odd places, somewhere no one would think to look; in your socks, under the shoe insert, in your toiletry bag, etc. Just don’t forget where you stashed the cash.

Apply the Six-Month Passport Rule

We have found that the expiry date on your passport can be deceiving when it comes to international travel. Some countries will deny you entry if your passport is due to expire in less than six months. The reason for this is that they want to ensure you will have a valid passport if your stay in their country gets extended for whatever reason. To avoid such issues, always renew your passport several months before it is due to expire.

Medical Checkups and Vaccines

Ensure that you have undergone a full physical checkup before you travel to ensure that you are fit to travel; you don’t want to experience medical complications in a foreign country now, do you? Also, make sure that you have received the appropriate vaccines before you travel, so do your research and find out what vaccinations are required in your destination to ensure that you are immunized against prevalent diseases before you get there.

Make Copies of your Documents

When you are traveling so far from home, you will have to carry some important documentation with you for identification and travel purposes. Create copies of these documents, both in hard and soft copy. Leave copies of the documents with a family member or friend you trust back home, keep hard copies on you, and save an electronic copy in your email or cloud account. This will ensure that you can easily identify yourself in case you lose or damage the original documentation.