Item
Item
When
Completion
Notes
- WhenA few months before
Buy plane ticket early for higher chances of acquring cheaper tickets
A few months beforeReview and check your itinerary
A few months beforeEsure IDs are valid
A few months beforePurchase travel insurance
A few months beforeRegister your travel with your embassy
A few months beforeBook hotels
A few months beforeOrganise Accomodation
A few months beforeReserve hire car
A few months beforeVisit doctor to see if you are fit to travel and acquire recommended travel vaccinations
A few months beforeMake sure you passport is valid until six months from date of departure
A few months before- WhenA few days before
Compile copies of pertinent travel documents such as passports, travel visa, travel documents, itinerary, emergency phone numbers
A few days beforeFor backup purposes, have one copy of your passport left at home or to someone you trust
A few days beforeHave local cash ready and a sufficient amount all throughout the travel just in case your cards do not work
A few days beforeCheck foreign exchange rate
A few days beforeCall your bank and credit card provider and inform your travel plans so funds will not get cancelled, and verify if your card will work in the country you will visit
A few days beforeLearn about the entrance and exit fees of the country
A few days beforeResearch about the country you are visiting regarding customs and immigration
A few days beforeResearch the country you are visiting regarding the local culture, weather, transport, and do's and dont's
A few days beforeLearn conversational foreign language if possible
A few days beforeMake and review a packing list
A few days beforeBe aware and note of the airline's carry-on luggage and checked-in baggage allowance and restrictions (such as prohibited goods and items)
A few days beforeOrganize your carry on luggage bag
A few days beforeObtain a map and a guidebook of the place you will visit
A few days beforeActivate your phone's international roaming features
A few days beforeStop any regularly occuring deliveries and services such as newspapers and mail
A few days before- WhenThe day of travel
Double check all travel documents to ensure everything is complete
The day of travelBe relaxed on the flight by wearing something comfortable
The day of travelLeave for the airport early
The day of travel
- WhenA few months before
Buy plane ticket early for higher chances of acquring cheaper tickets
Review and check your itinerary
Esure IDs are valid
Purchase travel insurance
Register your travel with your embassy
Book hotels
Organise Accomodation
Reserve hire car
Visit doctor to see if you are fit to travel and acquire recommended travel vaccinations
Make sure you passport is valid until six months from date of departure
- WhenA few days before
Compile copies of pertinent travel documents such as passports, travel visa, travel documents, itinerary, emergency phone numbers
For backup purposes, have one copy of your passport left at home or to someone you trust
Have local cash ready and a sufficient amount all throughout the travel just in case your cards do not work
Check foreign exchange rate
Call your bank and credit card provider and inform your travel plans so funds will not get cancelled, and verify if your card will work in the country you will visit
Learn about the entrance and exit fees of the country
Research about the country you are visiting regarding customs and immigration
Research the country you are visiting regarding the local culture, weather, transport, and do's and dont's
Learn conversational foreign language if possible
Make and review a packing list
Be aware and note of the airline's carry-on luggage and checked-in baggage allowance and restrictions (such as prohibited goods and items)
Organize your carry on luggage bag
Obtain a map and a guidebook of the place you will visit
Activate your phone's international roaming features
Stop any regularly occuring deliveries and services such as newspapers and mail
- WhenThe day of travel
Double check all travel documents to ensure everything is complete
Be relaxed on the flight by wearing something comfortable